Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
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Our research concerns biological membranes with particular emphasis on the structure and function of membrane proteins. #Biophysics #cryoEM #structuralbiology
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Joined February 2019
We’re hosting the EMBO Practical Course on In-situ structural biology by CryoFIB and CryoET in April 2026.❄️ You can expect hands-on training, cutting-edge methods and a chance to work alongside leading experts in structural biology. 🔗Apply by Dec 8 2025:
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Our researchers shared their work in public lectures, and our Electron Microscopy Facilityopened its doors for exclusive guided tours 🔬
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Guests enjoyed our virtual reality exploration of the cell 🦠 discovered protein structures 🧪cooled off with liquid nitrogen ice cream 🍦 and more!
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Science came to life at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics during the 2025 Night of Science of @goetheuni ! 🌙✨
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👏 Congrats to @SafarianSchara on his nomination for the Paul Ehrlich & Ludwig Darmstaedter Early Career Award—Germany’s top honor for young life science researchers! 🎉 . Hear his talk on Sept 15: 👉 #Biophysics #EarlyCareerAward #ScientificExcellence
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From India to Germany: @Prati269 and Deepshikha Ghosh shared their journeys as international scientists with 30 students at Friedrich Dessauer Gymnasium and offered insights into biophysics, skills & career paths in research. 🧪 #scienceforall #scienceoutreach #biophysics
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Sixteen of our Institute’s colleagues, along with colleagues from the MPI for Legal History & Legal Theory, took part in this year’s 5.6-kilometre #jpmcc2025, challenging themselves and encouraging others! It was great to join the wave of over 64,000 runners!
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RT @BioPhysMatt: Puzzled 🧩 how glycans 🍬influence protein life? . With @RommieAmaro Roberto Covino, Attilio Vargiu and Giorgio Colombo we m….
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This is Ana’s third ERC grant! We’re proud to celebrate her success and groundbreaking work here at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics. #ERCAdG Read more here 🔗
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Congratulations to our director Ana García-Sáez for receiving an ERC Advanced Grant! 📣 Her work on mitochondrial membranes continues to push the frontiers of biophysics and cell biology 🧬 #ERCAdG @ERC_Research
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RT @ERC_Research: 📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!. The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part….
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3/3: @goetheuni @fias_science @MpiBrain @Saar_Uni @uni_mainz and the Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur @Landtag_Hessen.
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2/3: On behalf of the SCALE spokespersons, Inga Hänelt @IHanelt and Michaela Müller-McNicoll @mixmue from @goetheuni, and @MPIbp director Martin Beck @Beck_Laboratory, the SCALE team extends their heartfelt thanks to all partners and collaborators:.
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1/3: 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the @SCALE_Uni_FFM cluster initiative has been selected as an Excellence Cluster by the German Research Foundation (DFG) following a highly competitive selection process. 👏
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Komm’ am 13. Juni bei uns vorbei während der #nightofscience✨!Erlebe, wie aus Stickstoff leckeres Eis🍦wird, wie unsere Zellen und unsere DNA 🧬 aussehen, und mach’ mit bei unserem Parkour des Lebens! 👉👉: #biophysik
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📣 Job alert! Our partner group, the Dioscuri Centre for Modeling of Posttranslational Modifications.@BioPhysMatt, is seeking a talented individual in the field of #ComputationalBiophysics. Apply ✏️✅! #AssistantProfessor 👉
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Working towards #GenderEquality 👩🔬🧪.20 curious students joined our Girls’ Day to explore DNA 🧬, electron microscopy 🔬, and the science behind chocolate ice cream 🍦😋 #GirlsDay #womeninSTEM
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RT @imprs_cbp: Congratulations to Noemi Iwicki on being selected for the Max Planck Society’s ARTEMIS program! 👏 It supports early-career r….
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RT @imprs_cbp: Organizing guest seminars lets you shape discussions and build connections. 💡 IMPRS-CBP student Ada Rivero hosted two and, d….
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