Physics meets Medicine – Scientific Symposium

We cordially invite everyone to a two-day scientific symposium. Early-career researchers applying for the leadership of new research groups at Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin will present their work and scientific focus areas in a series of public talks.

The symposium offers an opportunity to explore current research topics and engage directly with the speakers. The event is open to all interested members of the scientific community and the general public.

Admission is free. No registration required.

Venue

Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin
Kussmaulallee 2
91054 Erlangen
Seminar Room (0.125)

Date

July 20 and 21, mornings

Program

July 20, 2026

09:15 Priti Agarwal, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, India

09:45 Falko Schmidt, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

10:15 Nisha Rafiq, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

11:15 Tom Golde, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

11:45 Tong Shu, NYU Medical School, New York City, USA

12:15 Minou Djannatian, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

July 21, 2026

09:30 Mehmet Can Ucar, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

10:00 Theresa Jakuszeit, Institut Curie & Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

11:00 Alejandro Martinez-Calvo, Princeton University, Princeton, USA

11:30 Mehrana Nejad, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

12:00 Antonio Santos, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

Contact

Edda Fischer

Head of Communication and Marketing
+49 9131 7133 805
MPLpresse@mpl.mpg.de

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