Max Planck School Matter to Life
@mattertolife.bsky.social
An international graduate program aiming to understand, simulate and predict life-like processes and systems. Our school connects Germanys leading scientists in the interdisciplinary field of #mattertolife.
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Explore your passion for science with Matter to Life!
The Max Planck School Matter to Life (MPS MtL) offers a unique interdisciplinary Master to PhD Direct track program, aimed at understanding the fundamental principles of life and exploring new ways…
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Integrated MSc/PhD Graduate Program applications are now open! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/application Get an impression about our program and science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ni1.... Apply now and become part of our vibrant student body. Spread the word!
During his Master’s practical training at #mattertolife, Andrey Sysoev joined a collaborative project by Petra Schwille from @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @hendrikdietz.bsky.social from @tum.de, bridging wet-lab work and computational workflows. Read about his experience on our website👉 bit.ly/47Sd0zG
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
During his Master’s practical training at #mattertolife, Andrey Sysoev joined a collaborative project by Petra Schwille from @mpibiochem.bsky.social and @hendrikdietz.bsky.social from @tum.de, bridging wet-lab work and computational workflows. Read about his experience on our website👉 bit.ly/47Sd0zG
Tomorrow, 12 PM CET:
📣 Last Q&A! Got questions about your application? Bring them!
Then stick around for an Ask-a-Student session right after 😊 register now👇🏻
📣 Last Q&A! Got questions about your application? Bring them!
Then stick around for an Ask-a-Student session right after 😊 register now👇🏻
Don't forget to register - we will host three info sessions next week! Meet MtL coordinators and students, and ask us any questions regarding the program or your application! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Tomorrow, 12 PM CET:
📣 Last Q&A! Got questions about your application? Bring them!
Then stick around for an Ask-a-Student session right after 😊 register now👇🏻
📣 Last Q&A! Got questions about your application? Bring them!
Then stick around for an Ask-a-Student session right after 😊 register now👇🏻
📢 Don't miss our Lecture Series Alumnus Special - register now! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"Turning Peptides into Drugs - Protacs and Permeability"
Join us for a special lecture where MtL alumnus Philipp Baur will share insights from his postdoctoral research experience at the University of Queensland.
📍 Our lecture series is open to all. Register now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...!
Join us for a special lecture where MtL alumnus Philipp Baur will share insights from his postdoctoral research experience at the University of Queensland.
📍 Our lecture series is open to all. Register now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...!
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
📢 Don't miss our Lecture Series Alumnus Special - register now! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us tomorrow: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Don't forget to register - we will host three info sessions next week! Meet MtL coordinators and students, and ask us any questions regarding the program or your application! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Join us tomorrow: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
"Turning Peptides into Drugs - Protacs and Permeability"
Join us for a special lecture where MtL alumnus Philipp Baur will share insights from his postdoctoral research experience at the University of Queensland.
📍 Our lecture series is open to all. Register now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...!
Join us for a special lecture where MtL alumnus Philipp Baur will share insights from his postdoctoral research experience at the University of Queensland.
📍 Our lecture series is open to all. Register now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...!
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Turning Peptides into Drugs - Protacs and Permeability"
Join us for a special lecture where MtL alumnus Philipp Baur will share insights from his postdoctoral research experience at the University of Queensland.
📍 Our lecture series is open to all. Register now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...!
Join us for a special lecture where MtL alumnus Philipp Baur will share insights from his postdoctoral research experience at the University of Queensland.
📍 Our lecture series is open to all. Register now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...!
Don't forget to register - we will host three info sessions next week! Meet MtL coordinators and students, and ask us any questions regarding the program or your application! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Don't forget to register - we will host three info sessions next week! Meet MtL coordinators and students, and ask us any questions regarding the program or your application! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
Our PhD candidate Mussa completed his practical training with MtL Fellow Philippe Bastiaens, who sadly passed away earlier this year. At the @mpi-dortmund.bsky.social, Mussa explored the intricate mechanisms of cell signaling. Read the full article: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/386224/lab-r...
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our PhD candidate Mussa completed his practical training with MtL Fellow Philippe Bastiaens, who sadly passed away earlier this year. At the @mpi-dortmund.bsky.social, Mussa explored the intricate mechanisms of cell signaling. Read the full article: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/386224/lab-r...
📜New paper alert! 🧪
A transient assembly system showing how a single catalyst can drive multiple reactions simultaneously—offering insights into prebiotic chemistry and early life's chemical evolution.
From the group of Tanja Weil at @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A transient assembly system showing how a single catalyst can drive multiple reactions simultaneously—offering insights into prebiotic chemistry and early life's chemical evolution.
From the group of Tanja Weil at @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Regulating Promiscuous Catalysis via Substrate‐Induced Transient Assembly
We report a novel substrate-induced transient co-assembly between a short Lys-rich peptide and Fmoc-Gly-OH. In the activated state, the assembly exhibits promiscuous catalytic activity through the ra...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📜New paper alert! 🧪
A transient assembly system showing how a single catalyst can drive multiple reactions simultaneously—offering insights into prebiotic chemistry and early life's chemical evolution.
From the group of Tanja Weil at @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A transient assembly system showing how a single catalyst can drive multiple reactions simultaneously—offering insights into prebiotic chemistry and early life's chemical evolution.
From the group of Tanja Weil at @mpip-mainz.mpg.de
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our free info session starts soon: Join us at 7 pm CEST! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Can't make it? We offer another info session tomorrow, October 24th, at 7 am CEST 🙌 Simply register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We're looking forward to your questions!
Can't make it? We offer another info session tomorrow, October 24th, at 7 am CEST 🙌 Simply register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We're looking forward to your questions!
Thinking about applying? Curious about the admission process, or unsure about the requirements?
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
October 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Our free info session starts soon: Join us at 7 pm CEST! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Can't make it? We offer another info session tomorrow, October 24th, at 7 am CEST 🙌 Simply register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We're looking forward to your questions!
Can't make it? We offer another info session tomorrow, October 24th, at 7 am CEST 🙌 Simply register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We're looking forward to your questions!
For those in Heidelberg, MtL Fellow Eberhard Bodenschatz will be giving a talk 'The Poetry of Clouds' 🌫️ 'Die Poesie der Wolken : Neue Simulation verbessert Klimavorhersage' at the DAI Heidelberg this Sunday, 26.10 at 17:00.
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Veranstaltungen - Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut. Haus der Kultur.
Was wäre, wenn wir die Geburt einer Wolke in Echtzeit beobachten könnten – Tropfen für Tropfen? Der Physiker Eberhard Bodenschatz …
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October 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
For those in Heidelberg, MtL Fellow Eberhard Bodenschatz will be giving a talk 'The Poetry of Clouds' 🌫️ 'Die Poesie der Wolken : Neue Simulation verbessert Klimavorhersage' at the DAI Heidelberg this Sunday, 26.10 at 17:00.
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Congratulation to all winners of this years' Nobel Prize!
Did you know the phenomenon of Quantum tunnelling is very important in biological context too (at a vastly different scale of course!)?
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
Did you know the phenomenon of Quantum tunnelling is very important in biological context too (at a vastly different scale of course!)?
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit"
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October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Congratulation to all winners of this years' Nobel Prize!
Did you know the phenomenon of Quantum tunnelling is very important in biological context too (at a vastly different scale of course!)?
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
Did you know the phenomenon of Quantum tunnelling is very important in biological context too (at a vastly different scale of course!)?
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
See you tomorrow 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us for the next Matter to Life lecture with our new MtL faculty member Silvia Vignolini @vignolinilab.bsky.social from @mpici.bsky.social, who will explore the fascinating world of biomimetic colour engineering! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
See you tomorrow 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join our info session tomorrow, October 14th, at 12 pm CEST - we're looking forward to your questions! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Thinking about applying? Curious about the admission process, or unsure about the requirements?
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
October 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Join our info session tomorrow, October 14th, at 12 pm CEST - we're looking forward to your questions! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us for the next Matter to Life lecture with our new MtL faculty member Silvia Vignolini @vignolinilab.bsky.social from @mpici.bsky.social, who will explore the fascinating world of biomimetic colour engineering! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Join us for the next Matter to Life lecture with our new MtL faculty member Silvia Vignolini @vignolinilab.bsky.social from @mpici.bsky.social, who will explore the fascinating world of biomimetic colour engineering! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We are especially proud that our MtL alumna Anastassiya Schramm is representing #mattertolife on the Max Planck School Day’s stage today 👏🏻
October 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We are especially proud that our MtL alumna Anastassiya Schramm is representing #mattertolife on the Max Planck School Day’s stage today 👏🏻
MPS Day 2025 is on! 🎉 This year’s topic: Science in the Age of AI
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
October 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
MPS Day 2025 is on! 🎉 This year’s topic: Science in the Age of AI
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
A warm welcome to all new PhD candidates – from our sister schools @mps-cognition.bsky.social @mps-photonics.bsky.social and our very own MPS #mattertolife!
Now on stage: Our Fellow Karin Jacob’s for the #passionforscience lecture!
Thinking about applying? Curious about the admission process, or unsure about the requirements?
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thinking about applying? Curious about the admission process, or unsure about the requirements?
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
We’re hosting info sessions in October and November to give you an insight into our Integrated MSc/PhD program and to answer your questions!
👉 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/get-to-know-...
🌱 New beginnings, fresh faces!
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
New Faculty Members from October 2025
Matter to Life welcomes 18 new Fellows, enhancing innovative research and mentorship opportunities for PhD candidates starting this October.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🌱 New beginnings, fresh faces!
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
As our pilot phase wraps up, the school is ready to grow and thrive. We’re thrilled to welcome 18 new fellows to the #MatterToLife Faculty 🎉 Each brings exciting perspectives from across interdisciplinary research. mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/355008/new-f...
Quick reminder: Join us tomorrow as our new Fellow Franziska Lautenschläger takes the stage in the MtL Lecture Series! Free to attend, virtual, and open to all 🙌 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Meet Franziska Lautenschläger from Saarland University @uni-saarland.de! She is one of our new Fellows joining the Matter to Life faculty in October and will share insights into her research during her talk on “The Cytoskeleton Steering Cells” 👏
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Quick reminder: Join us tomorrow as our new Fellow Franziska Lautenschläger takes the stage in the MtL Lecture Series! Free to attend, virtual, and open to all 🙌 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📣 Last chance to apply!
Applications for our URO program close tomorrow, October 1st.
Don't miss this opportunity:
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
👉 Funded 10-week research internship
👉 Learn from esteemed scientists
👉 No prior research experience required
Applications for our URO program close tomorrow, October 1st.
Don't miss this opportunity:
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
👉 Funded 10-week research internship
👉 Learn from esteemed scientists
👉 No prior research experience required
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣 Last chance to apply!
Applications for our URO program close tomorrow, October 1st.
Don't miss this opportunity:
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
👉 Funded 10-week research internship
👉 Learn from esteemed scientists
👉 No prior research experience required
Applications for our URO program close tomorrow, October 1st.
Don't miss this opportunity:
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
👉 Funded 10-week research internship
👉 Learn from esteemed scientists
👉 No prior research experience required
Our PhD candidate Irene completed her lab rotations with MtL Fellows Wolfram Zimmermann from @uni-goettingen.de and the University Medical Center Göttingen and David Zwicker @zwickergroup.bsky.social from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization. Read the full article 🙌
Lab Rotation Experience of Irene Pellini
One Model, Two Rhythms: Simulating Collective Dynamics in Heart and Brain
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September 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our PhD candidate Irene completed her lab rotations with MtL Fellows Wolfram Zimmermann from @uni-goettingen.de and the University Medical Center Göttingen and David Zwicker @zwickergroup.bsky.social from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization. Read the full article 🙌
👏 And that's a wrap for Fall Days 2025 @mpip-mainz.mpg.de!
We thank all the speakers, presenters, participants, and our hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social, for making this event lively and the science vibrant.
Next stop Spring Days 2026 in Marburg!🥳
We thank all the speakers, presenters, participants, and our hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social, for making this event lively and the science vibrant.
Next stop Spring Days 2026 in Marburg!🥳
September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
👏 And that's a wrap for Fall Days 2025 @mpip-mainz.mpg.de!
We thank all the speakers, presenters, participants, and our hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social, for making this event lively and the science vibrant.
Next stop Spring Days 2026 in Marburg!🥳
We thank all the speakers, presenters, participants, and our hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social, for making this event lively and the science vibrant.
Next stop Spring Days 2026 in Marburg!🥳
⏳ Applications for our Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) program close soon!
Gain hands-on research experience in Germany & explore interdisciplinary science with Matter to Life.
Apply now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
Gain hands-on research experience in Germany & explore interdisciplinary science with Matter to Life.
Apply now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
📣 Applications for URO 2026 are now OPEN!
👉 How about a funded research internship in Germany? Spend 10 weeks in the lab of one of our faculty Fellows! Work alongside renowned scientists and gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge methods 🙌 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
👉 How about a funded research internship in Germany? Spend 10 weeks in the lab of one of our faculty Fellows! Work alongside renowned scientists and gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge methods 🙌 mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Explore a funded 10‑week undergraduate research internship in cutting‑edge Matter to Life labs across Germany—gain hands‑on experience, mentoring & support.
mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
⏳ Applications for our Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) program close soon!
Gain hands-on research experience in Germany & explore interdisciplinary science with Matter to Life.
Apply now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
Gain hands-on research experience in Germany & explore interdisciplinary science with Matter to Life.
Apply now: mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/uro-research...
Meet Franziska Lautenschläger from Saarland University @uni-saarland.de! She is one of our new Fellows joining the Matter to Life faculty in October and will share insights into her research during her talk on “The Cytoskeleton Steering Cells” 👏
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Meet Franziska Lautenschläger from Saarland University @uni-saarland.de! She is one of our new Fellows joining the Matter to Life faculty in October and will share insights into her research during her talk on “The Cytoskeleton Steering Cells” 👏
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Max Planck School Matter to Life
The #mattertolife fall days are a wonderful opportunity to connect to this vibrant community. This time at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de with talks by the local hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social, @landfesterdept.bsky.social and @weilgroup.bsky.social. Thanks @mattertolife.bsky.social for bringing us here 👍😀🙏
September 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The #mattertolife fall days are a wonderful opportunity to connect to this vibrant community. This time at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de with talks by the local hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social, @landfesterdept.bsky.social and @weilgroup.bsky.social. Thanks @mattertolife.bsky.social for bringing us here 👍😀🙏