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September 1, 2021

Excellently explained – cutting-edge research for everyone

57 Clusters of Excellence launch joint podcast series on cutting-edge research in Germany

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August 30, 2021

Cell feng shui: How the unity of physical and biochemical cues creates healthy organisms

New TU Dresden research group aims to uncover how stem cells respond to mechanical forces and electrical cues during the development and maintenance of the nervous and cardiovascular system.

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Science

August 26, 2021

New perspective on forces that divide cells

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RA1 Campàs Group

July 27, 2021

Of embryo mechanics and living foams: Otger Campàs appointed as Chair for Tissue Dynamics at the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life at TU Dresden

Prof. Campàs joins the Dresden research community to focus on embryonic self-organization and morphogenesis

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July 7, 2021

PoL Research Groups Leaders review Tissue Size and Scaling

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July 7, 2021

“Physik-Preis Dresden” awarded for the fifth time

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RA4 Friedrich Group

July 6, 2021

From biological clocks to the movement of sperm cells: Benjamin Friedrich appointed to new Heisenberg Professorship for Biological Algorithms

Professor Benjamin Friedrich assumed the Heisenberg Professorship for Biological Algorithms at the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life on June 1, 2021. Prof. Friedrich had already headed the eponymous research group at the research cluster cfaed (Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden) since April 2016.

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July 5, 2021

New research groups established at the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life

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July 2, 2021

Immerse yourself in the world of science at the Dresden Science Night 2021!

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RA3 Research Groups Jahnel Group

June 18, 2021

Interview with Dr. Marcus Jahnel – new research group leader at the BIOTEC and PoL

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Research Avenues

June 17, 2021

EMBO Workshop "Physics of living systems: From molecules to tissues"

International workshop on unravelling the organization of life

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RA3 Research Groups Jahnel Group

June 1, 2021

New Research Group Leader: Marcus Jahnel

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May 31, 2021

Hydraulic instability decides who’s to die and who’s to live

Dresden researchers discover that a mechanical cue is at the origin of cell death decision.

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May 19, 2021

Rotating forces get embryos in shape

New publication by the Lab of Stephan Grill, Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life (PoL) and Director at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG).

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RA4 Research Groups Friedrich Group

April 14, 2021

New Research Group Leader: Benjamin Friedrich

PD Dr. Benjamin Friedrich has taken up a Heisenberg Professorship for Biological Algorithms as of April 1, 2021.

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RA1 Research Groups Mateus Group

March 23, 2021

Start of the first DRESDEN-concept Research Group

Dr. Rita Mateus joins the Dresden research community with her research on organ growth and structural colors.

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RA1 Research Groups Doyle Group

February 25, 2021

New Research Group Leader: Adele Doyle

Adele Doyle will start as new research group leader at PoL in July 2021. Her group studies how molecular circuits give rise to specialized mechanosignaling.

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RA1 Research Groups Campàs Group

February 25, 2021

New Research Group Leader: Otger Campàs

Otger Campàs holds the Chair of Tissue Dynamics at PoL and leads the Physics of Embryonic Self-Organization and Morphogenesis group, starting in July 2021.

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RA1 Research Groups Mateus Group

February 3, 2021

New Research Group Leader: Rita Mateus

Portuguese scientist, Dr. Rita Mateus, is newly appointed and first DRESDEN-concept Research Group Leader. Dr. Mateus and her research lab will work with zebrafish in order to understand how animals control their organ size.

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January 25, 2021

The aging of protein droplets

Scientists discover how protein droplets change from liquid to solid state over time

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January 12, 2021

EMBO New Venture Fellowships in Honor of Suzanne Eaton

The EMBO New Venture Fellowship supports young researchers from across the life sciences to enter a new field or bring a new direction to their work.

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RA4 Research Groups Schießel Group

January 3, 2021

New Research Group Leader: Helmut Schießel

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RA1 Research Groups Dye Group

December 16, 2020

New Research Group Leader: Natalie Dye

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November 5, 2020

Relaxing during the stressful times of gastrulation

Researchers uncover a mechanism that, similar to wound-healing, converts tissue during a spreading event into a fluid-like state.

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