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IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics
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Graduate school aiming to gain a complete molecular-level understanding of the cell! Joint program of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and FIAS. https://imprs-cbp.mpg.de/
🌟 PhD positions at IMPRS-CBP! Applications open from Jan 23 – Mar 11. Fully funded PhDs in cellular biophysics at @mpibp.bsky.social , @goetheuni.bsky.social l and @unimainz.bsky.social .
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#phd #biophysics #imprs_cbp
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Big thanks to the vault crew for the great teamwork @pchoffmann.bsky.social @meiercredo.bsky.social @hummerlab.bsky.social @deglushk.bsky.social
bsky-less Agnieszka, Stefanie, Alex, Julian and for mentoring and support!
December 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Vault particles, a 40-year cell biology mystery, associate with membranes at the nuclear envelope and ERβ€”revealing a new functional axis for these conserved complexes @kgeissler.bsky.social @yuningwang.bsky.social @jpkreysing.bsky.social @Becklab.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Congratulations @deglushk.bsky.social for the incredible work!! 🀯
Glushkova, BΓΆhm, & Beck @maxplanck.de develop a publicly available computational method to measure the thickness of biological membranes in cryo-electron tomograms. Analysis of algae & human cells reveals systematic membrane thickness variations within & across organelles rupress.org/jcb/article/...
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Who says scientists can’t be artists? πŸŽƒβœ¨
We held a #pumpkin carving competition here at MPI of Biophysics, and the results were as impressive as they were spooky!
Swipe through to see all the creations and find out who took home the πŸ†!

Happy #Halloween from the team! 🧑
October 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Our scientific discussions continued over hikes in the Alps, a scientific pub quiz, and even a competitive round of boulingrin βš”οΈ Moments outside the lab strengthen the collaborative spirit that drives our program ✨ We return from ChampΓ©ry energized by new ideas πŸ’ͺ #PhDlife #gradschool
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We heard excellent student talks and inspiring lectures from our guest speakers! Thank you @paolodelosrios.bsky.social, Orsolya Barabas and @kaksonen.bsky.social for joining us and sharing your expertise!
#phdlife #cellularbiophysics
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our yearly retreat brought together our PhD students πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬from Frankfurt and Mainz for a journey of science and community building in the mountains of Switzerland! πŸ”οΈ #gradschool #imprs_cbp
Photos: Vinay Singh
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Reposted by IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics
❓What if you could peek between your tilt series ❓ We are proud to introduce cryoTIGER -- deep-learning based tilt interpolation for enhanced reconstruction in cryo-ET. A great collaboration between TuroňovΓ‘ lab, @becklab.bsky.social, @hummerlab.bsky.social #teamtomo www.nature.com/articles/s42...
cryoTIGER: deep-learning based tilt interpolation generator for enhanced reconstruction in cryo electron tomography - Communications Biology
Deep learning-based interpolation using cryoTIGER enhances angular sampling in cryoET, improving 3D reconstructions, particle localization, and structural recovery without increasing electron dose.
www.nature.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A big win for people and the planet! 🌿
During the IMPRS Lecture Week, our PhD students joined the Green Yard Sale at the MPI of Biophysics, where they found pre-loved treasures and contributed to sustainability. ♻️

#IMPRS #Sustainability #PHD #gradschool
October 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We welcome our new IMPRS-CBP PhD students! 🌍 We look forward to amazing science over the coming years. We wish you a fantastic start in Frankfurt and Mainz!! #imprs_cbp #phdlife #imprs2impress
September 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
IMPRS students laced up their running shoes for this year’s β€œLauf fΓΌr mehr Zeit” charity run πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ.
 It was the perfect opportunity to combine fitness, team spirit, and supporting a meaningful causeβ€”all in one day! πŸ’™
A big thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making a difference. ✨
September 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
That’s a wrap! Thanks to all speakers and participants for joining us on this week’s cellular biophysics journey. See you at next year’s #imprs_cbp symposium! 🎊✨
September 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In the afternoon we dove into the computational world. From cryo-ET data processing with Beata Turonova to molecular simulations by Ramachandra Bhaskara, Gerhard Hummer, and JΓΌrgen KΓΆfinger. @goetheuni.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social #imprs #imprs_cbp
September 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Another day full of science at the #imprs_cbp symposium! We heard from Eszter Lodinski on bacterial proteins linked to antibiotic resistance and Inga HΓ€nelt on membrane transport proteins.
@goetheuni.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We welcome our new faculty member Ramachandra Bhaskara! His group uses simulations and modeling to study complex biological systems at the interface of biology, physics, and data science.
#imprs #imprs_cbp @goetheuni.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Amazing week learning and discussing science! Thank you Florian Wilfling, Till Stephan and Alexandra Stolz for joining us! Looking forward to our last day on Monday! #imprs_cbp #phdlife
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We’re excited to welcome our new faculty member, Till Stephan! He shared his group's research on mitochondrial architecture using fluorescence nanoscopy. @goetheuni.bsky.social

#imprs_cbp
September 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
And what better way to wrap up the day than with a poster session? Our current #imprs_cbp students shared their work and a beer or two while discussing science at the @mpibp.bsky.social 🍺 #phdlife #gradschool
September 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We followed with a day packed with CryoEM! We heard about the cryoEM from Werner KΓΌhlbrandt, STEM-EELs from Bonnie Murphy and CryoET from Martin Beck.
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This morning we travelled into the fascinating world of neurons and synapses with @erin-schuman.bsky.social. We learnt how protein synthesis takes place in neuronal dendrites. 🧠

@mpibrain.bsky.social

#imprs_cbp #gradschool #brain
September 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What do we do in case of conflicts at work? We heard from Ulrike Trojahn and Andreas MΓΌnch about conflict reporting and management at our institute!

#imprs #imprs_cbp #ombudsperson #gradschool
September 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We ended the day with a fun twist: the @MPIbp #openscience Ambassadors taught reproducibility using LEGO! Thanks to @UniGlasgow for sharing their #openresources. eprints.gla.ac.uk/196477/
September 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We love science communication! Thanks to Melek Γ–zdemir for presenting the @MPIbp comms team’s projects. Want to share your work? IMPRS-CBP offers training in communication.
September 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ever thougth about pulling a protein apart? Nina Morgner shared how her group uses native mass spectrometry to explore protein structure.

#imprs #MassSpec @goetheuni.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM