🔬 #JobAlert Interested in doing a PhD with us in #SyntheticBiology on the Reconstitution of Oscillatory Microtubule-Motor Systems? Check shorturl.at/wis5P (note the eligibility criteria) or/and get in touch with us shorturl.at/WmgOD. Deadline: 31 July 2026 #WeAreHiring #AcademicJobs #ScienceJobs

Maestros of Healing 🧬 Why can zebrafish heal spinal cord injuries while humans can't? Scientists from the @beckergroup.bsky.social found that first-responder neutrophils do more than clean up - they release IL-4 to quiet the chaos so nerves can regrow. 🧠✨ Read more ➡️ tud.link/dycug1 #CMCBnews

Taktgeber der Heilung: Wie „gute“ Immunzellen bei der Regeneration von Rückenmarksverletzungen helfen

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Taktgeber der Heilung: Forschende am Zentrum für Regenerative Therapien Dresden (CRTD) der #TUDresden entschlüssen, wie „gute“ Immunzellen bei der Regeneration von Rückenmarksver­letzungen helfen. 🔬 ℹ️ tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/n...

Welcome Prof. Ágnes Tóth-Petróczy! New Professor of Systems Biology and Protein Evolution & joint group leader at BIOTEC @tudresden.bsky.social & CASUS. She focuses on disordered proteins - ones that lack a fixed 3D structure - yet play essential roles. Read more ➡️ tud.link/784yv9 #CMCBnews

Sachsen bindet Spitzenforscherin im Bereich der Bioinformatik: Prof. Ágnes Tóth-Petróczy verstärkt das BIOTEC und CASUS

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2026 Dresden Science Night was a blast! Throughout the evening of Friday, June 26, we welcomed 1,500 visitors who explored 34 interactive booths, joined laboratory and axolotl tours 🦎, took part in a scavenger hunt, and enjoyed our science slam 🎤 See you next year! 👋✨ #CMCBnews #Outreach #lndw

🏆 Introducing the inaugural Suzanne Eaton Awards for Physics of Life! We're thrilled to announce the 2026 recipients: L. Mahadevan @harvard.edu and Anna Erzberger @embl.org. 👨‍🔬Both scientists will give award lectures on 20. November, more info to follow ➡️Read our announcement here: tud.link/cjm8t2

🤔How much energy do cellular processes cost, and how does this affect self-organization of living systems? 🔬The Yang group at PoL develops methods to map energy fluxes in cells with subcellular resolution, uncovering the energetic costs/constraints that shape life YouTube video👉 y2u.be/HDA6_58t0Jw

Congratulations, Anna Erzberger! The EMBL Group Leader has received the Inaugural Suzanne Eaton ‘Rising Star’ Award for Physics of Life in 2026, presented by @poldresden.bsky.social. Learn more: www.embl.org/news/awards-...

🎉Congratulations to PoL PI Stephan Grill @stephangrill.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de on this fantastic achievement!

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics@mpi-cbg.de · 2mo ago

ERC Advanced Grant @erc.europa.eu for @mpi-cbg.de director Stephan Grill @grill-lab.bsky.social! 🎉 He receives 2.5 million euros for his project “DNA Sequence-Dependent Structure Formation in the Cell Nucleus.” Congratulations! 🥳 🥳 🥳 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

Thanks to Advanced Materials for selecting our article on "Olympic" gels for a cover! 🔗🔗🔗🔗🔗🔗🔗🔗🔗 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... #MaterialsScience #Biotechnology #Nanotechnology

Big pleasure to have Sam Safran as our PoL seminar speaker - engaging talk on biological condensates, with intrinsically disordered proteins likely serving as their own amphiphiles (acting like molecular soap), plus 2 days of great discussions @weizmanninstitute.bsky.social @poldresden.bsky.social

🤔🧫How do condensates form inside cells, and what role does water play in the process? 👨‍🔬The Adams group at Physics of Life explores the physical chemistry of biomolecular condensates to understand the protein-water interactions that lead to phase separation. YouTube video👉 y2u.be/BR-9N-iiJX4

🤔🧫How do cells within a tissue move/differentiate with such remarkable precision, in the right place and right time? 👨‍🔬The Barriga group @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social explores the biophysical mechanisms that coordinate morphogenesis in development + regeneration YouTube video👉 youtu.be/vJtpAVkHZzU

Prof. Albert @mareikealbert.bsky.social is part of MICRO-NEST, a new international consortium. Backed by €6 million Horizon Europe grant 🇪🇺, it combines multidisciplinary expertise to study early markers of autism spectrum disorders. Read more ➡️ tud.link/319gn4 #CMCBnews @tudresden.bsky.social

IMBA Scientific Director Elly Tanaka has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, joining the world's oldest scientific academy. Founded in 1660, the Royal Society has counted Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Albert Einstein among its fellows. More: 👇

✅ Last few days to apply for our #MSc programs! ⚛️🧬 Physics of Life 🌱⚙️ Molecular Bioengineering 🔬🧪 Regenerative Biology & Medicine Get top-quality #Master education in the #LifeSciences at @tudresden.bsky.social More info ➡️ tud.link/pjdqrp #studyingermany #biophysics

Interested in the physics of living systems? Join us for the Physics of Life Master's program in Dresden, Germany: 2-year, interdisciplinary MSc on a vibrant life science campus, combining theory, programming, lab practicals. Many participating labs, fast-track to DIGS-ILS PhD program, no tuition.

Physics of Life Dresden@poldresden.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Check out a student testimonial from the international taught 'Physics of Life' MSc⬇️ Applications are open until 31. May! ✅No tuition fees ✅Taught by leading experts in the field ✅Course entirely in English

🤔How do cells and tissues process noisy information and robustly self-organize into functional structures? 👨‍🔬The Friedrich group @friedrich-group.bsky.social combines mathematics, simulations, and advanced data analysis to understand biological function across scales Full video👉 y2u.be/ROsqabrpQL0

Great meeting on "Motors and Filaments" at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social - big thank you to the organizers @anne.mechanochemistry.org and Algirdas Toleikis.

Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology@mechanochemistry.org · 3mo ago

Now some theory of beating cilia from Benjamin Friedrich @friedrich-group.bsky.social describing a stochastic dynamic sliding control model.

👩‍🔬Calling all researchers! Are you interested in working on a project at Physics of Life? 🔬Our new Visitors Program will allow scientists to visit PoL for up to 6 months to pursue an interdisciplinary project, with their travel and accommodation covered. Learn more here and apply: tud.link/nasaw5

🚨 #JobAlert: Lab Technician. Please share with your colleagues! 👩‍🔬The Ebisuya lab @ebisuyamiki.bsky.social is looking for an experienced technician in molecular & cell biology to join their interdisciplinary team. Apply now! Learn more here 👉 tud.link/wbqrwm 🗓️Application deadline: May 21.

🎉 A huge milestone for Dresden and the wider biophysics community! 🔬The Center for the Organization of Living Matter (COLM) at TUD will become the new home of PoL, and starts construction in 2027. This new building will be purpose-built for novel and interdisciplinary collaborations!

TU Dresden@tudresden.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Neubau für Erforschung der Grundlagen des Lebens: 🧬 @wissenschaftsrat.de hat die Förderung eines neuen Gebäudes für die #TUDresden empfohlen. Das Exzellenzcluster @poldresden.bsky.social bekommt eine herausragende Forschungsinfrastruktur, um die Grundlagen des Lebens zu ergründen. ℹ️ tud.link/vhazar

Neubau für Erforschung der Grundlagen des Lebens: 🧬 @wissenschaftsrat.de hat die Förderung eines neuen Gebäudes für die #TUDresden empfohlen. Das Exzellenzcluster @poldresden.bsky.social bekommt eine herausragende Forschungsinfrastruktur, um die Grundlagen des Lebens zu ergründen. ℹ️ tud.link/vhazar

How can #diatoms move and turn so fast in their glass-like shells? A team at B CUBE led by Dr. Poulsen @nic-poulsen.bsky.social and Prof. Diez @stefandiezlab.bsky.social has cracked the code: they steer by shifting the contact point with the surface ⚙️ Read our news ➡️ tud.link/zc6u4q #CMCBnews

Come and join us at B CUBE (TU Dresden) as group leader - great environment, lots of Molecular Bioengineering from biochemistry to biophysics around and looking forward to support you in setting up your own research team. Details 👇 datashare.tu-dresden.de/s/XtAFtSy25H.... Deadline 21 May 2026.

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Starting our second phase at Physics of Life Dresden full of energy! ⚡️But who are we, and what is our research about? 🎥We are releasing a series of exciting short films to answer these questions and more 🎬 Curious? Check them out🤓 Full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHm6... Part 1/2

🚨 #JobAlert! Join an international team at Physics of Life, working at the interface of biology and physics 🧬 👨‍🔬The Barriga Lab @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social is seeking an experienced lab technician. Please share with your colleagues! Learn more here: tud.link/gunby2 🗓️Application deadline: May 6.

👨‍🔬🧬Are you a bachelor student curious about the physics behind biological systems and living matter? The international 'Physics of Life' MSc @cmcb-tud.bsky.social is taught entirely in English, tuition-free, and trains the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists! Learn more: tud.link/ak1hjt

🚀 Are you planning to secure funding to start your own research group? (e.g. ERC, Emmy Noether, etc). 👨‍🔬Physics of Life can host you, and offers numerous benefits! We are launching a new Program to host and support third-party funded junior groups. Check out the details here: tud.link/xayd8s

Join us! 😃

Physics of Life Dresden@poldresden.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚀 Are you planning to secure funding to start your own research group? (e.g. ERC, Emmy Noether, etc). 👨‍🔬Physics of Life can host you, and offers numerous benefits! We are launching a new Program to host and support third-party funded junior groups. Check out the details here: tud.link/xayd8s

🚨Attention #postdocs! Applications for our Excellence Postdoctoral Fellows Program open on April 1. 👩‍🔬Are you an early career researcher interested in working at the interface of biology & physics? We offer a 3+ year position, generous resources, and mentoring opportunities! Apply: tud.link/y3djda