© Hagen Gebauer
Science Associates and Affiliates
December 19, 2024
The group of PoL member Anna Poetsch at the Biotechnology Center (BIOTEC) of TU Dresden has received a grant from the European Partnership for Personalized Medicine to investigate the molecular mechanisms behind leukemia.
© PoL
Education Society
December 11, 2024
At the Physics of Life exhibition in Technische Sammlungen Dresden, young visitors could enter a competition to build animals from LEGO bricks. Now, the 10 winning entries are revealed.
© Sharma et al., PNAS (2024), CC4
Publications RA3 RA4 Friedrich Group
November 18, 2024
A new study by PoL Professor Benjamin Friedrich and Dr Veikko Geyer from the Diez group at B Cube has revealed how the coordinated efforts of molecular motors can power motile cilia.
© Hagen Gebauer / PoL
Awards Jahnel Group
November 15, 2024
With support from the Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation, PoL postdoctoral researcher Lukáš Pekárek will investigate the structure of long RNAs and their changes during phase separation.
© Sven Döring
Awards Associates and Affiliates
November 7, 2024
The Bayer Foundation has announced the Science Award winners of 2024
© PoL
Science RA1 Elias Barriga Group
October 29, 2024
Elias Barriga highlights the invaluable contribution of Zhao and colleagues in a 2006 publication to the field of electrotaxis in a new journal club article.
© TUD
Education RA6 Ebisuya Group
October 23, 2024
Last week, Prof. Ebisuya delivered her inaugural TU Dresden lecture “In search of a global modulator for biological tempo across animal species”
© Toth-Petroczy / MPI-CBG
Science Publications RA3 RA5 Associates and Affiliates
October 17, 2024
Researchers from the group of PoL member Agnes Toth-Petroczy have developed a new algorithm to compare structurally disordered protein segments.
© Katrin Boes / MPI-CBG
Education Science RA5
September 27, 2024
Over 100 researchers from PoL and the MPI-CBG attended the interdisciplinary course taught by renowned biophysicist Rob Phillips.
© PoL
Education Society
September 18, 2024
Explore the fascinating world of biophysics with our new comic series, offering bite-sized insights into cutting-edge PoL research every Wednesday!
©Michael Brand and Evelyn Abraham
Science Publications RA1 Associates and Affiliates
August 27, 2024
Research by PoL associate Michael Brand has identified that regenerated photoreceptors in the zebrafish retina regain normal function, allowing complete recovery of vision.
© Elias Barriga and edited by EMBO
Education RA1 Elias Barriga Group
August 21, 2024
Elias Barriga, group leader at PoL, former EMBO Fellow, and Installation Grantee and Young Investigator, explains his research in this EMBO interview published on August 6th, 2024 by Terry O'Connor.
© Joana Carvalho, Júlia Charles/EMBL
Science Publications Awards Associates and Affiliates Ebisuya Group
August 21, 2024
The German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) awarded Miki Ebisuya, PoL core group, for the GSCN Publication of the Year Award 2024, and Claudia Gerri for the GSCN 2024 Young Investigator Award.
© Campàs Lab – Rana Amini
Science Publications RA1 Campàs Group
August 12, 2024
Groundbreaking research from the Campàs group at the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life of TU Dresden now reveals that the cell’s nucleus controls the stiffness of eye and brain tissues.
© Fuhrmann et al., Science Advances 2024, MPI-CBG
Science Publications RA1 RA4 Dye Group
August 12, 2024
Dresden researchers discover a new mechanism for three-dimensional tissue shape changes in animals.
© Hagen Gebauer / PoL
Awards Ebisuya Group
August 8, 2024
A PhD student from the Ebisuya lab at PoL was awarded a competitive DIGS-BB travel award to attend a conference in the USA.
© Exzellent erklärt
Education Society
August 1, 2024
Dive into the world of biophysics, with PoL professors Benjamin Friedrich and Marcus Jahnel, in a new episode of German language podcast 'Exzellent erklärt', releasing on 1st August.
© PoL / Sophie Klempahn and colleagues
Publications RA4 Schießel Group
July 13, 2024
Sophie Klempahn, a PhD student with the Schießel group at PoL, has introduced a pioneering model to explore how chromatin remodelers reposition nucleosomes.
© TUD CMCB, Magdalena Gonciarz
Science Awards Associates and Affiliates
July 9, 2024
The PoL member Prof. Stefan Diez, managing director and research group leader at the B CUBE – Center for Molecular Bioengineering of TUD Dresden University of Technology, and PoL member, has been elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and has become part of an elite network of the world’s best researchers.
© Friedrich group / PoL
Publications RA4 Friedrich Group
July 5, 2024
New research from the Friedrich group at PoL explains why cells of different sizes use different navigation strategies.
© Thorsten Eckert
Society Campàs Group
July 3, 2024
Read the translated interview of PoL Director Otger Campàs with the Saxon newspaper Sächsische.de.
© TUD/Magdalena Gonciarz
Education Society Science
June 19, 2024
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
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
Over 2,500 participants marched in the streets of Dresden during the TOGETHER FOR DEMOCRACY protest.