July 13, 2024
Breaking the Code: Unveiling the Secrets of Chromatin Remodelers
Sophie Klempahn, a PhD student with the Schießel group at PoL, has introduced a pioneering model to explore how chromatin remodelers reposition nucleosomes.
© Friedrich group / PoL
Publications Friedrich Group
July 5, 2024
Chemotaxis in Bits: Comparison of Fundamental Gradient-sensing Strategies as a Function of Noise
New research from the Friedrich group at PoL explains why cells of different sizes use different navigation strategies.
© Thorsten Eckert
Outreach Campàs Group
July 3, 2024
The Sächsische Newspaper Interviews PoL Director Otger Campàs
Read the translated interview of PoL Director Otger Campàs with the Saxon newspaper Sächsische.de.
© TUD/Magdalena Gonciarz
Education Outreach Science
June 19, 2024
PoL at the Long Night of Science: Igniting Passion for Research in Dresden
Over 50 volunteers from PoL took part in the 21st Long Night of Science on Friday the 14th June, with huge turnout from the public.
© Katrin Boes/MPI-CBG
Awards Associates and Affiliates
June 4, 2024
MPI-CBG Director Meritxell Huch appointed as Honorary Professor at TU Dresden
The Medical Faculty of the TU Dresden appoints honorary professorship for MPI-CBG and PoL PI for stem cell research and tissue regeneration.
© PoL
Events
June 3, 2024
Together for Democracy: Dresden’s Research Community Takes a Stand
Over 2,500 participants marched in the streets of Dresden during the TOGETHER FOR DEMOCRACY protest.
© Midjourney AI Image, Katrin Boes, MPI-CBG
Publications Associates and Affiliates
May 27, 2024
Tails for Proteins: How Environmental Factors Can Affect Protein Production
The research group of PoL affiliate Agnes Toth-Petroczy has published novel findings in Nature Communications exploring how temperature and nutrient depletion affect cell transcription and translation.
© CRTD
Science Awards Associates and Affiliates
May 21, 2024
Prof. Frank Buchholz is Awarded a DFG Grant for Pioneering Gene Editing Research
The Buchholz group has secured a €1.25 million grant from the DFG to advance therapeutic gene editing through innovative epigenetic silencing research.
© Sylke Scholz
Awards Associates and Affiliates
May 20, 2024
Postdoc in the Czarske Group Receives Award from the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation
Jiawei Sun, a postdoctoral researcher in the group of PoL associate Jürgen Czarske at TU Dresden has been awarded a bursary from the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation.
© PoL / Kaori Nakashima
Education Outreach Events
May 14, 2024
Visit the Interactive Physics of Life Exhibition!
The work of PoL scientists will be highlighted at the SHOWCASES OF RESEARCH exhibition at Technische Sammlungen Dresden until October 27th this year – don’t miss out!
© IntCha24
Education Science Events
May 13, 2024
Meeting at the Crossroads: The IntCha24 Workshop
Exploring the frontiers of interdisciplinary research, IntCha24 brought early career researchers together to discuss open questions in physical and biological systems.
© Girls’ Day
Education Outreach
May 5, 2024
PoL Welcomes the Next Generation of Scientists for Girls' Day
The annual Girls’ Day event took place in April, and PoL was visited by a cohort of high school students for hands-on experience and presentations by leading researchers.