Congratulations to @Lukas Schartel and @Julian von Ehr on defending their doctoral theses! 🎓 Lukas did his work in the Lemke Lab (JGU Mainz) and Julian in the Schlundt Lab (Goethe Uni). Proud of our IMPRS-CBP cohort! All the best to Dr. Schartel & Dr. Ehr! ✨ #DoctoralDefense #imprs_cbp

Join us at the annual IMPRS-CBP Symposium (Sep 21–25 at @mpibp.bsky.social )! 🧬 A week of faculty talk series + featured lectures in welcoming of new PhD cohort. For registration and program details here: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/symposium-on...

🌈 What does it mean to be queer in science today? Join our panel with four LGBTQIA+ scientists sharing their journeys, insights, and truths in academia! 📅 July 15, 2026 | 1:00–5:30 PM | MPI Biophysics, Lecture Hall 🍕+Beer & Pizza after by PhD Reps! #LGBTQIAinScience #QueerInSTEM #ScienceForAll

Now it's @jpkreysing.bsky.social 's turn! 🎓🎉 Congratulations Jan Philipp on defending your PhD thesis, "Capturing Functional States in Situ with Cryo-Electron Tomography" in the @becklab.bsky.social lab! We're very excited to see more IMPRS-CBP #PhDs graduate🎓✨ #imprs_cbp #PhDlife #CryoET

Komm’ am 12. Juni auf die Night of Science✨! Erlebe, wie aus Stickstoff leckeres Eis🍦wird und welche Aufgaben verschiedene Proteine in unserem Körper übernehmen! Erfahre in Vorträgen und bei einer Elektronenmikroskopie-Tour 🔬 mehr über unsere Forschung! Infos: 👉 www.biophys.mpg.de/de/night-of-...

Congratulations to Soohyen Jang on successfully defending her doctoral thesis on #singlemolecule #biophysics! 🥳 We’re excited to celebrate her as the second doctoral graduate of the IMPRS-CBP! 🎉 👏 We warmly congratulate her on this important milestone! 🎓 #phd @heilemannlab.bsky.social #imprs_cbp

That’s a wrap on the @embo.org Practical Course on “In-situ structural biology by #cryoFIB and #cryoET” @mpibp.bsky.social! Our students tutored 18 participants for an intensive, hands-on course covering the full workflow! It was an incredible week of learning, collaboration, and shared expertise! 🤩

🎉 We are very proud to celebrate our first doctoral graduate! 🥳 👏 A round of applause to Serena Arghittu for defending her thesis on “Self-Regulatory Mechanisms of Proteins at the Cell Surface” in the lab of Prof. Roberto Covino (@rocovino.bsky.social) at #FIAS. #imprs_cbp #phdlife

Thank you for 405 applications!!! 🥳 Our faculty will now carefully evaluate all applications. Interview invitations will be sent out in end-April! We are already looking forward 😊! Keeping our fingers crossed for all applicants! 🤞 #imprs #imprs_cbp #imprs2impress #biophysics #gradschool

How do cells cope with stress? Explore the molecuar details of cellular stress responses in Prof. Christian Münch’s group(@cmunch.bsky.social, @goetheuni.bsky.social). All details and the application portal are available on our website:👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #phd #biophysics #cellbiology

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🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... 📸 (1) Brandy Willetts / Unsplash, (2, 4, 6) Shau Chung Shin / MPI of Biophysics, (9) Thomas Hartmann / JGU

Choose your PhD in one of 4 outstanding institutions in the Rhein-Main region in Germany! our partner institutions offer state-of-the-art facilities, world-class mentorship, and the perfect environment to help you thrive! 🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

Interested in protein mislocalisation and aggregation in neurodegenerative disease? 🧠 Check out the research of the Dormann Group (@dormannlab.bsky.social, @unimainz.bsky.social). 🗓 Application deadline: March 11 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-applications #imprs_cbp #neurodegeneration #biophysics

Have you already submitted your application to join IMPRS-CBP? Get your documents and apply now! There is only one week left till the deadline 🏁 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #phdposition #phdpositiongermany @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social

We are on the home stretch! 🏁 Only 1.5 weeks left to #apply for our #gradschool! Don't miss this opportunity to get a #PhD position in the life sciences! 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

Would you like to study membrane organization, dynamics, and cell death? 🧬 Check out the García-Sáez Group ( @office-garcia.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social ) 🗓 Application deadline: March 11 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #imprs_cbp #membranebiophysics #apoptosis

Check our YouTube Channel to watch the First IMPReSsion of the Đikić Group and learn about Ivan Đikić’s motivation and inspiration to do science!( @idikic.bsky.social , @goetheuni.bsky.social ) youtu.be/medBsmcfv1w?si=03zTBPCtRvPuc6Ub #structuralbiology #biochemistry #ubiquitin #autophagy

We’re still at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2026 Meeting in San Francisco! Come visit us at Booth 630 and take a #cellfie with us! 📸! Interested in a fully funded PhD through IMPRS-CBP? This is your chance to meet us, ask questions, and learn more about #PhDpositions in Germany. #biophysics

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How is DNA organized inside the cell? 🧬 Discover research on genome organization at the MPI of Biophysics with Dr. Eugene Kim ( @eugenekimlab.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social ) Applications to IMPRS-CBP are open until March 11 imprs-cbp.mpg.de #DNAorganization #imprs_cbp #biophysics #phd #gradschool

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Are you applying to the IMPRS-CBP? Let us guide you through the steps 👣 If you’re curious about cellular biophysics and want to do your PhD in an international environment, we’d love to hear from you. 🗓 Applications are open until March 11: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

Come visit our @mpibp.bsky.social booth at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2026 meeting in San Francisco! We’re looking forward to chat about our research, PhD opportunities, and international career paths! 🥳 We’d love to connect and take your #cellfie! 🦠 Find us in booth 630! #imprs #imprs_cbp

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Interested in animal development at the cellular level? Joint the Hampölz Group at the @mpibp.bsky.social! Applications to IMPRS-CBP are open until March 11. Learn more in our website: 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #imprs_cbp #developmentalbiology #biophysics #phd

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Why should you join our #gradschool? Check out our 10 #keyfeatures and find out how we support you during your #phdjourney! Apply by March 11! imprs-cbp.mpg.de/key-features

Into single-particle cryoEM and redox biology? Meet the Murphy Group in our First IMPRSsion video on YouTube. ( @bjmurphylab.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social ) Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtube.com/watch?v=aecFlDKjKzo #imprs_cbp #cryoEM #biophysics #phd

Interested in how membrane proteins are born? Our First IMPRSsion video introduces the McDowell Group and their research (@melaniemcdowell.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social). Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtu.be/rigtICb6yco?... #imprs_cbp #phd #membraneproteins #biophysics

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Ready to TANGO? 💃 In our new publication, Beata Turoňová & Markus Schreiber (@ms314.bsky.social, @becklab.bsky.social) present TANGO: the first cryoET framework to analyze the relation between particle positions and orientations 🪩 All in a single user-friendly package! #CryoET #OpenScience

Ready to TANGO? 💃 In our new publication, Beata Turoňová & Markus Schreiber (@ms314.bsky.social, @becklab.bsky.social) present TANGO: the first cryoET framework to analyze the relation between particle positions and orientations 🪩 All in a single user-friendly package! #CryoET #OpenScience