Public Event: Get to know our Support Association
On November 28, 2025, the second public event of MPL’s support association “Verein der Freunde und Ehemaligen des Max-Planck-Instituts für die Physik des Lichts e.V.” will take place.
This event offers you the opportunity to learn more about MPL and MPZPM and our support association without obligation. Gain insights into how scientists work at our research center and what they are currently researching. You will also find out how you can support them with your membership and what benefits you will enjoy.
If you want to join this event, please let us know via email (friends@mpl.mpg.de) by November 19, 2025, at the latest.
Our program
- 4:30 p.m. Welcome
Introduction to the association - 4:45 p.m. Keynote Speech “Wrinkles are welcome! How the brain gets in shape”
Talk by Prof. Kristian Franze, Principal Investigator at MPZPM and Head of Division “Neuronal Mechanics” - 5:30 p.m. How tomorrow’s knowledge is created
Laboratory tours - 7:00 p.m. Buffet and networking
Abstract for the Keynote Speech:
Our brain develops from what was originally a simple layer of rectangular cells. How this develops into a complex network of almost 100 billion neurons, all of which fit inside our skulls and communicate with each other, has been a subject of interest to neuroscientists for more than a century. And yet there are still many processes involved in brain development that we do not understand, or only understand insufficiently. Unfortunately, the same applies to many diseases that affect our nerve cells. Here, we present new insights into the development and regeneration of our nervous system, gained thanks to the latest methods and approaches from physics.
Venue
The event will take place at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin. The address is Kussmaulallee 2, 91054 Erlangen.
You will find more information about how to get there here.
