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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Closing the week with three fantastic talks on #proteomics, #optogenetics, and molecular dynamics from Julian Langer, Alexander Gottschalk, and Gerhard Hummer (@MPI of Biophysics / Goethe Uni Frankfurt)! 📸 Shau Chung Shin #MD #IMPRS_CBP #biophysics

Gerhard Hummer giving talk on Day 4 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

Julian Langer giving talk on Day 4 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

Alexander Gottschalk giving talk on Day 4 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In the afternoon, the spotlight turned to our own students! 🌟 Thank you to Markus Schreiber, Rachita Sharma and Alexandra Kaminer for sharing your projects and giving us a glimpse into the exciting research happening within IMPRS-CBP. 📸 Louise Duever #gradschool #phdlife #IMPRS_CBP

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This morning we stepped into the fascinating world of selective autophagy with Alexandra Stolz, RNA structure determination with Harald Schwalbe, and bacterial drug resistance with Martin Pos 🧫 all with research groups at Goethe University. 📸 Louise Duever #gradschool #IMPRS_CBP

Alexandra Stolz giving talk on Day 4 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

Harald Schwalbe giving talk on Day 4 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

Martin Pos giving talk on Day 4 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Later in the day, we heard great talks from @mixmue.bsky.social and Volker Dötsch, both from @goetheuni.bsky.social. 📚 Photos by Louise Duever #IMPRS_CBP #gradschool

Michaela Müller-McNicoll giving talk on Day 3 at the IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A packed and inspiring morning at #IMPRS_CBP! 🧫 We explored autophagy, developmental biology, and protein transporters with @wilflinglab.bsky.social, Bernhard Hampölz and @ihaenelt.bsky.social. Three great talks before lunch even hit the table! #gradschool @MPIbp @goetheuni

Bernhard Hampölz giving talk on Day 3 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

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Inga Hänelt giving talk on Day 3 of IMPRS-CBP 2026 Symposium

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We wrapped up the day talking about all things microscopy! 🔎 From Electron Microscopy with Werner Kühlbrandt to Light Microscopy with Andreas Jener, both from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics. Photos by Shau Chung Shin #ElectronMicroscopy #LightMicroscopy #IMPRS_CBP #gradschool

Werner Kühlbrandt giving talk on Electron Microscopy on Day 2 of IMPRS-CBP Symposium 2026

Andreas Jener giving talk on Light Microscopy on Day 2 of IMPRS-CBP Symposium 2026

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Day 2 of #IMPRS_CBP: cell death & cutting-edge imaging 🔬 We explored different types of cellular death with Uris Ros, and saw how #CryoET lets us visualize molecular machines in stunning detail with Beata Turoňová (both from MPI of Biophysics). Photos by Shau Chung Shin.

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Uris Ros giving talk on Day 2 of IMPRS-CBP Symposium 2026

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Day 1 of the Symposium on Cellular Biophysics 2026 is a wrap! 🥳🔬 Huge thanks to faculty members @idikic.bsky.social and @heilemannlab.bsky.social for two fantastic opening talks on cellular homeostasis and super-resolution microscopy. Photos by Louise Duever. #IMPRS_CBP #phdlife

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congratulations to @Lukas Schartel and @Julian von Ehr on defending their doctoral theses! 🎓 Lukas did his work in the Lemke Lab (JGU Mainz) and Julian in the Schlundt Lab (Goethe Uni). Proud of our IMPRS-CBP cohort! All the best to Dr. Schartel & Dr. Ehr! ✨ #DoctoralDefense #imprs_cbp

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join us at the annual IMPRS-CBP Symposium (Sep 21–25 at @mpibp.bsky.social )! 🧬 A week of faculty talk series + featured lectures in welcoming of new PhD cohort. For registration and program details here: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/symposium-on...

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Max Planck Institute of Biophysics @mpibp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🌈 What does it mean to be queer in science today? Join our panel with four LGBTQIA+ scientists sharing their journeys, insights, and truths in academia! 📅 July 15, 2026 | 1:00–5:30 PM | MPI Biophysics, Lecture Hall 🍕+Beer & Pizza after by PhD Reps! #LGBTQIAinScience #QueerInSTEM #ScienceForAll

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Now it's @jpkreysing.bsky.social 's turn! 🎓🎉 Congratulations Jan Philipp on defending your PhD thesis, "Capturing Functional States in Situ with Cryo-Electron Tomography" in the @becklab.bsky.social lab! We're very excited to see more IMPRS-CBP #PhDs graduate🎓✨ #imprs_cbp #PhDlife #CryoET

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Max Planck Institute of Biophysics @mpibp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Komm’ am 12. Juni auf die Night of Science✨! Erlebe, wie aus Stickstoff leckeres Eis🍦wird und welche Aufgaben verschiedene Proteine in unserem Körper übernehmen! Erfahre in Vorträgen und bei einer Elektronenmikroskopie-Tour 🔬 mehr über unsere Forschung! Infos: 👉 www.biophys.mpg.de/de/night-of-...

Eine Waffel mit Wolke vor blauem Hintergrund, Night of Science, 12. Juni, 2026.

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Congratulations to Soohyen Jang on successfully defending her doctoral thesis on #singlemolecule #biophysics! 🥳 We’re excited to celebrate her as the second doctoral graduate of the IMPRS-CBP! 🎉 👏 We warmly congratulate her on this important milestone! 🎓 #phd @heilemannlab.bsky.social #imprs_cbp

Soohyen Jang standing with her examiners Inga Hänelt, Mike Heilemann, Volker Dötsch, and Martin Beck, holding a multi-level decorated doctor hat.

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

That’s a wrap on the @embo.org Practical Course on “In-situ structural biology by #cryoFIB and #cryoET” @mpibp.bsky.social! Our students tutored 18 participants for an intensive, hands-on course covering the full workflow! It was an incredible week of learning, collaboration, and shared expertise! 🤩

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Big congratulations to Serena for marking a landmark moment for our program, as we celebrate our very first PhD graduate! We are excited to see many more! 🎓

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🎉 We are very proud to celebrate our first doctoral graduate! 🥳 👏 A round of applause to Serena Arghittu for defending her thesis on “Self-Regulatory Mechanisms of Proteins at the Cell Surface” in the lab of Prof. Roberto Covino (@rocovino.bsky.social) at #FIAS. #imprs_cbp #phdlife

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Thank you for 405 applications!!! 🥳 Our faculty will now carefully evaluate all applications. Interview invitations will be sent out in end-April! We are already looking forward 😊! Keeping our fingers crossed for all applicants! 🤞 #imprs #imprs_cbp #imprs2impress #biophysics #gradschool

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

How do cells cope with stress? Explore the molecuar details of cellular stress responses in Prof. Christian Münch’s group(@cmunch.bsky.social, @goetheuni.bsky.social). All details and the application portal are available on our website:👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #phd #biophysics #cellbiology

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... 📸 (1) Brandy Willetts / Unsplash, (2, 4, 6) Shau Chung Shin / MPI of Biophysics, (9) Thomas Hartmann / JGU

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... 📸 (1) Brandy Willetts / Unsplash, (2, 4, 6) Shau Chung Shin / MPI of Biophysics, (9) Thomas Hartmann / JGU

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Choose your PhD in one of 4 outstanding institutions in the Rhein-Main region in Germany! our partner institutions offer state-of-the-art facilities, world-class mentorship, and the perfect environment to help you thrive! 🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Interested in protein mislocalisation and aggregation in neurodegenerative disease? 🧠 Check out the research of the Dormann Group (@dormannlab.bsky.social, @unimainz.bsky.social). 🗓 Application deadline: March 11 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-applications #imprs_cbp #neurodegeneration #biophysics

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Have you already submitted your application to join IMPRS-CBP? Get your documents and apply now! There is only one week left till the deadline 🏁 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #phdposition #phdpositiongermany @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

We are on the home stretch! 🏁 Only 1.5 weeks left to #apply for our #gradschool! Don't miss this opportunity to get a #PhD position in the life sciences! 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Would you like to study membrane organization, dynamics, and cell death? 🧬 Check out the García-Sáez Group ( @office-garcia.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social ) 🗓 Application deadline: March 11 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #imprs_cbp #membranebiophysics #apoptosis

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Check our YouTube Channel to watch the First IMPReSsion of the Đikić Group and learn about Ivan Đikić’s motivation and inspiration to do science!( @idikic.bsky.social , @goetheuni.bsky.social ) youtu.be/medBsmcfv1w?si=03zTBPCtRvPuc6Ub #structuralbiology #biochemistry #ubiquitin #autophagy

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We’re still at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2026 Meeting in San Francisco! Come visit us at Booth 630 and take a #cellfie with us! 📸! Interested in a fully funded PhD through IMPRS-CBP? This is your chance to meet us, ask questions, and learn more about #PhDpositions in Germany. #biophysics

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

How is DNA organized inside the cell? 🧬 Discover research on genome organization at the MPI of Biophysics with Dr. Eugene Kim ( @eugenekimlab.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social ) Applications to IMPRS-CBP are open until March 11 imprs-cbp.mpg.de #DNAorganization #imprs_cbp #biophysics #phd #gradschool

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Are you applying to the IMPRS-CBP? Let us guide you through the steps 👣 If you’re curious about cellular biophysics and want to do your PhD in an international environment, we’d love to hear from you. 🗓 Applications are open until March 11: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Come visit our @mpibp.bsky.social booth at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2026 meeting in San Francisco! We’re looking forward to chat about our research, PhD opportunities, and international career paths! 🥳 We’d love to connect and take your #cellfie! 🦠 Find us in booth 630! #imprs #imprs_cbp

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Interested in animal development at the cellular level? Joint the Hampölz Group at the @mpibp.bsky.social! Applications to IMPRS-CBP are open until March 11. Learn more in our website: 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #imprs_cbp #developmentalbiology #biophysics #phd

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Why should you join our #gradschool? Check out our 10 #keyfeatures and find out how we support you during your #phdjourney! Apply by March 11! imprs-cbp.mpg.de/key-features

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Into single-particle cryoEM and redox biology? Meet the Murphy Group in our First IMPRSsion video on YouTube. ( @bjmurphylab.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social ) Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtube.com/watch?v=aecFlDKjKzo #imprs_cbp #cryoEM #biophysics #phd

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Interested in how membrane proteins are born? Our First IMPRSsion video introduces the McDowell Group and their research (@melaniemcdowell.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social). Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtu.be/rigtICb6yco?... #imprs_cbp #phd #membraneproteins #biophysics

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Max Planck Institute of Biophysics @mpibp.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Ready to TANGO? 💃 In our new publication, Beata Turoňová & Markus Schreiber (@ms314.bsky.social, @becklab.bsky.social) present TANGO: the first cryoET framework to analyze the relation between particle positions and orientations 🪩 All in a single user-friendly package! #CryoET #OpenScience

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

What does a PhD at IMPRS-CBP look like? Interdisciplinary research across MPI of Biophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt, JGU Mainz & FIAS. Watch the video 👇 youtu.be/hO9FRJoF7m4?si=xyAcz8rlzhsbskQN #imprs_cbp #phd #biophysics

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Want to learn more about our faculty and their research areas? Check out the intros to some of our outstanding faculty members on our YouTube channel!🎓✨ 👉 Apply to the IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics now! 🔗 #MeetTheFaculty #ResearchRocks @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Thinking of applying to IMPRS-CBP? 👣 Here’s a quick look at our application process to guide you along the way. 🗓️ Deadline: March 11 Apply here 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #gradschool @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

You have completed your undergraduate degree and are wondering if you should join a grad school to do your PhD? 🎓 Here are 10 good reasons to do so 🙂! #Apply for our grad school on cellular biophysics NOW! 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #imprs #imprs_cbp #imprs2impress #biophysics #phd

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Murphy Lab @bjmurphylab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🌟 PhD positions at IMPRS-CBP! Applications open from Jan 23 – Mar 11. Fully funded PhDs in cellular biophysics at @mpibp.bsky.social , @goetheuni.bsky.social l and @unimainz.bsky.social . 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de #phd #biophysics #imprs_cbp

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Big thanks to the vault crew for the great teamwork @pchoffmann.bsky.social @meiercredo.bsky.social @hummerlab.bsky.social @deglushk.bsky.social bsky-less Agnieszka, Stefanie, Alex, Julian and for mentoring and support!

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Vault particles, a 40-year cell biology mystery, associate with membranes at the nuclear envelope and ER—revealing a new functional axis for these conserved complexes @kgeissler.bsky.social @yuningwang.bsky.social @jpkreysing.bsky.social @Becklab.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs-cbp.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Who says scientists can’t be artists? 🎃✨ We held a #pumpkin carving competition here at MPI of Biophysics, and the results were as impressive as they were spooky! Swipe through to see all the creations and find out who took home the 🏆! Happy #Halloween from the team! 🧡

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