Max Planck Schools

Faculty at the Max Planck School Matter to Life

The Max Planck School Matter to Life is a joint initiative between Universities and research institutions all across Germany. Through in-person and online courses, workshops, and cutting-edge research, students will receive a top-notch training from almost 50 established experts in the field of Matter to Life.

Fellows of the Executive Board

Joachim Spatz

Joachim Spatz

Chair

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg & Heidelberg University

Prof. Petra Schwille

Prof. Petra Schwille

Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Munich & Technical University of Munich

Eberhard Bodenschatz

Eberhard Bodenschatz

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen & University of Göttingen

Research Topic: Fluid Physics, Pattern Formation and Biocomplexity

Peter Comba

Peter Comba

Heidelberg University

Hendrik Dietz

Hendrik Dietz

Technical University of Munich

Stefan Klumpp

Stefan Klumpp

University of Göttingen

Martin Möller

Martin Möller

DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen & RWTH Aachen University

Fellows

Philippe Bastiaens

Philippe Bastiaens

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund & TU Dortmund University

Andreas Bausch

Andreas Bausch

Technical University of Munich

Job Boekhoven

Job Boekhoven

Technical University of Munich

Michael Boutros

Michael Boutros

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg & Heidelberg University

Laura De Laporte

Laura De Laporte

DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen & RWTH Aachen University

Tobias Erb

Tobias Erb

Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg & University of Marburg

Ramin Golestanian

Ramin Golestanian

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen & University of Göttingen

Frauke Gräter

Frauke Gräter

Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) & Heidelberg University

Stephan Grill

Stephan Grill

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden & Technical University Dresden

Helmut Grubmüller

Helmut Grubmüller

Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen & University of Göttingen

Michael Grunze

Michael Grunze

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg & em. Heidelberg University

Jochen Guck

Jochen Guck

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen & Technical University Dresden

Stefan Hecht

Stefan Hecht

DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen & RWTH Aachen University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Stefan Hell

Stefan Hell

Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen & University of Göttingen, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg & Heidelberg University

Thomas Henning

Thomas Henning

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg & Heidelberg University

Stephan Herminghaus

Stephan Herminghaus

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen & University of Göttingen

Andreas Herrmann

Andreas Herrmann

DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen & RWTH Aachen University

Anthony Hyman

Anthony Hyman

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden & Technical University Dresden

Karin Jacobs

Karin Jacobs

University of Saarland

Andreas Janshoff

Andreas Janshoff

University of Göttingen

Kai Johnsson

Kai Johnsson

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg & École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Frank Jülicher

Frank Jülicher

Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden & Technical University Dresden

Sarah Köster

Sarah Köster

University of Göttingen

Research Topic: Cellular Biophysics

Hans-Georg Kräusslich

Hans-Georg Kräusslich

Heidelberg University Hospital

Katharina Landfester

Katharina Landfester

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz

Reinhard Lipowsky

Reinhard Lipowsky

Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam & University of Potsdam, Humboldt University, Berlin

Marcus Müller

Marcus Müller

University of Göttingen

Andrea Musacchio

Andrea Musacchio

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund & University of Duisburg-Essen

Matthias Rief

Technical University of Munich

Tim Salditt

Tim Salditt

University of Göttingen

Franziska Schoenebeck

Franziska Schoenebeck

RWTH Aachen University

Ulrich Schwarz

Ulrich Schwarz

Heidelberg University

Christine Selhuber-Unkel

Christine Selhuber-Unkel

Heidelberg University

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Friedrich Simmel

Friedrich Simmel

Technical University of Munich

Victor Sourjik

Victor Sourjik

Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg & University of Marburg

Claudia Steinem

Claudia Steinem

Göttingen University

Kai Sundmacher

Kai Sundmacher

Max Planck institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg & University of Magdeburg

Klaus Tanner

Klaus Tanner

Heidelberg University

Franziska Thomas

Franziska Thomas

Heidelberg University

Tanja Weil

Tanja Weil

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz

Fred Wolf

Fred Wolf

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen & University of Göttingen

Martin Zacharias

Martin Zacharias

Technical University of Munich

Faculty members starting in October

Karen Alim

Karen Alim

Technical University of Munich & Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen

Timo Betz

Timo Betz

University of Göttingen

Arnold Boersma

Arnold Boersma

DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen

E. Ada Cavalcanti-Adam

E. Ada Cavalcanti-Adam

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg & Heidelberg University

Erwin Frey

Erwin Frey

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Kerstin Göpfrich

Kerstin Göpfrich

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg & Heidelberg University

Joachim Rädler

Joachim Rädler

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Ulrich Schubert

Ulrich Schubert

University of Jena

Hans-Robert Volpp

Heidelberg University

Richard Wombacher

Richard Wombacher

MPI for Medical Research

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David Zwicker

David Zwicker

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen