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Little noticed, but of enormous influence: Tissue mechanics affect the growth and metastasis of cancer
The first awardee of the Rosalind Franklin Scientist-in-Residence (RFSR) Program of the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM), Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, has started her seven month-sabbatical in Erlangen. The program offers outstanding scientists the opportunity to conduct independent…
Marta Urbańska, former PhD student of Professor Guck, awarded with Dresden Physics 2022 Doctoral Award
On Jan. 31, 2023, the Physics Faculty of the Technical University (TU) of Dresden awarded two female scientists with the Dresden Physics 2022 Doctoral Award sponsored by Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation.
What is physics doing in medicine? - Presentation of the new Max-Planck-Zentrum
Why is it a good idea for physicists to work on medical issues? Prof. Dr. Jochen Guck, Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL), will give a public lecture on the topic "What is Physics doing in Medicine? - Introducing the new Max-Planck-Zentrum" on Monday, February 6,…
Exploring brain mechanics: FAU Collaborative Research Center (CRC) approved
Within the next four years, the FAU Collaborative Research Center CRC 1540 „Exploring Brain Mechanics“ (EBM) will investigate the origin, as well as the biological and medical implications of the mechanical properties of the central nervous system.
Interdisciplinary research project "Mechanical properties of innate immune cells: functional relevance and therapeutic implications in colitis" attracts IZKF grant funding
Prof. Jochen Guck, Director of the Department of Biological Optomechanics, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, in interdisciplinary collaboration with Prof. Maximilian Waldner, Medical Clinic 1 of the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (UKER), will investigate "Mechanical properties of innate…
A paradigm shift for revolutionizing lab-on-a-chip bioimaging technology
The research project "On-chip tomographic microscopy: a paradigm shift for revolutionizing lab-on-a-chip bioimaging technology" (DISRUPT) is starting with the participation of the research department for Biological Optomechanics under Prof. Jochen Guck, within the EIC Pathfinder Open (HORIZON), the…
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