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Independent Research 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-a-chip systems.
A mechanical view on metastasis and the role of tumor cell viscosity
Millions of people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year. In advanced tumor diseases, cancer cells detach from the original tumor and settle in other parts of the body to form metastases. On their way, they have to be distributed via the body’s own transport system, such as blood or the…
Beyond Chemistry: How Mechanical Forces Shape Brain Wiring
During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry signals within it and to the rest of the body. Growing axons “wire up” the brain by following precise paths through the tissue. Their navigation depends on chemical signals and the…
DFG funds brain development research at MPZPM with half a million euros
The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells plays a key role in learning ability, memory function, and healthy brain development. Prof. Tomohisa Toda at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) aims to investigate how nerve cells preserve a specific set of gene expressions via…
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Spokesperson of the Scientific Board
Prof. Vahid Sandoghdar
Please contact:
Gee-Hye Yeo (PA)
Kussmaulallee 2
91054 Erlangen
Email: guck-office@mpl.mpg.de
Phone: +49 9131 8284 501
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Dr. Dorothe Burggraf
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Lisa Spann (PA)
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91058 Erlangen
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Phone: +49 9131 7133 801
