Divisions
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.
Is shaping brain activity a mechanical process? An international research team provides new insights
When thinking, the human brain performs a true masterpiece of information processing: around 100 billion neurons communicate with each other via approximately 100 trillion connections. An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin…
When healing is successful: Zebrafish show ways to regenerate the spinal cord
While humans usually remain permanently paralyzed after severe spinal cord injury, nerve fibers can regrow in zebrafish. This is due to specialized connective tissue cells that regulate inflammation and prevent the formation of scar tissue. The findings of a research team involving the…
Record attendance at the 2025 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften at our locations
With 2,567 visitors, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) set a new attendance record at the 2025 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (Long Night of Sciences) last Saturday. Between 5 p.m. and midnight, science enthusiasts took…
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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
