Helmut Schießel
(RA Leader)
Chair of Theoretical Physics of Living Matter
Theoretical Physics of Living Matter
hired by PoL
Living matter is characterized by the robust emergence of biological structure and function from fluxes of mass, energy and information. These fluxes, operating far from thermodynamic equilibrium, are spatiotemporally coordinated to robustly generate dynamic structures that enable functions at molecular, cellular and tissue scales.
Our aim is to reveal physical principles that underlie the emergent dynamic organization of the living state of matter. To do so, a new type of physics, the physics of life, will be harnessed, to investigate how robust spatiotemporal structures that enable function emerge in living systems. A theoretical framework will be developed, to incorporate metabolism, information processing and cross-scale feedback into active matter theory.
Research Topic 1
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Energy, Matter, and Information Fluxes
Research Topic 2
Living Matter as Information Processing Systems
Research Topic 3
Achieving Robustness in Fluctuating Active Matter
Research Topic 4
Emergence of Biological Tempo
RA Leading Team
Frank Jülicher
(RA Co-Leader)
MPI-PKS | Director of MPI-PKS, Professor for Biophysics
Dynamic processes in cells and tissues
© MPI-CBG
Ricard Alert
MPI-PKS, CSBD | Research Group Leader
The Physics of Living Matter
© MPI-CBG
Benjamin Friedrich
Heisenberg Professor for Biological Algorithms
Biological Algorithms: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Cells and Tissues
hired by PoL
PoL Groups
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
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
Stefan Diez
TUD B CUBE | Professor for BioNano Tools
Molecular transport in cell biology and nanotechnology
© TUD CMCB, Magdalena Gonciarz
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
Stephan W. Grill
MPI-CBG | Director of MPI-CBG, Professor for Physics of Life
Physics of Life
© MPI-CBG
Anthony A. Hyman
MPI-CBG | Director of MPI-CBG, Professor for Molecular Cell Biology
Organization of Cytoplasm
© Sven Döring
Frank Jülicher
MPI-PKS | Director of MPI-PKS, Professor for Biophysics
Dynamic processes in cells and tissues
© MPI-CBG
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
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
Jens-Uwe Sommer
IPF | Professor for Theory of Polymers at Interfaces
Theoretical Polymer Physics
© IPF, Jürgen Lösel
Xingbo Yang
Research Group Leader
Bioenergetics of Self-Organization
hired by PoL
Associates and Affiliates
Jonathan Rodenfels
MPI-CBG | Research Group Leader
Energetics of Biological Systems
© MPI-CBG
Jesse Veenvliet
MPI-CBG | Research Group Leader
Stembryogenesis
© MPI-CBG
Maximina Yun
TUD CRTD, MPI-CBG | Research Group Leader
Regeneration of Complex Structures
© CRTD