Posts tagged with mpi-cbg-news
The Postdoc Summer Chalk Talks 2020 continue with Patrick McCall and Samir Vaid
Patrick McCall, an ELBE postdoc working at the Hyman and Brugués labs, started with a talk on “reverse-engineering biomolecular phases with quantitative phase microscopy”. His goal is to probe the connection between how cells design proteins from a pool of amino acids in native and modified states so that they have the desired properties that drive compartmentalisation.
Postdoc Summer Chalk Talks 2020 take off with Tina and Thomas
Tina’s talk “Actin(g) in condensates” exploring how condensates containing globular actin and its regulators WASP and Arp2/3 are regulated. Thomas followed with a rather entertaining talk, “Capillary forces and condensates” on the use of a mathematical formula to explain how FOXA1 condensates bring promoter and enhancer regions of the DNA in close proximity.
Hyman Lab Show 'n' Tell
During the Show ‘n’ Tell session at “MPI-CBG Day” last week, the Hyman lab put on interactive and edible demonstrations for our visitors.
Science in Dresden is international and colorful
Last night there was a huge event in the Dresden city center, “Open-minded and colorful — Dresden for all.” Over 22,000 people attended this concert and rally to show their support for tolerance, empathy, and open-mindedness in our city.
The Hyman lab gets glamorous for the MPI Christmas Party
Last Friday, Dec 12 was the annual MPI-CBG Christmas party, and this year the theme was “CBG: Chic, Beautiful, Glamorous.” The dress code was black tie, and it was great to see so many people decked out in their finest, including Tony in his tux!
MaxSynBio kicks off today at the MPI-CBG
The MaxSynBio research consortium aims to approach the field of Synthetic Biology from a fundamental perspective of basic research, taking a bottom-up approach towards understanding biology.
Groundbreaking event for the Center for Systems Biology Dresden (CSBD)
The mission of the Center is "to study integrated biological systems and processes using computational and theoretical approaches in close collaboration with experimentalists."
See a video of Tony at "2 im Boot"
Did you miss 2 im Boot? Now’s your chance to see what it was like! Check out this 4-minute video for a glimpse into the fun evening on a historic steamboat with Tony and Prof. Holger Brandes.
Long Night of Science at the MPI
It's that time of year again! The MPI will open its doors to the public tomorrow from 6pm to 1am for a long night of science and fun. It's Dresden's biggest science outreach event, with 29 different participating institutions and universities.
#CBGday: adventures in Dresden!
We were randomly sorted into over 30 teams of ~10 people each and sent out on a wild historical scavenger hunt all over the city, encountering a number of interesting characters along the way.
Tony stars in "2 im Boot"
Tony wowed the crowd with his flute last night on the dampfschiff ‘Dresden’ at 2 im Boot. It was a great evening of science, games, and fun.
Simone & the Froggies are back in the Bild
We all cheered extra loudly for Germany's World Cup win over Portugal because Simone's Frog Oracles predicted the score exactly: 4-0! Thanks to their astounding feat of prophesy, the frogs are now famous, landing themselves and Simone back in the Bild Zeitung.
Simone's "frog oracles" predict a big win for Germany!
Aiming to replace the late Octopus Oracle Paul, who correctly predicted all of Germany's games during the last world cup, labs at the MPI have made their own Model Oracles
Phase Separatists Invade the Institute!
At the MPI-CBG beer hour last Friday, there was an epic bike relay race to celebrate the 4 new institute bicycles. Our Hyman lab team, the Phase Separatists, had a very enthusiastic showing!
Dresden's Coolest Company
After seeing our “Happy MPI” video, the Bild Zeitung asks, “Is the Max Planck Institute Dresden’s Coolest Company?” Obviously we think so!
Because we're HAPPY!
Here at the MPI-CBG, we're all pretty happy people ... and videos like this give you a glimpse of why we're all so happy to be working at this special place!
