Join us! We are looking for highly motivated and curious PhD students with a background in theoretical physics, applied mathematics, and related fields. In our group, you will develop theoretical approaches to understand the…

Cycle I: Practical and Experimental Skills I1: How to be a Scientist - 70842 (Block Course; 4 CP; Spring 2025) I2: Academic Writing and Publishing in the Life Sciences - 64388 (6 Workshops - Spring 2025) I4: Fluorescence…

Publications

Research Projects The central theme of our research is to understand how stochastic interactions of cells and molecules control the functional behaviour of multicellular systems. We specifically focus on how cells interact…

In certain infectious diseases, antibiotics are less effective than expected, as seen in infections caused by Salmonella bacteria, which can lead to illnesses such as typhoid fever. For many years, researchers believed that…

I2: Academic Writing and Publishing in the Life Sciences - 64388 (1 hr/workshop); 2 CP; Spring 2025) Dates: 04.04.25, 11.04.25, 25.04.25, 02.05.25, 09.05.25, 16.05.25 Time: 9:30 - 10:30 Jan Pieter Abrahams, Marek Basler…

2024 Celebrating the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we recognize women's important roles and achievements in science. This day underscores the need for gender equality in science and the ongoing…

Michelle Gut, PhD student, group Maria Hondele What inspired you to pursue a career in science? Already back in high school, I loved the STEM subjects. At fifteen, I took a bold step and moved out from home to pursue an…

Madalena Madeira Reimão Pinto, postdoctoral fellow, group Alex Schier What inspired you to pursue a career in science? Perhaps what captivated me to pursue research in molecular biology is the fact that the scientific…

2022 At the Biozentrum a lot of talented and curiosity-driven women are doing impactful research – here we have featured two postdocs and PhD candidates as well as research group leader. Laura de Smalen, PhD Student, Group…