© Campàs Lab, Rana Amini
© Neha Pincha Shroff & Pengfei Xu
Cluster of Excellence
Physics of Life
The Dynamic Organization of Living Matter
Impact
- 46 % Women
- 70 % International
* published by PoL PIs between January 2019 (the start date of PoL) and April 2025
- 10 PoL Programs
- 21 Scientific Events
- 39 Joint PhD Students and Postdocs
- 34 Collaborative Grants
Our purpose
Discover new paradigms for understanding life and deepen our knowledge of living biological matter
We aim to elucidate the laws of physics that underlie the dynamic spatiotemporal organization of life into molecules, cells and tissues. Our focus is to bring fundamental physics to biology for the purpose of understanding and solving biological questions.
Our research is enabled by merging theory and experiment and driven by a sparkling collaborative atmosphere in Dresden between University and non-University research laboratories.
DFG Cluster of Excellence
Physics of Life is one of 57 DFG Clusters of Excellence in Germany
© Campàs Lab – Rana Amini
Our research: vision & mission
We seek to understand living matter as a self-organizing and active form of soft condensed matter
© PoL / Friedrich Group
The people that make PoL
At PoL we are scientists, technicians, and administrative staff
Join us!
Want to join our community? Find out about open positions and other ways to become a part of PoL!
We are hiring
Head of Administration/Verwaltungsleitung (Download PDF in German)
Application deadline: May 28, 2025
Application deadline: May 31, 2025
April 17, 2025
Metabolism Shapes Life: How Glycolysis Drives Early Embryonic Cell Decisions
››› read articleApril 3, 2025
Rita Mateus Receives Funding to Uncover Crystal Formation Inside Cells
››› read article// B CUBE | E73/E74
PoL PhD and Postdoc Seminar
Today’s speakers: Custódio de Oliveira Nunes and Michael Riedl
Jun –, 2025 // CRTD
Dresden Long Night of Science 2025
Join PoL this year for the Long Night of Science at the CMCB!
