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Big congratulations to Serena for marking a landmark moment for our program, as we celebrate our very first PhD graduate! We are excited to see many more! 🎓

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🎉 We are very proud to celebrate our first doctoral graduate! 🥳

👏 A round of applause to Serena Arghittu for defending her thesis on “Self-Regulatory Mechanisms of Proteins at the Cell Surface” in the lab of Prof. Roberto Covino (@rocovino.bsky.social) at #FIAS.

#imprs_cbp #phdlife

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Thank you for 405 applications!!! 🥳

Our faculty will now carefully evaluate all applications. Interview invitations will be sent out in end-April!

We are already looking forward 😊!
Keeping our fingers crossed for all applicants! 🤞

#imprs #imprs_cbp #imprs2impress #biophysics #gradschool

How do cells cope with stress?
Explore the molecuar details of cellular stress responses in Prof. Christian Münch’s group(@cmunch.bsky.social, @goetheuni.bsky.social). All details and the application portal are available on our website:👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #phd #biophysics #cellbiology

🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

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🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

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Choose your PhD in one of 4 outstanding institutions in the Rhein-Main region in Germany! our partner institutions offer state-of-the-art facilities, world-class mentorship, and the perfect environment to help you thrive! 🌍 🗓 Apply now: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

Interested in protein mislocalisation and aggregation in neurodegenerative disease? 🧠 Check out the research of the Dormann Group (@dormannlab.bsky.social, @unimainz.bsky.social).

🗓 Application deadline: March 11 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-applications

#imprs_cbp #neurodegeneration #biophysics

Have you already submitted your application to join IMPRS-CBP? Get your documents and apply now! There is only one week left till the deadline 🏁 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app... #phdposition #phdpositiongermany @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social

We are on the home stretch! 🏁 Only 1.5 weeks left to #apply for our #gradschool! Don't miss this opportunity to get a #PhD position in the life sciences!

👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

Would you like to study membrane organization, dynamics, and cell death? 🧬 Check out the García-Sáez Group ( @office-garcia.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social )

🗓 Application deadline: March 11 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

#imprs_cbp #membranebiophysics #apoptosis

Check our YouTube Channel to watch the First IMPReSsion of the Đikić Group and learn about Ivan Đikić’s motivation and inspiration to do science!( @idikic.bsky.social , @goetheuni.bsky.social ) youtu.be/medBsmcfv1w?si=03zTBPCtRvPuc6Ub
#structuralbiology #biochemistry #ubiquitin #autophagy

We’re still at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
#bps2026 Meeting in San Francisco! Come visit us at Booth 630 and take a #cellfie with us! 📸! Interested in a fully funded PhD through IMPRS-CBP? This is your chance to meet us, ask questions, and learn more about #PhDpositions in Germany. #biophysics

📷 (1) Kim Group, (3, 4) Shau Chung Shin / Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
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How is DNA organized inside the cell? 🧬
Discover research on genome organization at the MPI of Biophysics with Dr. Eugene Kim ( @eugenekimlab.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social )
Applications to IMPRS-CBP are open until March 11 imprs-cbp.mpg.de
#DNAorganization #imprs_cbp #biophysics #phd #gradschool

Are you applying to the IMPRS-CBP? Let us guide you through the steps 👣

If you’re curious about cellular biophysics and want to do your PhD in an international environment, we’d love to hear from you.

🗓 Applications are open until March 11: imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

Come visit our @mpibp.bsky.social booth at the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social #bps2026 meeting in San Francisco!

We’re looking forward to chat about our research, PhD opportunities, and international career paths! 🥳 We’d love to connect and take your #cellfie! 🦠 Find us in booth 630! #imprs #imprs_cbp

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Call for Applications

Interested in animal development at the cellular level?
Joint the Hampölz Group at the @mpibp.bsky.social!

Applications to IMPRS-CBP are open until March 11.
Learn more in our website: 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

#imprs_cbp #developmentalbiology #biophysics #phd

Why should you join our #gradschool? Check out our 10 #keyfeatures and find out how we support you during your #phdjourney! Apply by March 11!

imprs-cbp.mpg.de/key-features

Into single-particle cryoEM and redox biology?
Meet the Murphy Group in our First IMPRSsion video on YouTube. ( @bjmurphylab.bsky.social , @mpibp.bsky.social )

Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtube.com/watch?v=aecFlDKjKzo
#imprs_cbp #cryoEM #biophysics #phd

Interested in how membrane proteins are born?
Our First IMPRSsion video introduces the McDowell Group and their research (@melaniemcdowell.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social).

Watch it on our YouTube channel and apply to IMPRS-CBP: youtu.be/rigtICb6yco?...
#imprs_cbp #phd #membraneproteins #biophysics

Congratulations on the fantastic work! #IMPRS #imprs2impress

Ready to TANGO? 💃 In our new publication, Beata Turoňová & Markus Schreiber (@ms314.bsky.social, @becklab.bsky.social) present TANGO: the first cryoET framework to analyze the relation between particle positions and orientations 🪩 All in a single user-friendly package! #CryoET #OpenScience

Our key features | IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics YouTube video by Max Planck Institute of Biophysics

What does a PhD at IMPRS-CBP look like?
Interdisciplinary research across MPI of Biophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt, JGU Mainz & FIAS.

Watch the video 👇
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#imprs_cbp #phd #biophysics

Want to learn more about our faculty and their research areas? Check out the intros to some of our outstanding faculty members on our YouTube channel!🎓✨
👉 Apply to the IMPRS on Cellular Biophysics now! 🔗
#MeetTheFaculty #ResearchRocks
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Thinking of applying to IMPRS-CBP? 👣 Here’s a quick look at our application process to guide you along the way.
🗓️ Deadline: March 11
Apply here 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...
#gradschool @mpibp.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social

You have completed your undergraduate degree and are wondering if you should join a grad school to do your PhD? 🎓

Here are 10 good reasons to do so 🙂!

#Apply for our grad school on cellular biophysics NOW! 👉 imprs-cbp.mpg.de/call-for-app...

#imprs #imprs_cbp #imprs2impress #biophysics #phd

Enjoying long incubation times and snowy days in Frankfurt ☃️