Understanding the physical principles of
biological systems
Modern biophysics links multiple scales of biological organisation.
Biophysical mechanisms govern molecular functions inside the cell, which are building blocks for regulatory and metabolic networks in an organism.
Statistical physics describes principles of biological information, which is encoded in genomes and edited by evolution.
The mission of IBP is to integrate all of these research directions into an interdisciplinary science of living systems, and to train tomorrow’s research leaders in this exciting field.
IBP news
January 2023
New paper on the role of polarization in biofilm development has appeared in PLOS Biology
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November 2022
We welcome Bahareh Bagheri, a new postdoc in the Bollenbach group
October 2022
We welcome Stephan Wimmi, a new postdoc in the Maier group
Upcoming Events
Cologne Evolution Colloquium by Ulrich Schwarz
Joint Seminar with Großes Physikalisches Kolloquium
06.06.2023
Physics of viruses
Cologne Evolution Colloquium by Christoph Ernst
14.06.2023
Adaptive evolution of virulence and persistence in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections
Delbrück Lecture by Uri Alon
22.06.2023
Simplifying aging
Cologne Evolution Colloquium by Shenshen Wang
27.06.2023
Physical learning and collective memory of adaptive immunity
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