# Felix Frey

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**Parent**: https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/soft-matter-and-biological-physics

Assistant Professor

# Felix Frey

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##### Contact

[f.f.f.frey1@tue.nl](#)

##### Department / Institute

[Applied Physics and Science Education](https://www.tue.nl/en/our-university/departments/applied-physics-and-science-education)

##### Group

[Soft Matter and Biological Physics](https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/soft-matter-and-biological-physics)

## RESEARCH PROFILE

Felix Frey is an Assistant Professor in the Soft Matter and Biological Physics group within the Department of Applied Physics and Science Education at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Trained as a theoretical physicist, his primary area of research is theoretical biophysics and soft matter. Currently, he focuses on self-assembly, remodeling, and growth processes at fluid lipid membranes in biological cells, with the aim of developing a physical understanding of living matter. His work combines continuum modeling with coarse-grained computer simulations to address a broad range of problems, including membrane remodeling across the tree of life, protein self-assembly (e.g. clathrin-mediated endocytosis), virus and nanoparticle uptake, and membrane-cytoskeletal interactions. As many of the projects address fundamental biological questions, Felix works closely with experimental colleagues in biophysics, soft matter, cell biology, biomedical engineering, and chemical engineering. For more information, visit Felix’s research website: <https://ffffrey.github.io/>

> I am intrigued by the question of whether living matter follows physical principles not yet understood, and how these principles might inspire the development of new materials.

## ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Felix received his PhD in Theoretical Biophysics (summa cum laude) from Heidelberg University in 2019. Following postdoctoral stays at TU Delft and at IST Austria near Vienna, he started his own group at Eindhoven University of Technology in 2026. His research has been funded by a fellowship from the NOMIS foundation and a Kavli Synergy Grant.

## Key Publications

- [See all publications](https://research.tue.nl/en/persons/felix-frey//publications/)

- [### A tutorial for mesoscale computer simulations of lipid membranes

  Soft Matter

  (2025)

  Maitane Muñoz-Basagoiti,Felix Frey,Billie Meadowcroft,Miguel Amaral,Adam Prada,Anđela Šarić](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/b2be7f4c-9adf-479a-9cc1-a0a474318ca6)
- [### Balancing stability and flexibility when reshaping archaeal membranes

  eLife

  (2025)

  Miguel Amaral,Felix Frey,Xiuyun Jiang,Buzz Baum,Anđela Šarić](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/75e1c0b7-1e54-44fc-a05a-b4a28d49e068)
- [### Coat stiffening can explain invagination of clathrin-coated membranes

  Physical review. E

  (2024)

  Felix Frey,Ulrich S. Schwarz](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/a1b89afd-5354-4d66-92d3-2e32308e1ca2)
- [### Endosomal membrane budding patterns in plants

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

  (2024)

  Ethan Weiner,Elizabeth Berryman,Felix Frey,Ariadna González Solís,André Leier,Tatiana Marquez Lago,Anđela Šarić,Marisa S. Otegui](https://research.tue.nl/nl/publications/4d26ccff-734e-4afc-bbb0-9d6965f8963b)

## Ancillary Activities

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