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A drop of blood contains millions of cells, each of which provides vital insights into our health. With a promising diagnostic technique – deformability cytometry (DC) –, researchers at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) can record thousands of these cells every second and explore…

It is with great sadness that we announce that Professor Jochen Guck, Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL), passed away unexpectedly on October 3 after a serious illness. He headed the division “Cell Physics” at MPL and the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin…

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is densely packed with biomolecules like proteins and nucleic acids. How is all this material distributed within a cell and what regulates its distribution? In a recent study…

Three of the world's leading scientists in the field of cancer physics are to receive the 2024 Greve Prize from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for their outstanding research in the fields of natural sciences, medicine and engineering. Among them is Prof. Dr. Jochen Guck, Director…

Markéta Kubánková from the Guck Division at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light / Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin is one of four outstanding young female scientists to be honored with this year's “For Women in Science” award.

In honour of his groundbreaking insights into the movement of tumour cells, Professor Dr Jochen Guck from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen has received the 2024 Greve Prize from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina together with Professor Dr Josef Käs…