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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.
Networking and supporting the next generation: Two symposia in July at MPZPM
In July, the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) hosted two major symposia for biophysics researchers: “Paris Week” and “Physics meets Medicine.” While the former focused on closer academic collaboration and linking multiple research sites, the latter fostered exchange among young…
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: Sarah Fritsche presents research on brain development
More than 600 young researchers and about 70 Nobel laureates from around the world gathered at the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in early July of this year. Under the theme “75 Years and Beyond – Science Transcending Borders,” this year’s event focused on interdisciplinary scientific…
The Paris Week in Erlangen brings scientists in biophysics together
A scientific exchange at the intersection of physics and medicine: the three-day "Paris Week" in Erlangen brings together biophysics researchers from Paris and Erlangen from July 15 to 17, 2026.
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Contact
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
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
