🚨 Attention scientists! We are hiring for a new #postdoc position at Physics of Life! 👩‍🔬The @fischerfriedriclab.bsky.social is hiring an experienced researcher to explore active fluctuations of cell organelles Learn more about the role here 👉 tud.link/kaajcf 🗓️Application deadline: August 24

New preprint alert!!! Super proud to finally share an authentic 'tour-de-force' from the amazing PhD students Shivani Gunnan @shivanigunnan.bsky.social, Max Kotz and Lucas Ribas, in collaboration with @friedrich-group.bsky.social 👇a small thread www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Developmental growth rates adapt to enable self-correction of organ morphology after injury.

Proportional organ growth requires tissue-level control of cell behavior. Yet the cues that adapt growth rates, especially after organ injury, remain unclear. Here, we uncover that developing organs a...

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🎉🤓That's a wrap on the Dresden Science Night! 🙋‍♂️With 30+ volunteers, PoL greeted visitors at @cmcb-tud.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de for #LNDWDD 🔬From pipetting robots, to developing frogs, and biophysics VR —there were activities for curious minds of all ages ➡️ Read our news here: tud.link/k6p892

🤔 How do organs measure and control their size? 🐟 The Mateus Lab @ritamateus.bsky.social at PoL & @mpi-cbg.de use #zebrafish to understand how organs form the right size and shape, at the right time, during development or regeneration. Learn more in our new video 👉 youtu.be/L7XUfk0s51E

🤔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

🎉Thank you @embl.org ! We look forward to welcoming Dr. Erzberger later this year for her award lecture

EMBL@embl.org · last mo.

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-...

🏆 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

🎉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 · last mo.

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...

I am honoured to have received the Otto Hahn Medal! Thank you Jan @brugueslab.bsky.social, @ursa-ursic.bsky.social, Michael Staddon, @mpi-cbg.de, and @poldresden.bsky.social for your support during this scientific journey!

Brugues Lab@brugueslab.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It was an honor to introduce @alisonkickuth.bsky.social during the Otto Hahn medal ceremony from the @maxplanck.de in recognition for her amazing PhD, where she discovered a new mechanism for unilateral cytokinesis (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)

Otto Hahn Medal for three @mpi-cbg.de researchers: Kristin Böhlig in the group of André Nadler, Alison Kickuth in the group of Jan Brugués @poldresden.bsky.social, Giulio Zucal, from MPI-MiS in Leipzig and now mentored by Türkü Özlüm Çelik and @grill-lab.bsky.social. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...

🎉Congratulations to former PoL PhD student Alison Kickuth @alisonkickuth.bsky.social who received the Otto Hahn medal! 👩‍🔬Alison's thesis uncovered a new mechanism of unilateral cytokinesis, and was completed at @brugueslab.bsky.social, also a fellow at @mpi-cbg.de ➡️Read our news: tud.link/gcyqua

Another excellent PoL Research Seminar took place yesterday 🎉 Thank you to Samuel Safran from @weizmannscience.bsky.social for the talk, and to our PoL host Prof. Benjamin Friedrich @friedrich-group.bsky.social See you all at our next seminar, July 1st!

Benjamin Friedrich@friedrich-group.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

🤔 How do mechanical forces shape the behavior and organization of living matter? 👩‍🔬Understanding how these forces influence material properties, molecular composition, and biological function is a key focus of the @fischerfriedriclab.bsky.social at Physics of Life. Learn more👉 youtu.be/1bzjPVxlAf4

🤔 How do stem cells determine how to respond to physical cues during development? 👨‍🔬The Doyle Lab at PoL combines approaches from biology, computer science, and engineering to understand the molecular circuits that enable mechanosignalling. Learn more👉 youtu.be/OJO2sxbYw4w

🤔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

🚨One week left! Applications for our Postdoctoral Fellows Program will close on 20. May! We offer numerous benefits: ✅ 3-year funded position ✅ Core research funding to cover travel, publishing, and project costs ✅Mentorship from 2+ PoL PIs ..and much more! Apply now: tud.link/y3djda

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

TUD | Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB)@cmcb-tud.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join #MSc Physics of Life @tudresden.bsky.social and help shape the future of #Biophysics! Learn from the world-class scientists of the CMCB and @poldresden.bsky.social More about the program ➡️ tud.link/3wz553 Don't miss the testimonials from our graduates ⤵️ #studyinGermany #MastersProgram

🤔How do embryos self-organize and build complex functional structures? 👨‍🔬The Campàs Lab at PoL @campaslab.bsky.social studies how physics/mechanics sculpt tissues and organs during development—from tissue fluidization to mechanochemical feedbacks. Check out our new video👉 youtu.be/iuG_fg0xEYU?...

👩‍🔬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.

🤓🔬 Curious about a career at the interface of biology and physics? Check out our new video! Hear from an MSc student, PhD student & postdoc and learn what drew them to PoL and why we are a unique place to do interdisciplinary science. Part 1/2. Watch in full on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/I1n-F1WEn2Y?...

🎉 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 · 3mo 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

Interested in Physics of Life? Curious about what are the scientific questions we study at @poldresden.bsky.social ? You can learn that in less than 3 min 🤩👇 Thanks to Avanga Film production for the great video 🎬

Physics of Life Dresden@poldresden.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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.

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

🇬🇧 We are looking for someone to assist with technical building operations at Physics of Life, please share! 🔬 👨‍🔬What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive team of scientists and admins working at the frontiers of biophysics. 🗓️Apply by 5th May. Learn more here: tud.link/rywtux

Physics of Life Dresden@poldresden.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🇩🇪🚨 #JobAlert Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter! Wir suchen eine:n Techn. Mitarbeiter:in / Facharbeiter:in (m/w/d) für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life! Bewerbt euch bis zum 05. Mai. Mehr Infos hier: tud.link/rywtux #joboffer #wearehiring #jobdestages #sachsenjobs

🇩🇪🚨 #JobAlert Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter! Wir suchen eine:n Techn. Mitarbeiter:in / Facharbeiter:in (m/w/d) für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life! Bewerbt euch bis zum 05. Mai. Mehr Infos hier: tud.link/rywtux #joboffer #wearehiring #jobdestages #sachsenjobs

🎉 A HFSP Research Grant for PoL PI Elias Barriga @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social ⚡Dr. Barriga will lead an international collaboration, exploring how tissues use electrical signals to communicate as organisms develop their shape. Congratulations! Read our news: tud.link/rf9vyq