Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

Our research concerns biological membranes with particular emphasis on the structure and function of membrane proteins.
#Biophysics #cryoEM #structuralbiology

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Dear community! 🥰
We thank you for your loyalty over all these years! 🤗
We will be saying goodbye 👋 to X at the end of this year and look forward to seeing you again on our other platforms: BlueSky, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 🎉
—The Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

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Precision, teamwork, and a sharp eye! Not just for experiments, but for #pumpkins too! 🎃🔬
We held a pumpkin carving #competition at MPI of Biophysics, and the results were impressive! Swipe through to find out who took home the 🏆!

#CarvingConnections #HalloweenSpirit

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Heartfelt congratulations to @RalfSteinhilper @_Murphy_Lab on successfully defending his PhD thesis with summa cum laude! 👏💪🏆 For his doctoral research, Ralf used anaerobic sample preparation to study redox enzymes by single-particle cryo-EM.🔬 #phdlife #biophysics #excellence

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Our Green Yard Sale at the MPI of Biophysics was a great success! 💚

Organized by our Sustainability Group, it promoted Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle while donating the profits to Klimaschutzinitiative-Riedberg e.V. 🌿♻️

#Sustainability #GreenYardSale #MPIBiophysics

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🎉 Congratulations to our postdoc @SergioCruzLeon1 for receiving the 2026 Theory & Computation Postdoctoral Research Award from the Biophysical Society! 🎉 Sergio will present his work at the Theory & Computation subgroup Symposium during the 2026 Biophysical Society meeting.

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Our colleagues laced up their running shoes for this year’s “Lauf für mehr Zeit” charity run 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️—the perfect opportunity to combine fitness, team spirit, and supporting a meaningful cause—all in one day! 💙 A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making a difference. ✨

[IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs_cbp]

We followed with a day packed with CryoEM! We heard about the cryoEM from Werner Kühlbrandt, STEM-EELs from Bonnie Murphy and CryoET from Martin Beck.

[IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs_cbp]

This morning we travelled into the fascinating world of neurons and synapses with Erin Schuman. We learnt how protein synthesis takes place in neuronal dendrites. 🧠

#imprs_cbp #gradschool #brain

[IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs_cbp]

What do we do in case of conflicts at work? We heard from Ulrike Trojahn and Andreas Münch about conflict reporting and management at our institute!

#imprs #imprs_cbp #ombudsperson #gradschool

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We ended the day with a fun twist: the @MPIbp #openscience Ambassadors taught reproducibility using LEGO! Thanks to @UniGlasgow for sharing their #openresources. https://t.co/d30Hp2F00o

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Ever thougth about pulling a protein apart? Nina Morgner shared how her group uses native mass spectrometry to explore protein structure.

#imprs #MassSpec @goetheuni

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A productive morning with Profs. Dötsch, García-Sáez and Helfrich! We learnt about transcription factors, cellular death and biosynthetic pathways. All before lunch time!

#imprs #imprs_cbp #sciencemorning #gradschool @MPIbp @goetheuni

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We wrapped up a great day learning about disordered proteins, membraneless organelles, and protein translocation. Thanks to Dorothee Dormann, Edward Lemke, and Melanie McDowell for sharing their work!

#imprs #imprs_cbp #PhDlife #gradschool

[IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs_cbp]

Great session with Melanie McDowell today!
She shared exciting insights into how proteins find their way into the ER.

#imprs #imprs_cbp #phd #gradschool #biophysics

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Day 2 of our #IMPRS symposium started with Dorothee Dormann’s talk on how RNA-binding protein aggregation is linked to neurodegenerative diseases.

#neurodegeneration #gradschool #imprs_cbp #biophysics

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We had a great start of the #IMPRS Symposium on Cellular Biophysics to welcome our new students. Thank you for your fascinating talks Michaela Müller-McNicoll, Bernhard Hampölz and Christian Münch 👏

#imprs_cbp #phd #biophysics @MuenchLab

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Do you know IMPRS-CBP? We're the International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics. Since 2021 we train the next generation of PhD students in biophysics together with @maxplanckpress @MPIbp @goetheuni @uni_mainz and @fias_science

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[IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics @imprs_cbp]

We're very excited to welcome the new generation of #IMPRS students during our Symposium on Cellular Biophysics 🧪 This morning, we heard spokespersons Volker Dötsch and Martin Beck, and coordinator Pamela Ornelas, introduce the doctoral program to the new students 🔬

#imprs_cbp

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We’re looking forward to the IMPRS-CBP Symposium on Cellular Biophysics at the @MPIbp ! Join us on Sept 15–22 for a week+ of talks from our faculty as we welcome our new students! 🧑‍🎓Learn more here: https://t.co/yQQ9E7yVjX