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How are membranes organized and functioning in cells? In our department, we are addressing this question in a comprehensive manner, attacking the problem from many fronts: we are 7 groups with different strategies, model organisms (from yeast, through Dictyostelium, worms, flies, fish and human cells) and methodologies (from chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, biophysics), but we all want to understand the role of lipids and proteins to organize the membrane system in the cell. Our work is therefore very interdisciplinary. As a consequence, the atmosphere in the department is highly interactive. Read more >>
Congratulations to NICOLAS LEVERNIER From OUR DEPARTMENT for receiving the Bettencourt Prize for young researchers
During his thesis, Nicolas Levernier, currently a post-doctoral researcher in the group of Karsten Kruse, developed a theoretical framework for understanding stochastic processes with memory. During his post-doctoral research Nicolas has turned towards biology. He now analyses the physics of the actin cortex and studies symmetry breaking during embryonic development.
For more details (in French) see the website of the Bettencourt Schueller foundation.
