Quicklinks to:
Principal Investigators, RTG Office, Data Scientist, Postdoctoral Researchers, PhD Students 1st cohort
Principal Investigators
 | Prof. Dr. Timo Betz B3 The role of the cytoskeleton for spatial and temporal control of cell mechanics studied using an “average cell” Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics) |
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 | Hon. Prof. Dr. Helmut Grubmüller A1 Microtubule mechanics and turnover under cell-like physical constraints Theoretical Biophysics (MPI nat) |
 | Prof. Dr. Andreas Janshoff Vice Speaker A6 Flow patterns in actomyosin droplets – routes to self-propulsion B1 Polarity of cortex mechanics and fluidity Physical Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry) |
 | Prof. Dr. Stefan Klumpp A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics) |
 | Prof. Dr. Sarah Köster Speaker A2 Dynamic microtubules as an integral part of the cytoskeleton A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics) |
 | Dr. Peter Lénárt B4 Chromosome transport along microtubules in the crowded cytoplasm and across actin filament networks Cell Biology (MPI nat) |
 | Prof. Dr. Tim Salditt B2 X-ray imaging of ordered actin structures X-Ray Physics (U Gö, Physics) |
 | Dr. Melina Schuh B5 Functions of cytoskeletal filaments in mammalian oocyte division Cell Biology (MPI nat) |
 | Prof. Dr. Peter Sollich A5 Mesoscopic models of cytoskeletal rheology Theoretical Soft Matter Physics (U Gö, Physics) |
 | Prof. Dr. Claudia Steinem A8 Impact of adhesion on the assembly and mechanics of a minimal actin cortex attached to the membrane via ezrin Biomolecular Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry) |
 | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Anne Wald A4 Multiscale rheological inverse problems and active processes in cells Applied Mathematics (U Gö, Mathematics) |
RTG Officeup
 | Dr. Anna Strotseva-Feinschmidt Scientific coordinator
email: rtg2756@uni-goettingen.de | NN Administrative coordinator
email: rtg2756@uni-goettingen.de |
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Data Scientistup
 | Dr. Yoav Pollack A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics)
email: yoav.pollack@phys.uni-goettingen.de |
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Postdoctoral Researchersup
 | Dr. Maxim Igaev A1 Microtubule mechanics and turnover under cell-like physical constraints Theoretical Biophysics (MPI nat)
email: migaev@mpinat.mpg.de |
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 | Dr. Pallavi Kumari A2 Dynamic microtubules as an integral part of the cytoskeleton A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)
email: pallavi.kumari@uni-goettingen.de |
 | Dr. Komal Bhattacharyya A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics)
email: komal.bhattacharyya@uni-goettingen.de |
PhD Students 1st cohort up
 | Hendrik Bruns B2 X-ray imaging of ordered actin structures X-Ray Physics (U Gö, Physics)
email: hendrik.bruns@uni-goettingen.de |
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 | Nilay Cicek A6 Flow patterns in actomyosin droplets – routes to self-propulsion Physical Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)
email: nilay.cicek@uni-goettingen.de |
 | Saheli Dey A2 Dynamic microtubules as an integral part of the cytoskeleton Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)
email: saheli.dey@uni-goettingen.de |
 | Mohammad Eskandari B3 The role of the cytoskeleton for spatial and temporal control of cell mechanics studied using an “average cell” Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)
email: amin.eskandari@phys.uni-goettingen.de |
 | Maksim Kalutskii A1 Microtubule mechanics and turnover under cell-like physical constraints Theoretical Biophysics (MPI nat)
email: maksim.kalutskii@mpinat.mpg.de |
 | Emily Klass A4 Multiscale rheological inverse problems and active processes in cells Applied Mathematics (U Gö, Mathematics) |
 | Niklas Klatt B1 Polarity of cortex mechanics and fluidity Physical Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)
email: niklas.klatt@uni-goettingen.de |
 | Raffaele Mendozza A5 Mesoscopic models of cytoskeletal rheology Theoretical Soft Matter Physics (U Gö, Physics) |
 | Pratima Sawant A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)
email: pratima.sawant@uni-goettingen.de |
 | Jaskaran Singh A3 Cooperative molecular motors as active cross-linkers that shape cytoskeletal network structure Theoretical Biophysics (U Gö, Physics)
email:jaskaran.singh@uni-goettingen.de |
 | Elena Todisco B5 Functions of cytoskeletal filaments in mammalian oocyte division Cell Biology (MPI nat) |
 | Yamini Vadapalli B4 Chromosome transport along microtubules in the crowded cytoplasm and across actin filament networks Cell Biology (MPI nat)
email: yamini.vadapalli@mpinat.mpg.de |
 | Tobias Weege A8 Impact of adhesion on the assembly and mechanics of a minimal actin cortex attached to the membrane via ezrin Biomolecular Chemistry (U Gö, Chemistry)
email: tobias.weege@stud.uni-goettingen.de |
 | Shanay Zafari A7 The role of intermediate filaments in composite cytoskeletal networks at high strains Biological Physics (U Gö, Physics)
email: shanay.zafari@uni-goettingen.de |