Ellen Adams
Research Group Leader
Physical Chemistry of Biomolecular Condensates
hired by PoL
PoL Groups
The PoL Research Faculty consists of the PoL PIs listed below, as well as associates and affiliates.
Simon Alberti
TUD BIOTEC | Professor for Cellular Biochemistry
Organization of cytoplasm across space and time
© MPI-CBG
Ricard Alert
MPI-PKS, CSBD | Research Group Leader
The Physics of Living Matter
© MPI-CBG
Elias Barriga
Research Group Leader
Biophysical Mechanisms of Morphogenesis
hired by PoL
Catherina G. Becker
TUD CRTD, TUD Faculty of Biology | Professor for Neural Development and Regeneration
Neural Development and Regeneration
© TUD CMCB/Magdalena Gonciarz
Michael Brand
TUD CRTD | Professor for Developmental Genetics
Development and Regeneration of the Vertebrate Brain
Jan Brugués
Chair of Spatiotemporal Organization of Subcellular Structures
Spatiotemporal Organization of Subcellular Structures
hired by PoL
Otger Campàs
Chair of Tissue Dynamics
Physics of Embryonic Self-Organization and Morphogenesis
hired by PoL
Raimund Dachselt
TUD | Professor for Multimedia Technology
Immersive Exploration of Multiscale Biological Data
Christian Dahmann
TUD | Professor for Systems Biology and Genetics
Signals and mechanics in epithelial morphogenesis
Stefan Diez
TUD B CUBE | Professor for BioNano Tools
Molecular transport in cell biology and nanotechnology
© TUD CMCB, Magdalena Gonciarz
Adele Doyle
Research Group Leader
Mechanobiology of Stem Cells
hired by PoL
Natalie Dye
Research Group Leader
Biophysics of Epithelial Growth and Tumorigenesis
hired by PoL
Miki Ebisuya
Humboldt Professor and Chair of Cell and Tissue Control
Cross-Species Comparison and Manipulation of the Organoid Zoo
hired by PoL
Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich
Heisenberg Professor for Mechanics of Active Biomaterials
Mechanics of Active Biomaterials
hired by PoL
Benjamin Friedrich
Heisenberg Professor for Biological Algorithms
Biological Algorithms: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Cells and Tissues
hired by PoL
Anne Grapin-Botton
MPI-CBG | Director of MPI-CBG
Self-organization of cells into organ communities
© MPI-CBG
Stephan W. Grill
MPI-CBG | Director of MPI-CBG, Professor for Physics of Life
Physics of Life
© MPI-CBG
Heather Harrington
MPI-CBG, CSBD | Director of MPI-CBG and CSBD, Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
Algebraic Systems Biology
© Z Goriely
Alf O. Honigmann
TUD BIOTEC | Professor for Biophysics
Membrane Organization of Cells and Tissues
Meritxell Huch
MPI-CBG | Director of MPI-CBG, Lise Meitner Max Planck Research Group Leader
Organoids, tissue regeneration and its deregulation in disease
© MPI-CBG
Anthony A. Hyman
MPI-CBG | Director of MPI-CBG, Professor for Molecular Cell Biology
Organization of Cytoplasm
© Sven Döring
Marcus Jahnel
Research Group Leader
Dynamics of Biomolecules
hired by PoL
Frank Jülicher
MPI-PKS | Director of MPI-PKS, Professor for Biophysics
Dynamic processes in cells and tissues
© MPI-CBG
Nils Kröger
TUD B CUBE | Professor for Biomimetic Materials
From Molecular Mechanisms of Biomineralization and Bioadhesion to Applications in Nanobiotechnology
© TUD CMCB, Magdalena Gonciarz
Christina Kurzthaler
MPI-PKS, CSBD | Research Group Leader
Transport and Flows in Complex Environments
© MPI-CBG
Rita Mateus
Research Group Leader
Biophysical Principles of Vertebrate Growth
hired by PoL
Eugene W. Myers
CSBD | Professor for Computational Molecular Biology
Exploring Cells & Systems via Image Analysis and Customized Microscopy
© MPI-CBG
Ivo F. Sbalzarini
TUD, CSBD | Professor for Scientific Computing for Systems Biology
The MOSAIC Group: Scientific Computing for Image-based Systems Biology
© MPI-CBG
Helmut Schießel
Chair of Theoretical Physics of Living Matter
Theoretical Physics of Living Matter
hired by PoL
Michael Schlierf
TUD B CUBE | Professor for Molecular Biophysics
Conformational changes in biomolecules and enzymes
© TUD CMCB, Magdalena Gonciarz
Jens-Uwe Sommer
IPF | Professor for Theory of Polymers at Interfaces
Theoretical Polymer Physics
© IPF, Jürgen Lösel
Francis Stewart
TUD BIOTEC | Professor for Genomics
Epigenetic regulation and genomic engineering
Dora Tang
MPI-CBG | Research Group Leader
Dynamic protocellular systems
© MPI-CBG
Marc Timme
TUD | Professor for Network Dynamics
Network Dynamics
Ágnes Tóth-Petróczy
MPI-CBG | Research Group Leader
Protein plasticity and evolution
© MPI-CBG
Carsten Werner
IPF | Professor for Biofunctional Polymer Materials
Biofunctional polymer materials
Xingbo Yang
Research Group Leader
Bioenergetics of Self-Organization
hired by PoL
Marino Zerial
MPI-CBG | Director of MPI-CBG, Professor for Cell Biology
Principles of cell and tissue organization: from endocytosis to a systems understanding of liver structure and function
© MPI-CBG