Thinking of applying to IMPRS-CBP? 👣 Here’s a quick look at our application process to guide you along the way.
🗓️ Deadline: March 11
Apply here 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...
#gradschool @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social
Interested in how membrane proteins are born?
Our First IMPRSsion video introduces the McDowell Group and their research (@melaniemcdowell.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social).
Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtu.be/rigtICb6yco?...
#imprs_cbp #phd #membraneproteins #biophysics
Why should you join our #gradschool? Check out our 10 #keyfeatures and find out how we support you during your #phdjourney! Apply by March 11!
imprs-cbp.mpg.de/key-features
Come visit our @mpibp.bsky.social booth at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2026 meeting in San Francisco!
We’re looking forward to chat about our research, PhD opportunities, and international career paths! 🥳 We’d love to connect and take your #cellfie! 🦠 Find us in booth 630! #imprs #imprs_cbp
🔗 Learn more about TANGO in Nature Communications: doi.org/10.1038/s414... 📗
Ready to TANGO? 💃 In our new publication, Beata Turoňová & Markus Schreiber (@ms314.bsky.social, @becklab.bsky.social) present TANGO: the first cryoET framework to analyze the relation between particle positions and orientations 🪩 All in a single user-friendly package! #CryoET #OpenScience
Halle Andrews-Clark—“Everyone should have the same opportunities, regardless of gender, origin or religion.”: www.biophys.mpg.de/2856324/gend...
Ana García Sáez—Shining a New Light on Ferroptosis: www.biophys.mpg.de/2857694/shin...
Ana García Sáez and Uris Ros—Necroptosis Regulation: Balancing Life and Death: www.biophys.mpg.de/2857914/necr...
Pamela Ornelas—Visualizing the Main Gate into Mitochondria: www.biophys.mpg.de/2876415/tom-...
Lea Dietrich—Awarded Otto Hahn Medal for Junior Scientists: www.biophys.mpg.de/2875474/lea-...
Els Kuiper—From Grant Writing to Grant: Els Kuiper’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship: www.biophys.mpg.de/2895578/mari...
Bonnie Murphy—The Molecular Choreography of Efficient Microbial Carbon Capture: www.biophys.mpg.de/2844976/micr...
Melanie McDowell—SNDing Proteins into the Membrane: www.biophys.mpg.de/2887990/snd-...
Ana García Sáez—Ana García-Sáez Awarded Prestigious ERC Grant: www.biophys.mpg.de/2872321/garc...
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🎉 💪 🔬 🦠 🧬
We take this day as an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the women at our institute—representing all women and girls in science—whom we have honored over the past year in our article series:
Angela und Eva tragen weiße Laborkittel und stehen Rücken an Rücken in einem modernen Labor. Beide lächeln und strecken jeweils mit beiden Händen ein wissenschaftliches Gerät in die Höhe, das wie eine Pistole aussieht. Die Szene wirkt wie ein Agentenfilm-Plakat. Im Hintergrund sind Laboreinrichtungen und Arbeitsflächen zu sehen.
Der Arbeitsalltag der technischen Assistentinnen Angela Burkart und Eva Kaindl an unserem Institut ist geprägt von Vielfalt, regelmäßig neuen Themen und dem kreativen Austausch mit den Forschenden. In ihrem Interview gewähren sie spannende Einblicke in ihren Arbeitsalltag! 👉 tinyurl.com/462cp48b
🌟 PhD positions at IMPRS-CBP! Applications open from Jan 23 – Mar 11. Fully funded PhDs in cellular biophysics at @mpibp.bsky.social , @goetheuni.bsky.social l and @unimainz.bsky.social .
👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de
#phd #biophysics #imprs_cbp
A visual with the number 99 in the center and the text “Publications in 2025” at the bottom. The visuals are flanked by scientific and illustrative visuals from the publications. The logo of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics is at the top.
We are celebrating 99 publications in 2025! 🎉 We would like to thank the members of our institute for your passion and expertise, your mutual support, and your perseverance! 💪 We look forward to making new discoveries in 2026!
We wish everyone a joyful season and a successful start to the New Year!
Els Kuiper smiles into the camera while holding a flask filled with chocolate coins and bills in one hand.
From #GrantWriting to #Grant: Learn from Els Kuipers’ Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship application journey in securing a prestigious fellowship and the vital role of effective grant writing for researchers: 👉 www.biophys.mpg.de/2895578/mari... @wilflinglab.bsky.social #MSCA
Big thanks to the vault crew for the great teamwork!
@pchoffmann.bsky.social @meiercredo.bsky.social @hummerlab.bsky.social @deglushk.bsky.social bsky-less Agnieszka, Stefanie, Alex, Julian and for mentoring and support!
Vault particles, a 40-year cell biology mystery, associate with membranes at the nuclear envelope and ER—revealing a new functional axis for these conserved complexes @kgeissler.bsky.social @yuningwang.bsky.social @jpkreysing.bsky.social @Becklab.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Did you know we’re hosting the EMBO Practical Course on Cryo-FIB & Cryo-ET in April 2026? ❄️ We invite early career researchers and facility scientists to join us in Frankfurt and meet the leading experts in cryo-FIB/SEM and cryo-ET!
🔗 Apply by Dec 8: meetings.embo.org/event/26-in-...
Our next #DiscoverySeminar features the guest speaker Prof. Martin Beck from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics @mpibp.bsky.social. Join his lecture on "Nuclear pores as guardians of the genome".
One thing is certain: We will continue translating our research into material that informs, inspires, and engages, ensuring our work is heard and seen!
- Team-building exercises helped us get to know each other better.
- Overall, we achieved a good work-food balance!
Stay curious about what the new year will bring!
- After visiting and analyzing the Senckenberg Museum’s Health and Medicine exhibition, we engaged in a fruitful exchange with Julia Krohmer, the Senckenberg Society's Deputy Science Coordinator.
- We reflected on the past year and planned for the upcoming year.
There’s a communications team behind every breakthrough, ensuring the world hears about it.
Here are some photos from our team retreat! 📸🎉
Logo of the Max Planck Society together with the portrait of Gerhard Hummer, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, and Highly Cited Researcher 2025
Proud to share that, according to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 ranking, our Director Gerhard Hummer is among the world’s most frequently cited scientists. 👏 The ranking recognizes about 6,600 researchers worldwide who are among the top 1% most cited in their fields over the past decade.
