Physics of Life Dresden
@poldresden.bsky.social
We are the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life (PoL) of Technische Universität Dresden @tudresden.bsky.social @dfg.de
Our goal is to unravel the principles underlying the organization of living matter.
https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de
Our goal is to unravel the principles underlying the organization of living matter.
https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de
Exciting news! PoL PI Elias Barriga @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social has been awarded the Innovation Award by the German Society for Cell Biology! (DGZ) 🏆
The DGZ recognizes his contributions, including the discovery that mechanically induced electric fields guide collective cell migration. Congrats!
The DGZ recognizes his contributions, including the discovery that mechanically induced electric fields guide collective cell migration. Congrats!
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Exciting news! PoL PI Elias Barriga @eliasbarrigalab.bsky.social has been awarded the Innovation Award by the German Society for Cell Biology! (DGZ) 🏆
The DGZ recognizes his contributions, including the discovery that mechanically induced electric fields guide collective cell migration. Congrats!
The DGZ recognizes his contributions, including the discovery that mechanically induced electric fields guide collective cell migration. Congrats!
🚨 #WeAreHiring a facility manager to lead our state-of-the-art research infrastructure at PoL! 🔬 Please share with your scientific network.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨 #WeAreHiring a facility manager to lead our state-of-the-art research infrastructure at PoL! 🔬 Please share with your scientific network.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics.
Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy
🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.
🚨 #WeAreHiring! Wir beim Physics of Life suchen für ein/e Verwaltungsleiter/in für unser internationales Team. 🌍 Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter!
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung!
🗓️Frist: 30.10.2025
Alle Infos hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#sachsenjobs #jobalert #admin #jobstelle
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung!
🗓️Frist: 30.10.2025
Alle Infos hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#sachsenjobs #jobalert #admin #jobstelle
October 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨 #WeAreHiring! Wir beim Physics of Life suchen für ein/e Verwaltungsleiter/in für unser internationales Team. 🌍 Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter!
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung!
🗓️Frist: 30.10.2025
Alle Infos hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#sachsenjobs #jobalert #admin #jobstelle
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung!
🗓️Frist: 30.10.2025
Alle Infos hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#sachsenjobs #jobalert #admin #jobstelle
Attention colleagues! Interested in an interdisciplinary #PhD? 🧬 Apply now for one of 12 PhD positions exploring biomolecular #condensates! This program involves several PoL PIs, bridging the gap between physics and biology.
Apply here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/
🗓Deadline: 24. October
Apply here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/
🗓Deadline: 24. October
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Attention colleagues! Interested in an interdisciplinary #PhD? 🧬 Apply now for one of 12 PhD positions exploring biomolecular #condensates! This program involves several PoL PIs, bridging the gap between physics and biology.
Apply here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/
🗓Deadline: 24. October
Apply here: dresdencondensates.org/join-us/
🗓Deadline: 24. October
We recently featured in the new TUD film, highlighting how research at PoL is transformative. We are ushering in a revolution in biology, understanding life as a physical process, and bringing physics to life. 🔬
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=58e9...
Images: ©️ AVANGA Filmproduktion
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=58e9...
Images: ©️ AVANGA Filmproduktion
October 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We recently featured in the new TUD film, highlighting how research at PoL is transformative. We are ushering in a revolution in biology, understanding life as a physical process, and bringing physics to life. 🔬
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=58e9...
Images: ©️ AVANGA Filmproduktion
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=58e9...
Images: ©️ AVANGA Filmproduktion
🚨 #WeAreHiring!
Wir beim Physics of Life suchen eine engagierte Persönlichkeit zur Verstärkung unseres Teams im infrastrukturellen Gebäudemanagement! Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung.
🗓️ Frist: 14.10.2025
Alle Details hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#wearehiring #sachsenjobs #joboffer #jobsdeutschland
Wir beim Physics of Life suchen eine engagierte Persönlichkeit zur Verstärkung unseres Teams im infrastrukturellen Gebäudemanagement! Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung.
🗓️ Frist: 14.10.2025
Alle Details hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#wearehiring #sachsenjobs #joboffer #jobsdeutschland
September 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🚨 #WeAreHiring!
Wir beim Physics of Life suchen eine engagierte Persönlichkeit zur Verstärkung unseres Teams im infrastrukturellen Gebäudemanagement! Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung.
🗓️ Frist: 14.10.2025
Alle Details hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#wearehiring #sachsenjobs #joboffer #jobsdeutschland
Wir beim Physics of Life suchen eine engagierte Persönlichkeit zur Verstärkung unseres Teams im infrastrukturellen Gebäudemanagement! Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung.
🗓️ Frist: 14.10.2025
Alle Details hier: tud.link/f4wf13
#wearehiring #sachsenjobs #joboffer #jobsdeutschland
Excellence begins where people come together. PoL was honoured to be included in the recent "We are TUD" film @tudresden.bsky.social alongside other TUD Excellence Clusters and researchers. Very excited for the start of this new chapter! 🤓🤝
Watch the full film on Youtube: youtu.be/58e9lF793ww
Watch the full film on Youtube: youtu.be/58e9lF793ww
September 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Excellence begins where people come together. PoL was honoured to be included in the recent "We are TUD" film @tudresden.bsky.social alongside other TUD Excellence Clusters and researchers. Very excited for the start of this new chapter! 🤓🤝
Watch the full film on Youtube: youtu.be/58e9lF793ww
Watch the full film on Youtube: youtu.be/58e9lF793ww
🚨Attention image analysts, with expertise in programming and image/data science software!
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
September 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🚨Attention image analysts, with expertise in programming and image/data science software!
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
We are #hiring another scientific role at PoL to support our interdisciplinary research team. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
🗓Deadline: September 19th
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
#imageanalysis #jobad
We are #hiring for two scientific support roles at PoL - in light microscopy and biophysics instrumentation. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We are #hiring for two scientific support roles at PoL - in light microscopy and biophysics instrumentation. Please share with your network! 👨🔬 🔬
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
Are you an expert in either of these areas? We would love to hear from you! The deadline for both roles is September 18th. 🗓️
Apply here: tud.link/vj1kv9
We are excited to announce our new #partnership with the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) in Singapore! 🇸🇬
This collaboration will combine MBI’s expertise on molecular, cell, and tissue mechanobiology with our research on spatiotemporal organization of living matter to understand how organisms form 🔬
This collaboration will combine MBI’s expertise on molecular, cell, and tissue mechanobiology with our research on spatiotemporal organization of living matter to understand how organisms form 🔬
August 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
We are excited to announce our new #partnership with the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) in Singapore! 🇸🇬
This collaboration will combine MBI’s expertise on molecular, cell, and tissue mechanobiology with our research on spatiotemporal organization of living matter to understand how organisms form 🔬
This collaboration will combine MBI’s expertise on molecular, cell, and tissue mechanobiology with our research on spatiotemporal organization of living matter to understand how organisms form 🔬
🚨 #WeAreHiring! Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter! Wir suchen eine/n Projektassistent/in für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life! Bewerbt euch bis zum 21. August. Mehr Infos hier: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #jobalert #jobdestages #sachsenjobs #dresdenjobs
#joboffer #jobalert #jobdestages #sachsenjobs #dresdenjobs
August 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🚨 #WeAreHiring! Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter! Wir suchen eine/n Projektassistent/in für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life! Bewerbt euch bis zum 21. August. Mehr Infos hier: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #jobalert #jobdestages #sachsenjobs #dresdenjobs
#joboffer #jobalert #jobdestages #sachsenjobs #dresdenjobs
For our seventh (and final) new #Research Avenue at PoL we're diving deep into data! For Bio-Data Science and Physics-Informed AI 💻
We will develop cutting-edge computational methods, including AI and Machine Learning, blending data and theory to uncover hidden patterns in living systems. 📈
We will develop cutting-edge computational methods, including AI and Machine Learning, blending data and theory to uncover hidden patterns in living systems. 📈
July 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
For our seventh (and final) new #Research Avenue at PoL we're diving deep into data! For Bio-Data Science and Physics-Informed AI 💻
We will develop cutting-edge computational methods, including AI and Machine Learning, blending data and theory to uncover hidden patterns in living systems. 📈
We will develop cutting-edge computational methods, including AI and Machine Learning, blending data and theory to uncover hidden patterns in living systems. 📈
🚨 #JobAlert Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter! Wir suchen eine/n Informatiker/in für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life!
Bewerbt euch bis zum 8. August.
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #wearehiring #jobdestages #sachsenjobs
Bewerbt euch bis zum 8. August.
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #wearehiring #jobdestages #sachsenjobs
July 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
🚨 #JobAlert Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter! Wir suchen eine/n Informatiker/in für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life!
Bewerbt euch bis zum 8. August.
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #wearehiring #jobdestages #sachsenjobs
Bewerbt euch bis zum 8. August.
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #wearehiring #jobdestages #sachsenjobs
Our sixth new #Research Avenue at PoL is Engineering Living Matter!
By building reconstituted or synthetic modules that reproduce functional parts of living systems at molecular, cellular, and tissue scales, we aim to reveal the physical principles of life 🤓 🧫
By building reconstituted or synthetic modules that reproduce functional parts of living systems at molecular, cellular, and tissue scales, we aim to reveal the physical principles of life 🤓 🧫
July 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Our sixth new #Research Avenue at PoL is Engineering Living Matter!
By building reconstituted or synthetic modules that reproduce functional parts of living systems at molecular, cellular, and tissue scales, we aim to reveal the physical principles of life 🤓 🧫
By building reconstituted or synthetic modules that reproduce functional parts of living systems at molecular, cellular, and tissue scales, we aim to reveal the physical principles of life 🤓 🧫
Our fifth new #Research Avenue at PoL is Physical Measurements in Intact Living Systems 🔬
Developing non-invasive microscopy tech is key for measuring physical forces like electric fields, pressure, stress, and more. This will bring our understanding of the physical basis of life to a new level.
Developing non-invasive microscopy tech is key for measuring physical forces like electric fields, pressure, stress, and more. This will bring our understanding of the physical basis of life to a new level.
July 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Our fifth new #Research Avenue at PoL is Physical Measurements in Intact Living Systems 🔬
Developing non-invasive microscopy tech is key for measuring physical forces like electric fields, pressure, stress, and more. This will bring our understanding of the physical basis of life to a new level.
Developing non-invasive microscopy tech is key for measuring physical forces like electric fields, pressure, stress, and more. This will bring our understanding of the physical basis of life to a new level.
How does life organize itself? 🤔 PoL's fourth new #Research Avenue is Energy and Information Flows in Active Matter.
Our aim is to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergent dynamic organization of the living state of matter. To do so, we harness the physics of life to investigate!
Our aim is to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergent dynamic organization of the living state of matter. To do so, we harness the physics of life to investigate!
July 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
How does life organize itself? 🤔 PoL's fourth new #Research Avenue is Energy and Information Flows in Active Matter.
Our aim is to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergent dynamic organization of the living state of matter. To do so, we harness the physics of life to investigate!
Our aim is to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergent dynamic organization of the living state of matter. To do so, we harness the physics of life to investigate!
Our third new #Research Avenue: Self-Organizing Active Molecular Systems! 🧬
We're uncovering the physical principles of self-organization leading to functional cytoskeletal and chromatin structures. Our research will reveal how these structures emerge from molecular behaviors and interactions!
We're uncovering the physical principles of self-organization leading to functional cytoskeletal and chromatin structures. Our research will reveal how these structures emerge from molecular behaviors and interactions!
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our third new #Research Avenue: Self-Organizing Active Molecular Systems! 🧬
We're uncovering the physical principles of self-organization leading to functional cytoskeletal and chromatin structures. Our research will reveal how these structures emerge from molecular behaviors and interactions!
We're uncovering the physical principles of self-organization leading to functional cytoskeletal and chromatin structures. Our research will reveal how these structures emerge from molecular behaviors and interactions!
That’s a wrap on #LNDWDD 2025! Thank you to the CRTD
@crtd-tud.bsky.social for hosting PoL for the evening. With over 2000 visitors, we were proud to take part in Dresden’s largest scientific outreach event. Special thanks to the 50+ PoL volunteers who made this possible! 🤓💪
#sciencecommunication
@crtd-tud.bsky.social for hosting PoL for the evening. With over 2000 visitors, we were proud to take part in Dresden’s largest scientific outreach event. Special thanks to the 50+ PoL volunteers who made this possible! 🤓💪
#sciencecommunication
June 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
That’s a wrap on #LNDWDD 2025! Thank you to the CRTD
@crtd-tud.bsky.social for hosting PoL for the evening. With over 2000 visitors, we were proud to take part in Dresden’s largest scientific outreach event. Special thanks to the 50+ PoL volunteers who made this possible! 🤓💪
#sciencecommunication
@crtd-tud.bsky.social for hosting PoL for the evening. With over 2000 visitors, we were proud to take part in Dresden’s largest scientific outreach event. Special thanks to the 50+ PoL volunteers who made this possible! 🤓💪
#sciencecommunication
Our second new #Research Avenue at PoL: Emergent Cellular Phases! 👩🔬🧫
RA2 aims to connect the physical principles and underlying molecular mechanisms of how membraneless compartments (like biological condensates) form, to uncover how cells generate, maintain, and control these distinct phases.
RA2 aims to connect the physical principles and underlying molecular mechanisms of how membraneless compartments (like biological condensates) form, to uncover how cells generate, maintain, and control these distinct phases.
June 20, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our second new #Research Avenue at PoL: Emergent Cellular Phases! 👩🔬🧫
RA2 aims to connect the physical principles and underlying molecular mechanisms of how membraneless compartments (like biological condensates) form, to uncover how cells generate, maintain, and control these distinct phases.
RA2 aims to connect the physical principles and underlying molecular mechanisms of how membraneless compartments (like biological condensates) form, to uncover how cells generate, maintain, and control these distinct phases.
Exciting new #research at PoL! 👩🔬🧫
Research Avenue 1 focuses on collective transitions in multicellular systems. We aim to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergence of functional structures in living tissues, examining how cell behaviors and interactions lead to complex organization.
Research Avenue 1 focuses on collective transitions in multicellular systems. We aim to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergence of functional structures in living tissues, examining how cell behaviors and interactions lead to complex organization.
June 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Exciting new #research at PoL! 👩🔬🧫
Research Avenue 1 focuses on collective transitions in multicellular systems. We aim to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergence of functional structures in living tissues, examining how cell behaviors and interactions lead to complex organization.
Research Avenue 1 focuses on collective transitions in multicellular systems. We aim to reveal the physical principles underlying the emergence of functional structures in living tissues, examining how cell behaviors and interactions lead to complex organization.
#JobAlert! 🚨We are #hiring for our admin team at PoL! Would you like to work in an international environment, and speak multiple languages? (German/English). We would love to hear from you!
🗓️Deadline: June 26th
Check here for more info: tud.link/rywtux
#sachsenjobs #adminjobs #dresdenjobs #admin
🗓️Deadline: June 26th
Check here for more info: tud.link/rywtux
#sachsenjobs #adminjobs #dresdenjobs #admin
June 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#JobAlert! 🚨We are #hiring for our admin team at PoL! Would you like to work in an international environment, and speak multiple languages? (German/English). We would love to hear from you!
🗓️Deadline: June 26th
Check here for more info: tud.link/rywtux
#sachsenjobs #adminjobs #dresdenjobs #admin
🗓️Deadline: June 26th
Check here for more info: tud.link/rywtux
#sachsenjobs #adminjobs #dresdenjobs #admin
Science at PoL is evolving, following our renewal by the DFG @dfg.de. Our new research goals are highlighted through 7 interwoven Research Avenues (RAs), each exploring a key biological question from a physics perspective.
Keep an eye out for our posts highlighting each RA, starting tomorrow! 🤓🧬
Keep an eye out for our posts highlighting each RA, starting tomorrow! 🤓🧬
June 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Science at PoL is evolving, following our renewal by the DFG @dfg.de. Our new research goals are highlighted through 7 interwoven Research Avenues (RAs), each exploring a key biological question from a physics perspective.
Keep an eye out for our posts highlighting each RA, starting tomorrow! 🤓🧬
Keep an eye out for our posts highlighting each RA, starting tomorrow! 🤓🧬
After its renewal last week, our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life will be taking on new challenges! In the upcoming weeks, we will be explaining here our new scientific directions, represented by 7 interwoven Research Avenues🔬👩🔬
Stay tuned!
Learn more: tud.link/5f2m72
#biophysics #research #dfg
Stay tuned!
Learn more: tud.link/5f2m72
#biophysics #research #dfg
May 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
After its renewal last week, our Excellence Cluster Physics of Life will be taking on new challenges! In the upcoming weeks, we will be explaining here our new scientific directions, represented by 7 interwoven Research Avenues🔬👩🔬
Stay tuned!
Learn more: tud.link/5f2m72
#biophysics #research #dfg
Stay tuned!
Learn more: tud.link/5f2m72
#biophysics #research #dfg
Great news for @tudresden.bsky.social! 🎉 In addition to Physics of Life, 4 additional Excellence Clusters were funded at the TUD by the DFG @dfg.de. Congratulations to all our friends and colleagues, and especially to the Speakers of the Clusters and the TUD rector!
Read more: tud.link/cfwd9z
Read more: tud.link/cfwd9z
May 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Great news for @tudresden.bsky.social! 🎉 In addition to Physics of Life, 4 additional Excellence Clusters were funded at the TUD by the DFG @dfg.de. Congratulations to all our friends and colleagues, and especially to the Speakers of the Clusters and the TUD rector!
Read more: tud.link/cfwd9z
Read more: tud.link/cfwd9z
🚨 #JobAlert! Wir suchen einen neuen Assistent/in zur Verstärkung unseres internationales Teams. In dieser Rolle wirst du unsere größtenteils internationalen MitarbeiterInnen einarbeiten und beim Ankommen in Deutschland unterstützen.
📅 Bewerbungsfrist 12.06.2025
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux
📅 Bewerbungsfrist 12.06.2025
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux
May 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🚨 #JobAlert! Wir suchen einen neuen Assistent/in zur Verstärkung unseres internationales Teams. In dieser Rolle wirst du unsere größtenteils internationalen MitarbeiterInnen einarbeiten und beim Ankommen in Deutschland unterstützen.
📅 Bewerbungsfrist 12.06.2025
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux
📅 Bewerbungsfrist 12.06.2025
Mehr Infos: tud.link/rywtux