Core Groups
The Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) is an interdisciplinary joint research center of the Max-Planck-Institute for the Science of Light (MPL), the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (UKER). The MPZPM is home to several research groups covering different research areas at the interface of physics and medicine. In addition to five permanent groups (Franze, Guck, Ladoux, Sandoghdar, Zaburdaev), there is room for a further five independent research groups who find excellent research conditions: two W2-level groups from MPL and UKER, and three further groups with their own funding through ERC Starting Grants, ERC Consolidator Grants, or DFG Emmy Noether grants (please contact us if you are interested). Research is supported by central facilities for advanced microscopy, in vivo models, and lab-on-chip systems.
The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light is now coming to the cinema: TRACING LIGHT – die Magie des Lichts
The award-winning filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer spent two years following scientists and artists who have dedicated themselves to working with light. Prof. Daniele Faccio and his Extreme Light Group at the University of Glasgow, the artist duos Semiconductor and Brunner/Ritz, Dr. Pascal Del'Haye's…
Bavarian Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann visits the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin
Joachim Herrmann, Bavarian Minister of State for Sport and Integration, recently visited the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) in Erlangen to learn about the new era of research culture heralded by its opening. The minister gained insights into the international significance of the…
Physical signals as fate deciders: how mechanical forces extrude cells from tissues
Epithelial tissues are in constant interaction with their environment. Maintaining their functionality requires dynamic balance (homeostasis) and that their cell numbers are tightly regulated. This is achieved by cell extrusion programs, a checkpoint mechanism eliminating unwanted or harmful cells.…
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Contact
Spokesperson of the Scientific Board
Prof. Dr. Jochen Guck
Please contact:
guck-office@mpl.mpg.de
Staudtstraße 2
91058 Erlangen
Email:
Phone: +49 9131 7133-501
Head of Infrastructure
Dr. Dorothe Burggraf
Please contact:
Lisa Spann (PA)
Staudtstraße 2
91058 Erlangen
Email: lisa.spann@mpl.mpg.de
Phone: +49 9131 7133 801
