• 1998-2003 Studies of Physics, University of Ulm


• 2003 Diploma in Physics, University of Ulm


• 2003-2006 Doctoral thesis, University of Ulm, Boston University, University of Göttingen, supervision Dr. Thomas Pfohl and Prof. Dr. Stephan Herminghaus


• 2006 Dr. rer. nat. (Physics) University of Göttingen


• 2006-2008 Postdoc at Harvard University with Prof. Dr. David Weitz


• since 2008 Juniorprofessor, University of Göttingen


• since 2011 Professor, University of Göttingen

Major Research Interests

• Cellular biophysics


• Cytoskeletal mechanics


• Optical microscopy


• X-ray scattering and imaging


• Microfluidics

Homepage Department/Research Group

http://www.uni-goettingen.de/crc-physik/cellulardynamics



Selected Recent Publications

• Köster S (2011) Threads of life - the physics of biopolymers. Cell News 3: 25-8
  
  
• Brennich ME, Nolting JF, Dammann C, Nöding B, Bauch S, Herrmann H, Pfohl T, Köster S (2011) Dynamics of intermediate filament assembly followed in microflow by small angle x-ray scattering. Lab Chip 11:708-16



• Köster S, Lin YC, Herrmann H, Weitz DA (2010) Nanomechanics of vimentin intermediate filament networks. Soft Matter 6:1910-4



• Schwertz H, Köster S, Foulks JM, Michetti N, Weitz DA, Blaylock RC, Kraiss LW, Zimmerman GA, Weyrich AS (2010) Anucleate platelets generate progeny. Blood 115:3801-9



• Köster S, Pfohl T (2009) An in vitro model for cytoskeletal confinement. Cell Mot. Cytoskel. 66:771-6



• Köster S, Angilè FE, Duan H, Wintner A, Agresti JJ, Rowat AC, Merten CA, Pisignano D, Griffiths AD, Weitz DA (2008) Drop-based microfluidic devices for encapsulation of single cells Lab Chip 8:1110–5.