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22OCT 2025
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Strong together: Research funding for the formation of biofilms goes to Erlangen
Bacteria use surfaces to form complex heterogeneous communities known as biofilms. Within a group, bacteria in a biofilm are extremely resistant to various environmental influences. How these biofilms form is the subject of a new international research project involving the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM). The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Israel Science […]
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24SEP 2025
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How dense is it inside living cells?
Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is densely packed with biomolecules like proteins and nucleic acids. How is all this material distributed within a cell and what regulates its distribution? In a recent study published in “Nature Communications” researchers measure subcellular […]
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23SEP 2025
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New insights into DNA transcription: Tim Klingbergs PhD thesis about modelling RNA polymerase II clusters
Congratulations! On Sept 23, Tim successfully defended his PhD thesis about simulating RNA Pol II clusters forming around regulatory chromatin during DNA transcription. You can read more about his work here and here. We wish Tim all the best for his further career!
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05AUG 2025
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Sunny group retreat in Trabelsdorf
In July 2025 we went to a two-day retreat in the Franconian Switzerland in Trabelsdof near Bamberg. There, we had a great start with an insightful talk and lively discussion about Reinforcement Failing in adaptive tumor therapy presented by Jona Kayser. To advance the research within our group, we prepared joint presentations about techniques or […]
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27MAY 2024
Available position
3 PhD positions available
We are currently looking for three new group members to fill open positions working on neuronal development, the biophysics of helminth-host interactions and a novel mechanism of autoinflammation and autoimmunity. For more details, see the PDF of this announcement here here or our Join us page.
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28SEP 2021
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RNA polymerase II clusters form in line with surface condensation on regulatory chromatin
Reading about donuts, croissants and jalebis makes you hungry? And you wonder how this is related to our research? Our latest publication in collaboration with the Hilbert and Nienhaus lab (both KIT) revealed that clusters of recruited RNA polymerase II form in line with surface condensation on regulatory chromatin. In this work we combined live and […]
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