Monthly Archives: July 2015

Muddy teambuilding

By Carsten | Published: July 15, 2015

Check out these photos of 3 of our postdocs during the “Tough Mudder” obstacle course competition last weekend in Hermannsburg! Jeff, Avinash, and Carsten were on a team full of MPI members that valiantly climbed high walls, swam through icy mud baths, fought their way through a field of electric wires, and more. A little crazy, […]

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Hyman Lab Show ‘n’ Tell

By Carsten | Published: July 15, 2015

During the Show ‘n’ Tell session at “MPI-CBG Day” last week, the Hyman lab put on interactive and edible demonstrations for our visitors. Amayra made Spanish tortillas in the form of cells and spindles; Susanne, Andrea, and Marit taught people everything they wanted to know about C. elegans (and gummy worms); and Jeff put on […]

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  • Selected Essays

    Therapeutic applications targeting phase separation
    Being a biologist allows you to satisfy your curiosity every day
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    In defence of Peer Review
    On Peer Feedback
    On research funding and youth
    Priority of discovery
    Encouraging innovation
    Funding innovating Science
    The origin of Life
    Beyond Oil & Water
    Beyond HeLa cells
    Beyond Stereospecificity
    Whither Systems Biology
    Some thoughts on German success
    Automating Cell Biology
    European vs. US careers
    A pipeline for Europe
    Boveri revisited – EMBO Gold Medal
    No man is an island

  • Selected Videos

    2020 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist - Anthony Hyman
    ScienceSketches - Phase separation in cell polarity: Saha et al, Cell 2016
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    iBio video about P granule formation
    An interview with Tony about Phase Transitions and Disease
    Encouraging Innovation, iBiology.org
    The genetics linking temperature and fertility in worms: Leaver et al, Biology Open 2016