What we do
Understanding and engineering the basic principles of life
Our mission is to advance the understanding of the physics of living systems across scales to bring solutions to some of the world’s most pressing bioengineering and health issues. To achieve this, we combine novel physics-centered experimental methods, system-level computational approaches, and conceptual bottom-up theory to decipher the physical laws governing the dynamic organization of life from molecules to cells. We re-engineer life-like processes and systems by employing state-of-the-art technologies and by developing novel life-inspired approaches.
Engineering life seminar series
Steffen Rulands
MPI for the Physics of Complex Systems
Understanding collective processes in the cell nucleus using single-cell genomics
July 22, 2021 at 5.00 pm CEST
Join meetingUpcoming seminars
October 14, 2021 at 5 pm CET
October 28, 2021 at 5 pm CET
Andrew Ellington
University of Texas at Austin
November 11, 2021 at 5 PM CET
Alena Khmelinskaia
University of Bonn
November 25, 2021 at 5 pm CET
L. Mahadevan
Harvard University
December 9, 2021 at 5 pm CET
January 13, 2022 at 5 pm CET
Don Ingber
Wyss Institute at Harvard University
January 27, 2022 at 5 pm CET
February 10, 2022 at 5 pm CET
Past seminars
Cameron Myhrvold
Princeton University
CRISPR-based technologies for detecting and destroying RNA viruses
Cathleen Zeymer
TU München
Design and engineering of lanthanide-binding proteins: from de novo metal coordination to catalysis
Stephan W. Grill
MPI of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Condensation of proteins on and with DNA
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