RTG 2756
Cytoskeletal elements of active matter – from molecular interactions to cellular biophysics (CYTAC)
The research training group (RTG) 2756 “Cytoskeletal elements of active matter – from molecular interactions to cellular biophysics”, based at the Georg-August University of Göttingen, is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) from January 2023 to December 2027. The cytoskeleton is a complex network of protein filaments of living cells. It is responsible for mechanical and dynamic properties of the cell and thus instrumental for many important cellular functions. The Research Training Group “Cytoskeletal elements of active matter – from molecular interactions to cellular biophysics (CYTAC)” is devoted to covering all length scales involved - from the level of individual molecules, through mesoscopic filaments and membranes, all the way to cells. Naturally, this research is performed in a highly interdicsiplinary manner and involves physics, physical and bio-chemistry, cell biology and mathematical data analysis.
RTG CYTAC Seminar in 2026-2027
The RTG CYTAC Seminar starts in November 2026. Our speakers are:
November 3, 2026 - Christine Selhuber-Unkel
November 17, 2026 - Hervé Turlier
December 1, 2026 - Philip Oberacker
April 20, 2027 - Marco Fritzsche
May 4, 2027 - Charlotta Lorenz
May 18, 2027 - Sarah Loos
June 1, 2027 - M. Lisa Manning
June 15, 2027 - Niels Liebe
June 29, 2027 - Matthieu Piel
July 13, 2027 - Darius Köster
Read more about the topics of the RTG seminar series.
News
- July 2026: Congratulations to Jonas who was honored with the Best Tutor Award for his excercise class to "Experimental Physics I"! This award is based on the faculty-wide evaluation of all the seminars and classes in winter term 2025 / 2026.
- May 2026: Hats off to Yamini Vadapalli who won the the 3d prize of the vibrant and cross-disciplinary Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) at the University of Göttingen! Yamini says: "As researchers, we often work with complex ideas, but the real challenge is making those ideas accessible, engaging, and meaningful to a wider audience. Condensing years of research into a three-minute presentation pushed me to think beyond data and focus on storytelling, clarity, and impact."
- April 2026: Congratulations to Krishna, Komal, Raffaele and the collaborators on publishing their paper "Viscoelasticity analysis of coarse-grained cytoskeletal simulations with Cytosim and Cytocalc"! Here, they introduce Cytocalc, a compact Python toolkit developed to facilitate and standardize the analysis of Cytosim simulation outputs, enabling research into the biological functions and physical characteristics of cytoskeletal systems.
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