Projects by research groups

  • A-E

    • Prof. Dr. Ralf H. Adams
      Functional specialization of blood vessels and vascular stem cell niches
      (Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology)
    • Prof. Dr. Noelia Alonso Gonzalez   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Interactions between macrophages and lymphocytes during development and inflammation
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology)
    • Dr. Ivan Bedzhov  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Self-organization of the pluripotent lineage in the implanting mammalian embryo
      (Cell biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Stem Cell Biology)
    • Dr. Maik Christian Bischoff
      Mechanisms of Organ Looping Morphogenesis
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Cell Mechanics, Morphogenesis, Organ Chirality)
    • Prof. Dr. Annalen Bleckmann    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Tumor progression and metastasis
      (Tumor invasion, Metastasis)
    • Prof. Dr. Maria Bohnert  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      High-throughput analysis of organelle communication and cellular lipid homeostasis
      (Biochemistry, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics)
    • Prof. Dr. Karin Busch   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Membrane protein dynamics in bioenergetics
      (Cell biology / Molecular biology, Imaging Technology, Bioenergetics, Membrane Protein Dynamics)
    • Prof. Dr. Sabrina Büttner  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Cellular aging and organelle communication
      (Cell Biology/ Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry)
    • Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial infections of the intestine
      (Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Immunology/Inflammation, Cell Biology)
    • Prof. Dr. Christian Engwer      - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Numerical Simulations to understand Cell motility
      (Computer Sciences /Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis / Numerical Simulations / High Performance Computing)
    • Prof. Dr. Luise Erpenbeck   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps – Basic mechanisms and translational significance
      Immunology/ Inflammation/ Biophysics/ Neutrophils/ Translational Dermatology    

  • F-K

    • Prof. Dr. Carsten Fallnich   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Label-free multimodal microscopy and functional modification of (intra-) cellular structures
      (Biophysics / Development / Imaging Technology) 
    • Prof. Dr. Milos Galic 
      Control of cell migration and architecture via mechano-chemical signal translation
      (Biophysics / Cell Biology / Molecular Biology / Neurobiology)
    • Prof. Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Structural analysis of complex macromolecular machines
      (Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Imaging technology/ Structural cell Biology )
    • Prof. Dr. Carsten Grashoff  
      Exploring Cellular Mechanics on Molecular Scales
      (Biophysics, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics )
    • Dr. Felix Gunawan    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Cellular and molecular drivers of cardiac endothelial morphogenesis and plasticity
      (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Development, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Heart Development, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche)
    • Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Biomedical image/pattern analysis and understanding
      (Computer Sciences / Imaging Technology / Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis)
    • Jun. - Prof. Dr. Diana Khoromskaia
      Modelling mechano-chemical pattern Formation in tissues
      (Mathematical Modelling/ Biophysics/ Cell Mechanics/ Active matter)
    • Prof. Dr. Friedemann Kiefer  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Morphogenesis and function of lymph vessels 
      (Vascular biology / Angiogenesis, Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Lymphatic Vessels, Hypoxia)
    • Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Neuro-modulatory functions of ensheathing glial cells
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)
    • Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klingauf 
      Synaptic transmission
      (Biophysics, Imaging Technology, Cell Biology/Neurobiology)
    • Prof. Dr. med. Martin A. Kriegel   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Host immune-microbiota interactions in autoimmune diseases
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Inflammation, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology)
    • Prof. Dr. Daniel Kümmel    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Mechanisms of Intracellular Transport and Signalling
      (Biochemistry, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biophysics)

  • L-R

    • Prof. Dr. Tim Lämmermann  
      Single cell and population dynamics of immune cells
      (Immunology/ Inflammation/ Cell biology/ Immune cell dynamics/ Imaging)
    • Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Dissecting the role of intracellular signaling processes in influenza virus infected cells
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Signal Transduction)
    • Prof. Dr. Stefan Luschnig  
      Cellular behaviour and dynamics during epithelial tube morphogenesis
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Quantitative Imaging)
    • Dr. Mariano Malamud Guillan   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Myeloid inhibitory receptors as central regulators of chronic inflammation
      (Immunology, Inflammation,Innate immunity, Inhibitory receptors)
    • Dr. Kate Miroshnikova
      ECM mechanics and nuclear mechanotransduction in genome integrity and cell state Regulation
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology,Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Mechanobiology, Colorectal Cancer)
    • Dr. Mara Pitulescu   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Organ-dependent endothelial cell plasticity and maintenance in health and disease
      (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis , Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Molecular Imaging, Membrane Protein Dynamics)
    • Prof. Dr. Andreas Püschel    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Neuronal differentiation and polarized transport
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Neurobiology)
    • Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Self-assembling biofunctional nanoparticles
      (Chemistry, Imaging Technology)
    • Prof. Dr. Erez Raz    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Molecular mechanisms controlling cell fate maintenance
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Stem Cell Biology)
    • Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Interdisciplinary Machine Learning and Computer Vision Research
      (Computer Science/ Imaging Technologies/ Mathematics/ Mathematical Moddeling/ Image Analysis/ Machine Learning/ Computer Vision)
    • Dr. Mauricio Rocha-Martins   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
       Embryo's autocorrect capabilities: how to build healthy organs under adverse conditions
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Human Organoid Models, Neurobiology, Quantitative Live Imaging)
    • Prof. Dr. Johannes Roth     - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Functional aspects of alarmins MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) in leukocyte migration
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Autoimmune Diseases)
    • Dr. Sebastian Rumpf   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Developmental Neurite Pruning as a Morphogenetic Mechanism
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

  • S

    • Dr. Maria Florencia Sánchez    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Decrypting chemo-mechano fingerprints in plexin signaling
      (Cell biology / Molecular biology, Biophysics, Cell mechanics, Receptor signaling, Nanotechnology)
    • Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfers     - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Multimodal molecular imaging of inflammation
      (Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Molecular Imaging)
    • Prof. Dr. Mario Schelhaas   
      Virus in Motion
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology
    • Prof. Dr. Stefan Schulte-Merker    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Molecular framework of CCBE1 function and vertebrate lymphangiogenesis
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)
    • Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schwab   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Mechanisms of neutrophil recruitment
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology)
    • Prof. Dr. Carlos Silvestre-Roig    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Fundaments of the origin, mechanisms, and functional consequences of neutrophil heterogeneity
      Immunology, Inflammation,Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Neutrophil biology
    • Prof. Dr. Oliver Söhnlein  
      Neutrophils in steady state and disease
      (Inflammation, Vascular Biology, Physiology, Neutrophil, Atherosclerosis)
    • Prof. Dr. Lydia Sorokin    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Mechanisms of Leukocyte Transmigration Across Basement Membranes
      (Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Immune cell trafficking, Cell-matrix interactions)
    • Prof. Dr. Kerstin Steinbrink     - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Mechanisms of immune tolerance in inflammatory diseases and cancer
      (Immunology / Inflammation / Immune Tolerance / Skin Diseases)
    • Prof. Dr. Angela Stevens   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Mathematical Modelling and Analysis in the Life-Sciences
      (Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell Motion, Mathematics /
      Math. Modeling in Biology and Medicine)
    • Prof. Dr. Cristian A. Strassert   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Photofunctional coordination compounds for multiscale-multimodal bioimaging
      (Chemistry, Molecular Imaging, Organometallic synthesis & coordination chemistry, Spectroscopy & photophysics)
    • Prof. Dr. Timo Strünker    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Sensory Signal Transduction in Human Sperm
      (Biophysics, Signal Transduction, Molecular Physiology)

  • T-Z

    • Dr. Britta Trappmann   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Mechanotransduction by engineered extracellular matrice
      (Biophysics, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)
    • Prof. Dr. Dietmar Vestweber  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Molecular mechanisms that control endothelial junctions and leukocyte extravasation
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)
    • Prof. Dr. Roland Wedlich-Söldner  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Pattern formation in the cell cortex underlying generation and utilization of the membrane potential
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Biophysics, Actin Cytoskeleton, Membrane Organization)
    • Prof. Dr. Seraphine Wegner   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Light controlled Systems
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology, Optogenetics)
    • Prof. Dr. Sara Wickström
      Regulation of stem cell fate and tissue function through mechanochemical signals from the niche
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Epigenetics, Development) 
    • Prof. Dr. Benedikt Wirth   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Statistical analysis of vessel and network structures
      (Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis)
    • Prof. Dr. Bernhard Wünsch   - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel receptor ligands and fluorinated PET-tracers (Chemistry, Development, Molecular Modeling)
    • Prof. Dr. Alexander Zarbock    - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Molecular mechanisms of integrin activation and leukocyte recruitment
      (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Immunology)
    • Dr. Anna Ziegler  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Brain lipid metabolism
      (Neurobiology, Physiology, Lipid metabolism, Drosophila) 
    • Prof. Dr. Michael Ziller  - No positions via CiM-IMPRS in 2026
      Dissecting the biological basis of mental illness
      (Stem Cell Biology, Genomics, Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, Mental Illness)