We do pioneering basic research. 500 curiosity-driven scientists from over 50 countries ask: How do cells form tissues? Our research programs span multiple disciplines from biology, physics, mathematics and computer science.
The MPI-CBG was founded with the goal of bridging scales and bringing together cell and developmental biology. We focus on studying cell biological phenomena utilizing different animal and cell model systems. With organoids, human tissue biology has become accessible for study in a way that was not possible before. We can only understand how cells form tissues, our fundamental question, through a deep knowledge of cell biology.
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MPI-CBG is bringing physics, mathematics, computation and machine learning to solve biological questions. This interdisciplinary effort merges fundamental physics, mathematical theory, computer science and experiment together to truly explore how cells form tissues, the basic research question of the institute.
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In addition to seeking to understand biology in living organisms, we exploit reconstituted systems where a few building blocks are brought together in vitro. The building blocks can be molecules or cells forming organoids. This enables to address the phenomena that emerge from building block interactions.
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Mentoring network of the Max Planck Society for women in the natural sciences
EMBL Barcelona and MPI-CBG Dresden researchers reveal how glycolysis drives early embryonic cell decisions
Dresden researchers uncover and explain unexpected mechanical instabilities in developing tissues
Encouraging and showcasing female careers in science
HFSP Early Career Grant Award for Rita Mateus and collaborators
New tool to detect recurring patterns in intrinsically disordered protein regions
Dresden researchers create physical model and identify boundary between accurate and random replication
Alexandra Schauer and Krista Briedis Gert receive fellowship to pursue their research
Postdoctoral researcher receives prestigious fellowship to understand intestinal intercellular communication.