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Check out the new article from Andreas Walther on “DNA-empowered synthetic cells as minimalistic life forms” just published on Nature Reviews Chemistry. AbstractCells, the fundamental units of life, orchestrate intricate functions — motility, adaptation, replication, communication, and self-organization within tissues. Originating...

  Just last week the SFB1551 welcomed students and teachers from the International Class and Gifted Education at Otto Schott Gymnasium for a 2-day immersive scientific experience! Throughout these couple of days, the students were given an introduction and hands-on...

After recently joining the SFB1551 as fully funded member, Carla Schmidt (JGU) has just opened a PhD position within project R15 entitled “Unraveling multivalent interactions in the pre-synapse”.    Job announcement The group of Carla Schmidt is part of the...

On May 2nd, Sina Wittmann, group leader at the IMB, delivered a Methods Talk aimed at the network’s postgraduates, entitled “Protein Condensation in the Presence of Nucleic Acids.” Sina Wittmann’s research focuses on the role of protein condensation in gene...

On April 25th, we had the pleasure of welcoming Tassula Proikas-Cezanne, Proikas-Cezanne, from Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, to our Seminar Series. Her research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of WIPI-mediated autophagy in health, disease, and longevity. In her talk, entitled...

We are thrilled to announce that Carla Schmidt and Jasper Michels just joined the SFB1551 as fully funded members with project R15 entitled “Unraveling multivalent interactions in the pre-synapse”   “We aim at unravelling the architecture of the active zone and,...

On April 11th, we welcomed Jörg Höhfeld from Universität Bonn. During his talk, entitled “Maintaining the Proteome Under Mechanical Stress – From Mechanism to Pathology”, Jörg focused on how mechanical stress affects protein function and integrity. Cells are constantly subjected...

Check out the new article from Edward Lemke on “Intrinsic disorder: A term to define the specific physicochemical characteristic of protein conformational heterogeneity” “In his commentary in this issue of Molecular Cell, Struhl reasons that the term “intrinsically disordered regions” represents a...

Can Yildirim, awarded the Best Biology project in the Rhineland-Palatinate at Jugend forscht Competition After undergoing successful evaluation in Mainz, Can has now obtained the highest recognition from the jury in the 59th Rhineland-Palatinate state Jugend forscht competition. Can Yildirim developed his...

Jasper Michels receives the Best Speaker Award! Jasper Michels, Group Leader at the Molecular Electronics Division of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and Associate PI in the SFB1551 won the Best Speaker Award at the recent IRTG Winter...