#proudPI moment: this afternoon, my first student, Maryam Setoudeh, successfully defended her #PhD thesis @tudresden.bsky.social.
Picture of happy student and inanely grinning PI provided by @zhaoshh.bsky.social.
@mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social
This is a fantastic #biophysics job opportunity to join us in Dresden @mpipks.bsky.social! Apply by the 3rd of April!
03.03.2026 13:15 — 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
2026 marks the 25th Anniversary of @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. We invite all Alumni to reconnect and celebrate 25 years of science together August 24-25. Sign up, if you would like to receive further updates, formal registration will follow: www.mpi-cbg.de/25th-anniver...
18.02.2026 16:20 — 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 2
On my way to Basel, where I'll talk about "Mechanics of lumina" @biozentrum.unibas.ch tomorrow. Surprisingly, my 6-minute train connection at Fulda worked out.
15.02.2026 16:09 — 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The ELBE #postdoc #fellowship is a fantastic opportunity to join us in Dresden @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de. Apply now!
02.02.2026 15:55 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
You have a background in math/physics/computer science/ML and are looking for an interdisciplinary postdoc fellowship in life sciences with free choice of host groups? Then join us at the CSBD as an ELBE postdoc! The application deadline is the 13 of March
28.01.2026 08:19 — 👍 11 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1
Job alert🚨I am advertising a 2-year postdoctoral position to work on the mathematics of plant morphogenesis @mpipz.bsky.social. Candidates with interests in mathematical modelling, mechanics, or biophysics are strongly encouraged to apply. 🌱Reposts are appreciated!
jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4...
Fantastic and snowy two-hour “evening constitutional” at the @mpipks.bsky.social Biological Physics retreat in Oberwiesenthal! Great chatting with Pierre @lepuslapis.bsky.social and Christina Kurzthaler
20.01.2026 21:57 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Just got back from the traditional post-prandial constitutional at the @mpipks.bsky.social #biophysics retreat. Photo illustrates visibility on the slopes of the Fichtelberg and @larshubatsch.bsky.social trying to figure out whether we were still on a path...
20.01.2026 21:49 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0I still made it to @mpi-cbg.de by bike. Looking forward to the ride home...
09.01.2026 13:46 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A mechanical puzzle solved: @lepuslapis.bsky.social and @zhaoshh.bsky.social lay the foundations for mechanical instabilities on curved surfaces. @mpi-cbg.de @mpipks.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social, publication in @physrevlett.bsky.social: www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
07.01.2026 16:36 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0Congratulations!
05.01.2026 19:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I purchased it myself ("Dresdner Backhaus")...
24.12.2025 14:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
By now a group tradition: (excessive) pre-Christmas ingestion of Stollen...
24.12.2025 12:48 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The institute Christmas tree is up!
28.11.2025 14:17 — 👍 29 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Welcome, @madalenamrp.bsky.social!
18.12.2025 15:44 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How does an elastic line buckle within a curved surface? The answer, by @zhaoshh.bsky.social and @lepuslapis.bsky.social @mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social, has now been #published @physrevlett.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1103/63py-ph5s
Welcome, @matthiasmuhar.bsky.social!
11.12.2025 20:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🚨Job Opportunity for #Postdocs!
We’re searching for a talented postdoctoral scientist to join our team, and explore meiotic spindle self-organization at the crossroads of biology and physics 🔬👩🔬
🔗 Curious? Apply now: tud.link/7fmgeg
🗓️ Deadline: January 14, 2026
Please share with your network!
@mpipks.bsky.social @mpi-cbg.de @csbdresden.bsky.social
11.12.2025 08:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Many thanks to two anonymous #reviewers for helpful #peer_review comments that made the Letter (even) better!
11.12.2025 08:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Now #published @physrevlett.bsky.social: the answer to the question that Euler did not solve three hundred years ago*. @zhaoshh.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1103/63py-ph5s
* Possible reasons include not having access to Mathematica and predating Riemann (in the non-ecological sense).
O little town of Oxford,
How still we see thee lie.
But above thy deep and dreamless sleep,
Complex thoughts go by.
Still not convinced? Don't worry, you have all Christmas to 'mull' it over. Closes 12 January.
Full details of the role: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/74844
One of our founding directors Anthony Hyman @hymanlab.bsky.social will become @embl.org Director General: www.mpi-cbg.de/news-outreac...
27.11.2025 13:20 — 👍 62 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 0A couple of days left to apply for a summer #internship in #biophysics @mpipks.bsky.social . A great opportunity to join us over the summer of 2026!
20.11.2025 08:03 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
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
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...
23.10.2025 09:34 — 👍 16 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1I was (all too briefly) a Hooke Fellow @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social : these are fantastic positions, so you should apply!
22.10.2025 09:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A fantastic opportunity to join @mpipks.bsky.social as an independent #postdoc fellow - apply now!
21.10.2025 14:41 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
