Quicklinks to:
Principal Investigators, Data Scientist, Postdoctoral Researchers, PhD Students 1st cohort, RTG Office

Principal Investigators

Timo Betz Prof. Dr. Timo Betz

B3 The role of the cytoskeleton for spatial and temporal control of cell mechanics studied using an “average cell”

Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)

www.betzlab.uni-goettingen.de

Helmut Grubmüller Hon. Prof. Dr. Helmut Grubmüller

A1 Microtubule mechanics and turnover under cell-like physical constraints

Theoretical Biophysics (MPI nat)

www.mpinat.mpg.de/grubmueller

Janshoff Prof. Dr. Andreas Janshoff

Vice Speaker

A6 Flow patterns in actomyosin droplets – routes to self-propulsion

B1 Polarity of cortex mechanics and fluidity

Physical Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)

website

Stefan Klumpp_klein Prof. Dr. Stefan Klumpp

A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure

Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics)

www.uni-goettingen.de/theoretische_biophysik

Sarah Koester Prof. Dr. Sarah Köster

Speaker

A2 Dynamic microtubules as an integral part of the cytoskeleton

A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains

Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)

www.uni-goettingen.de/koesterlab

Peter Lenart Dr. Peter Lénárt

B4 Chromosome transport along microtubules in the crowded cytoplasm and across actin filament networks

Cell Biology (MPI nat)

www.mpinat.mpg.de/lenart

Tim Salditt_klein Prof. Dr. Tim Salditt

B2 X-ray imaging of ordered actin structures

X-Ray Physics (U Gö, Physics)

www.uni-goettingen.de/saldittlab

Melina Schuh Dr. Melina Schuh

B5 Functions of cytoskeletal filaments in mammalian oocyte division

Cell Biology (MPI nat)

www.mpinat.mpg.de/mschuh

Peter Sollich Prof. Dr. Peter Sollich

A5 Mesoscopic models of cytoskeletal rheology

Theoretical Soft Matter Physics (U Gö, Physics)

website

Claudia Steinem Prof. Dr. Claudia Steinem

A8 Impact of adhesion on the assembly and mechanics of a minimal actin cortex attached to the membrane via ezrin

Biomolecular Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)

website

Anne Wald Jun.-Prof. Dr. Anne Wald

A4 Multiscale rheological inverse problems and active processes in cells

Applied Mathematics (U Gö, Mathematics)

amns.pages.gwdg.de


Data Scientist

up
Yoav Pollack_klein Dr. Yoav Pollack

A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure

Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics)

email: yoav.pollack@phys.uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/theoretische_biophysik


Postdoctoral Researchers

up
Maxim Igaev Dr. Maxim Igaev

A1 Microtubule mechanics and turnover under cell-like physical constraints

Theoretical Biophysics (MPI nat)

email: migaev@mpinat.mpg.de
www.mpinat.mpg.de/grubmueller/microtubules

Pallavi Kumari_klein Dr. Pallavi Kumari

A2 Dynamic microtubules as an integral part of the cytoskeleton

A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains

Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)

email: pallavi.kumari@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/koesterlab
Personal page

Komal Bhattacharyya_klein Dr. Komal Bhattacharyya

A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure

Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics)

email: komal.bhattacharyya@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/theoretische_biophysik


PhD Students 1st cohort

up
Laura_Brinkmann_klein Laura Brinkmann

A8 Impact of adhesion on the assembly and mechanics of a minimal actin cortex attached to the membrane via ezrin

Biomolecular Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)

email: laura.brinkmann@uni-goettingen.de
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/213067.html

Hendrik Bruns_klein Hendrik Bruns

B2 X-ray imaging of ordered actin structures

X-Ray Physics (U Gö, Physics)

email: hendrik.bruns@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/saldittlab

Nilay Cicek_klein Nilay Cicek

A6 Flow patterns in actomyosin droplets – routes to self-propulsion

Physical Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)

email: nilay.cicek@uni-goettingen.de
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/208570.html

Saheli Dey_klein Saheli Dey

A2 Dynamic microtubules as an integral part of the cytoskeleton

Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)

email: saheli.dey@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/koesterlab

Mohammad Eskandari_klein Mohammad Eskandari

B3 The role of the cytoskeleton for spatial and temporal control of cell mechanics studied using an “average cell”

Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)

email: amin.eskandari@phys.uni-goettingen.de
https://www.betzlab.uni-goettingen.de/

Maksim Kalutskii_klein Maksim Kalutskii

A1 Microtubule mechanics and turnover under cell-like physical constraints

Theoretical Biophysics (MPI nat)

email: maksim.kalutskii@mpinat.mpg.de
www.mpinat.mpg.de/grubmueller

Emily Klass_klein Emily Klass

A4 Multiscale rheological inverse problems and active processes in cells

Applied Mathematics (U Gö, Mathematics)

email: e.klass@math.uni-goettingen.de
amns.pages.gwdg.de

Niklas Klatt_klein Niklas Klatt

B1 Polarity of cortex mechanics and fluidity

Physical Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)

email: niklas.klatt@uni-goettingen.de
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/208570.html

Raffaele Mendozza_kleinRaffaele Mendozza

A5 Mesoscopic models of cytoskeletal rheology

Theoretical Soft Matter Physics (U Gö, Physics)

https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/588919.html

Pratima Sawant_klein Pratima Sawant

A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains

Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)

email: pratima.sawant@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/koesterlab

Jaskaran Singh_klein Jaskaran Singh

A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure

Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics)

email:jaskaran.singh@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/theoretische_biophysik

Elena Todisco_klein Elena Todisco

B5 Functions of cytoskeletal filaments in mammalian oocyte division

Cell Biology (MPI nat)

email: elena.todisco@mpinat.mpg.de
www.mpinat.mpg.de/mschuh

Yamini Vadapalli_Klein Yamini Vadapalli

B4 Chromosome transport along microtubules in the crowded cytoplasm and across actin filament networks

Cell Biology (MPI nat)

email: yamini.vadapalli@mpinat.mpg.de
www.mpinat.mpg.de/lenart

Tobias Weege_klein Tobias Weege

A8 Impact of adhesion on the assembly and mechanics of a minimal actin cortex attached to the membrane via ezrin

Biomolecular Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)

email: tobias.weege@stud.uni-goettingen.de
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/213067.html

Shanay Zafari_klein Shanay Zafari

A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains

Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)

email: shanay.zafari@uni-goettingen.de
www.uni-goettingen.de/koesterlab


RTG Office

up
Dr. Anna Strotseva-Feinschmidt
Scientific coordinator
email: rtg2756@uni-goettingen.de
Friederike Schnelle
Administrative coordinator
email: rtg2756@uni-goettingen.de