Pierre Haas
lepuslapis.bsky.social
Pierre Haas
@lepuslapis.bsky.social
Research group leader at @mpipks.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de. Mechanics, mathematics, and more.
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We've made it whither the sky is blue (unlike the sky in Dresden). Your daily dose of biological mechanics can be got at pks.mpg.de/self-organization-of-multicellular-systems!
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The freedom to go for it for three years?

Our Hooke and Titchmarsh Fellowships in pure and applied mathematics give you the space to follow a research path of your choice, a path that has proved instrumental in the careers of many previous fellows.

Details: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Join the team at Janelia to use #theory, computation, and modeling to tackle bold questions in #biology. Collaborate across scientific disciplines to drive discovery.

Apply by Nov. 3 @ https://janelia.link/theoryfellowprogram

#computationalbiology #sciencecareers
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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With her research group, “Algebraic Topology and Networks in Biology,” Daniela Egas Santander joins @mpi-cbg.de and @csbdresden.bsky.social. Welcome, Daniela! 🎉 @math-mpicbg.bsky.social www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
October 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I was (all too briefly) a Hooke Fellow @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social : these are fantastic positions, so you should apply!
We just advertised the Hooke Fellowships for exceptional researchers (typically after their first post-doc).

You are completely free to set up your own research agenda for three years.

RT please

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A fantastic opportunity to join @mpipks.bsky.social as an independent #postdoc fellow - apply now!
The call for our 2026 Distinguished PKS Postdoctoral Fellow is now open! Distinguished PKS postdoctoral fellows appear personally along with the departments and groups on the main research page of the institute. You can apply here: www.pks.mpg.de/PKSFellow26
Deadline is the 21st of November
October 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Apply now to join us for a fully funded #biophysics #internship @mpipks.bsky.social ! What better way to spend your summer?
Fully funded summer #internships in #biophysics @mpipks.bsky.social for Bachelor's and Master's students!

Apply by the 30th of November 2025: www.pks.mpg.de/biophys-inte...
October 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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We welcome @fbrauns.bsky.social as a new group leader @mpipks.bsky.social and @mpi-cbg.de!
October 20, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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A new call for the ELBE Visiting faculty program is now open! No matter if you are junior or senior faculty, if you work on math/physics/computer science/ML applied to life sciences, you are welcome to submit an application to come and collaborate with the groups at CSBD! Deadline is November 30th.
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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The @cmcb-tud.bsky.social , @poldresden.bsky.social, @mpi-cbg.de, and the scientific community of Dresden would like to express the deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Jochen Guck. www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
October 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
After three intense fun days of #CellPhysics2025 @uni-saarland.de, it was time to walk up a steep hill.
October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Now #published as a Letter @physreve.bsky.social: "Geometry of T1 transitions in epithelia" doi.org/10.1103/kdnb-bxdx

My first single-author paper deploys a silly amount of Olympiad geometry on a fundamental biophysics problem, summarised in the attached thread!

@mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I have very fond memories of fascinating (albeit intimidating) #devbio discussions with John Gurdon @magdalenecollege.bsky.social High Table. He'll be missed!
It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
#CellPhysics2025 @uni-saarland.de: looking forward to talking about "Mechanics of Lumina" (*) in the "Cell Collectives" session this morning.

(*) Note the use of the correct plural of "lumen".
October 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
On my way to give a seminar @emergencediep.bsky.social, Amsterdam. Looking forward to the visit!
October 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#proudPI moment: my first #PhD student, Maryam Setoudeh, has just submitted her thesis @tudresden.bsky.social.
September 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Congratulations, Agnes @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social!
Schering Young Investigator Award 2025 by the Schering Stiftung for Agnes Toth-Petroczy @tothpetroczylab.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social. She receives the award for her work on the evolution, diversity, and function of proteins. Congratulations! 🎉 www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
New Perspectives on the Hidden World of Proteins
 Schering Young Investigator Award 2025 goes to Agnes Toth-Petroczy
www.mpi-cbg.de
September 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Apply now for #PhD positions @mpi-cbg.de and in the #biophysics division @mpipks.bsky.social!
Our call for PhD students within our International Max Planck Research School for Cell, Developmental and Systems Biology is open! Apply until October 28th. We are looking forward hearing from you! imprs.mpi-cbg.de
September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Rainy day @mpi-cbg.de.
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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IG Nobel Prize in #Physics 2025 to @mpipks.bsky.social researchers for elucidating the phase behaviour of cacio e pepe sauce. The work highlights how physics can also be applied to solve daily-life problems!

nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03045-0
Tipsy bats and perfect pasta: Ig Nobels celebrate ‘improbable’ research
The annual awards are a celebration of weird but thought-provoking science.
nature.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Now #published @pnas.org: "A model for boundary-driven tissue morphogenesis", a great #biophysics #devbio collaboration led by @danielalber.bsky.social @zhaoshh.bsky.social:

doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505160122

@mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social @flatironinstitute.org
New #preprint: "A model for boundary-driven tissue morphogenesis" arxiv.org/abs/2503.03688.

A great collaboration with @danielalber.bsky.social @zhaoshh.bsky.social, Alexandre Jacinto, Eric Wieschaus, Stas Shvartsman.

@flatironinstitute.org @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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A ring of cells deforms into a triangular keyhole in just 15 minutes. Meet the hindgut, a model for boundary-driven morphogenesis!

Out now in @pnas.org at doi.org/10.1073/pnas... with @zhaoshh.bsky.social, Alex Jacinto, Eric Wieschaus, Stas Shvartsman, @lepuslapis.bsky.social (1/8)
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Bacteria are surrounded by water! New work @natphys.nature.com by @ricardalert.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social & collaborators @ Princeton University shows that water capillary forces organise bacterial colonies into gas, nematic streams, and droplet states.

nature.com/articles/s41567-025-02965-y
September 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Early-career researchers: want to run your own lab? 🌟Max Planck Research Groups offer 6+ years, up to €2.7M in funding, open-topic freedom, team support & tenure-track opportunities. Intrigued? 😃Apply by Oct 14, 2025! www.mpg.de/max-planck-r...
September 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Amazing opportunities to start your own research group!
Springboard for an international scientific career! 🧬🧪🔭⚛️🧠🌱 Call for #MaxPlanckResearchGroups launched; applications are possible until October 14, 2025 www.mpg.de/max-planck-r... #ScienceCareer
September 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM