SFB1551 group leader Michael te Vrugt was featured in Nachrichten aus der Chemie! At @pintofscience.de, he wowed the audience with a creative "zombie apocalypse talk"—playfully testing models that also apply to real epidemics like rabies & COVID-19🧪🍺🧟 Check👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🚨🚨IDPSeminars is BACK 🚨🚨 Season 19 (!) gets underway next week with @rohitpappu68.bsky.social and Meredith Jackrel! Date: Thur. Sept 4th Time: 1 pm EST [USA] / 7 pm CET [Europe] If you've previously signed up, you should be good to go, otherwise, please sign up at idpseminars.com

✨ Polymers: The Hidden Heroes of Life ✨ Thrilled to share that our science outreach chapter has just been published in the Springer Series "Science for a Better Tomorrow"! A true example of how collaboration and curiosity can drive meaningful science communication! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Fresh in Nature Communications: a big update from the international biocondensate community featuring SFB1551 spokespersons @dormannlab.bsky.social and @lemkelab.bsky.social Read more 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Congrats to all authors!

🎉 Congrats to @kgaurav.bsky.social, Lukas Stelzl & @reneketting.bsky.social (SFB1551) on their new Biophysical Journal paper! #MUT16 #PhaseSeparation #MutatorFoci #SmallRNA #GeneRegulation #Celegans #ProteinAssembly #RNAResearch #MultiscaleSimulations Great teamwork👏👏👏 www.cell.com/biophysj/ful....

Shout-out to all the students in our network! 💪 Check out the EMBL courses and conferences for 2026! The SFB1551 Integrated Research Training Group is here to support your journey with top-notch training to boost your project. #EMBL #research #training #lifesciences #molecularbiology #bioinformatics

What an amazing crowd we had at the recent SPP2191 & SFB1551 joint retreat at Basecamp Bonn! We can’t wait to see everyone again in September at the GBM Compact: Focus on Condensate Biology & the SPP2191 Satellite Meeting in Frankfurt. Early registration ends today!

🚨Publication alert🚨 "Molecular simulations of enzymatic phosphorylation of disordered proteins and their condensates" by Emanuele Zippo, @lstelzl.bsky.social, @dormannlab.bsky.social & Thomas Speck. Congratulations!! 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #TDP43 #CK1δ #ALS #biophysics #proteincondensates

#PintOfScience Mainz 2025 with a full house at Wallenstein! 🧬🧟‍♂️Glad to hear Michael te Vrugt from SFB1551 @unimainz.bsky.social connecting zombie outbreaks with real-world challenges like pandemics! Huge thanks to the organizers & congrats to all speakers on a great night! #pint25 @pintofscience.de

How often do you hear about zombies & physics? If you are in Mainz, you just can’t miss Michael te Vrugt‘s talk on Monday, 19 May at 18h, downtown at the Wallenstein Cafe! Come and get sip of science with your friends. Get your tickets here: www.pintofscience.de/events/mainz

We are thrilled to announce that registration has officially opened for the GBM Compact 2025 and SPP2191 International Symposium, which will take place as a satellite meeting! Save the dates 16-19 September & register in the link below👇

Some of our researchers took part in the workshop 'Using AI Assistants to Increase Productivity' by Daniel Mertens. We're grateful to the trainer for the insightful content & to the co-organizers for making it possible @sfb1361.bsky.social, @imbmainz.bsky.social @4r-rtg.bsky.social, SFB1552 & GenEvo

Join us from May 19–21 for an exciting series of science talks in the heart of Mainz. Meet brilliant researchers, explore topics from physics to genetics, and enjoy your favorite drink in a relaxed atmosphere. Bring your friends, save the dates, and secure your spot! #pint25 #pint25DE #pintDE

🎭Wrapped up the Laboratory of Theatrical Practices w/ actress & director Sofia Cabrita @unimainz.bsky.social An IRTG workshop exploring where performance meets research — embodiment, attention & improvisation in action. Thanks to all who brought the energy! 🙌 #ArtAndScience #training #communication

📢 We are thrilled to announce our International Symposium on Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function, happening from 4-6 March 2026! 📍It will take place in Mainz, Germany, at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de on the @unimainz.bsky.social campus. 🌐 Find more information here: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte...

Science came alive at #GirlsAndBoysDay 2025! 🔬✨ 30 young minds explored cell imaging, molecular simulations & more at @unimainz.bsky.social + @imbmainz.bsky.social Big thanks to the amazing #SFB1551 researchers for inspiring the next gen of scientists! #STEM #FutureScientists #ScienceForAll

It was a pleasure to host Prof. Dr. Paolo Arosio from @ethzurich.bsky.social, who gave a fascinating talk on "Engineering Enzymatic Reactions and Protein Aggregation with Biomolecular Condensates." #BiomolecularCondensates #PhaseSeparation #EnzymaticReactions #ProteinAggregation

Recently, some of our female PhD students attended the SpeakUp workshop led by Katarina Kovalcikova, followed by a panel discussion highlighting diverse and exciting career paths in both academia and industry! Grateful to the event co-organizers @sfb1361.bsky.social @4r-rtg.bsky.social and GenEvo.

We are proud to share a new publication from Lukas Stelzl Lab @lstelzl.bsky.social "Deciphering driving forces of biomolecular phase separation from simulations" was just published on Current Opinion in Structural Biology. Congratualtions to the authors! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Congratulations to Dr. Philipp Schönberger! We are proud to announce that Philipp is the 1st fully-funded graduate of the SFB1551 IRTG IPP program. Philipp focused on exploring the polymeric functions of ubiquitin and SUMO in protein phase separation at Helle Ulrich's Lab at @imbmainz.bsky.social

Scientists marching in a carnival parade? Sounds crazy, right? Well, that’s exactly what we did & we did it in style! Big thanks to all our members for their creativity, dedication, and energy: you made science shine at Mainz Carnival! @unimainz.bsky.social @imbmainz.bsky.social @mpip-mainz.mpg.de

We are thrilled to unveil our latest video showcasing our cutting-edge Collaborative Research Center! Produced for Biophysical Society TV, this video has just been featured at the Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society in Los Angeles. Huge thank you to everyone involved in bringing this to life!

👏👏👏 Congratulations to the Luck Lab @katjaluck.bsky.social for the recent publication on Current Opinion in Structural Biology! Well done!

Attention life scientists! 🚀 Explore the International PhD Programme in Mainz—an exciting opportunity for your research journey and to join the SFB1551. Apply by April 3rd! 🔬📢 @imbmainz.bsky.social

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting Sam Wilken from the UC Santa Barbara. It was a full house, with an eager audience excited to learn about Quantifying Biophysical Phenomena: Image Analysis Techniques for Fluorescent Microscopy. Thank you, Sam, for sharing your insights and expertise!

We are excited to announce that Michael te Vrugt just joined the SFB1551 as fully funded member with project entitled “Nucleation dynamics in field theories for intracellular phase separation” Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉🎉 @unimainz.bsky.social @mainzuniversity.bsky.social

SFB1551 is proud to join in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, reaffirming our commitment to fostering inclusivity and supporting women in scientific research and innovation. #WomenInScience #GenderEquality #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInScience #EmpowerWomen #STEMforAll

Grateful for the inspiring talk "the beauty of old cells" by Prof. Mita Banerjee from the Obama Institute @unimainz.bsky.social Fascinating how language, culture & science are so closely connected! Glad to co-organise the event with @sfb1361.bsky.social 4R-RTG, SFB1552, GenEvo @imbmainz.bsky.social

👏👏👏 Congratulations to the Stelzl Lab @lstelzl.bsky.social & Padeken Lab for their recent publication on Faraday Discussions! Well done! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

📢Check out this amazing opportunity to join the Lemke Lab & the SFB1551 network! Two Fully funded Postdoctoral or PhD student positions in Biophysics and/or Chemical/Synthetic Biology @unimainz.bsky.social stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de/HPv3.Jobs/jg... ⌛️ Apply by 1st Feb 2025