LAMAs in control

Scientists from the Department of Chemical Biology and collaborators introdue a family of molecular ‘switches’ – so called LAMAs – to control the cellular localization of GFP fusion proteins. It enables to probe their biological function.

Kick-off for cooperation project 'Snifits4Health'

Scientists at the MPIMR and the Fraunhofer Institutes for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI) as well as for Applied Optics and Precision Mechanics (IOF) want to develop a portable measuring device for the minute-by-minute determination of the blood concentrations of metabolites.

LInDA - disconnecting cells with light

Scientists from the Department of Cellular Biophysics and collaborators present an optochemical tool for precise control of cell-cell adhesions and study of collective cell behavior - LInDA.

11th Ringberg Workshop

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Rudolf Mößbauer Colloquium with Pablo Rivera Fuentes (EPFL)

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