Ulrich Schwarz
@ulrichschwarz.bsky.social
Theoretical biophysicist who loves to talk about science.
Homepage https://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~biophys/
Homepage https://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~biophys/
📢 Paper alert 📢
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
📢 Paper alert 📢
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)
Reposted by Ulrich Schwarz
I am happy to announce that my group has an opening for a funded PhD position to explore the intersection between mechanobiology and inflammation in the intestine. Please see the attached advertisement below. Thanks for circulating and forwarding!
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November 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I am happy to announce that my group has an opening for a funded PhD position to explore the intersection between mechanobiology and inflammation in the intestine. Please see the attached advertisement below. Thanks for circulating and forwarding!
www.srcsb.uni-stuttgart.de/news/New-ope...
www.srcsb.uni-stuttgart.de/news/New-ope...
Finally out in #PRXLife: our theory on the effect of temperature on the completion time of large networks. Using graph theory, one can show that the Arrhenius plot is quadratic, in excellent agreement with experimental data from fly development. Read the open access paper here: go.aps.org/48brig2
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Finally out in #PRXLife: our theory on the effect of temperature on the completion time of large networks. Using graph theory, one can show that the Arrhenius plot is quadratic, in excellent agreement with experimental data from fly development. Read the open access paper here: go.aps.org/48brig2
Beautiful work, congrats to Moritz, Petr and team🙌
Mysteries of trafficking of the vRNP segmented genome and assembly of influenza A virus revealed by in situ cryo-ET!
🔗 rdcu.be/eMmct
We are very excited that our paper is finally out!
🎉 Big congratulations to Moritz Wachsmuth-Melm and to everyone involved.
🔗 rdcu.be/eMmct
We are very excited that our paper is finally out!
🎉 Big congratulations to Moritz Wachsmuth-Melm and to everyone involved.
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Beautiful work, congrats to Moritz, Petr and team🙌
Reposted by Ulrich Schwarz
📣Announcing the 4th edition of the EMBL‑IBEC Conference on “Engineering Multicellular Systems”, taking place 11–13 March 2026 in Barcelona. Exploring organoids, mechanobiology, embryo models, organ-on-chip systems, multiomics and more. Abstracts open now!
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📣Announcing the 4th edition of the EMBL‑IBEC Conference on “Engineering Multicellular Systems”, taking place 11–13 March 2026 in Barcelona. Exploring organoids, mechanobiology, embryo models, organ-on-chip systems, multiomics and more. Abstracts open now!
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
events.ibecbarcelona.eu/embl-ibec-co...
Now out in @biophysj.bsky.social with open access and for the special issue dedicated to Erich Sackmann: our model for mechanochemical signal propagation in cell layers. Led by Dennis Wörthmüller from @institutcurie.bsky.social and implemented with discontinuous Galerkin FEM. doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Now out in @biophysj.bsky.social with open access and for the special issue dedicated to Erich Sackmann: our model for mechanochemical signal propagation in cell layers. Led by Dennis Wörthmüller from @institutcurie.bsky.social and implemented with discontinuous Galerkin FEM. doi.org/10.1016/j.bp...
The WEH-workshop on „Emergent trends in physics of the cell“ in honor of the late Erich Sackmann is now in full swing at TU Munich. Great talks and an amazing line-up for poster flash talks.
October 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The WEH-workshop on „Emergent trends in physics of the cell“ in honor of the late Erich Sackmann is now in full swing at TU Munich. Great talks and an amazing line-up for poster flash talks.
Jochen Guck from MPI Erlangen has passed away on October 4 2025. He has left us far too soon. RIP, Jochen
My very dear Jochen Guck, has just passed away and yet I cannot believe it 🥹
Jochen is one of the most brilliant scientist I had ever met, a human being with unlimited qualities, brave and caring, positive (always) and full of ressources, helpful and with - always - the best advices.
Jochen is one of the most brilliant scientist I had ever met, a human being with unlimited qualities, brave and caring, positive (always) and full of ressources, helpful and with - always - the best advices.
October 6, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Jochen Guck from MPI Erlangen has passed away on October 4 2025. He has left us far too soon. RIP, Jochen
Congrats Nedal @ndarif.bsky.social, Yannick, Freddy and coworkers to this beautiful project. Another great work from #SFB1129. Special congrats to first author Nedal who very recently defended his PhD at #EMBL.
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Congrats Nedal @ndarif.bsky.social, Yannick, Freddy and coworkers to this beautiful project. Another great work from #SFB1129. Special congrats to first author Nedal who very recently defended his PhD at #EMBL.
A very inspiring day with great 45 min talks at the Ulm Biophysics Summer Symposium 2025, by Joachim Spatz, Jovica Ninkovic, Max Bi, @streichan.bsky.social, Sabrina Leslie and Joachim Rädler. Many thanks @serwanelab.bsky.social for the invitation and congratulations for the new position👍😀🚀
September 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A very inspiring day with great 45 min talks at the Ulm Biophysics Summer Symposium 2025, by Joachim Spatz, Jovica Ninkovic, Max Bi, @streichan.bsky.social, Sabrina Leslie and Joachim Rädler. Many thanks @serwanelab.bsky.social for the invitation and congratulations for the new position👍😀🚀
The #mattertolife fall days are a wonderful opportunity to connect to this vibrant community. This time at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de with talks by the local hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social, @landfesterdept.bsky.social and @weilgroup.bsky.social. Thanks @mattertolife.bsky.social for bringing us here 👍😀🙏
September 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The #mattertolife fall days are a wonderful opportunity to connect to this vibrant community. This time at the @mpip-mainz.mpg.de with talks by the local hosts @graeterlab.bsky.social, @landfesterdept.bsky.social and @weilgroup.bsky.social. Thanks @mattertolife.bsky.social for bringing us here 👍😀🙏
Very attractive position at EMBL Heidelberg
Join EMBL as a research group leader in AI in biology. EMBL AI is our new initiative aiming to exploit the full potential of ML/AI-based approaches to advance our understanding of the most complex system in the known universe - life on Earth.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Very attractive position at EMBL Heidelberg
The #25EngLife conference is over and it was great, including the talks by @sarawickstrom.bsky.social, @bladoux.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social. Many thanks to @stefandiezlab.bsky.social and the other organizers🙏🏻
September 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The #25EngLife conference is over and it was great, including the talks by @sarawickstrom.bsky.social, @bladoux.bsky.social and @routierlab.bsky.social. Many thanks to @stefandiezlab.bsky.social and the other organizers🙏🏻
Great session with flash talks at #25EngLife. Here @lettermann.bsky.social presenting his work on malaria parasite motility.
September 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Great session with flash talks at #25EngLife. Here @lettermann.bsky.social presenting his work on malaria parasite motility.
📣 Now out in @physreve.bsky.social as editors' suggestion: our theory on the role of different myosin II isoforms during cell migration. For standard parameters, A and B segregate to the front and the back, respectively. Yet for other parameter values, also oscillations are possible.
August 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
📣 Now out in @physreve.bsky.social as editors' suggestion: our theory on the role of different myosin II isoforms during cell migration. For standard parameters, A and B segregate to the front and the back, respectively. Yet for other parameter values, also oscillations are possible.
📣 Now out in @physreve.bsky.social as editors' suggestion: our theory on the role of different myosin II isoforms during cell migration. For standard parameters, A and B segregate to the front and the back, respectively. Yet for other parameter values, also oscillations are possible.
August 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
📣 Now out in @physreve.bsky.social as editors' suggestion: our theory on the role of different myosin II isoforms during cell migration. For standard parameters, A and B segregate to the front and the back, respectively. Yet for other parameter values, also oscillations are possible.
Now out in ACS Infectious Diseases @pubs.acs.org: joint work from the Lanzer, Tanaka, Schwarz and Cavalcanti-Adam labs within #SFB1129 on the adhesion footprint of malaria-infected infected red blood cells. Read the open access paper here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Contact Dynamics of Cytoadhering Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes in Flow
The virulence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is linked to the altered mechanical and adhesive properties of infected erythrocytes, which adhere to the microvascular endothelium to...
pubs.acs.org
August 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Now out in ACS Infectious Diseases @pubs.acs.org: joint work from the Lanzer, Tanaka, Schwarz and Cavalcanti-Adam labs within #SFB1129 on the adhesion footprint of malaria-infected infected red blood cells. Read the open access paper here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reposted by Ulrich Schwarz
Few spots left on our @bcube-tud.bsky.social organised hashtag #Symposium:
Engineering Life 2025: Origin and Function of Mechanical Forces in Biology ⚙️🧬
📆 September 1-3, 2025
📍 Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden
Register now (Deadline 31 July 2025): engineering-life-dresden.de
Engineering Life 2025: Origin and Function of Mechanical Forces in Biology ⚙️🧬
📆 September 1-3, 2025
📍 Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden
Register now (Deadline 31 July 2025): engineering-life-dresden.de
July 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Few spots left on our @bcube-tud.bsky.social organised hashtag #Symposium:
Engineering Life 2025: Origin and Function of Mechanical Forces in Biology ⚙️🧬
📆 September 1-3, 2025
📍 Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden
Register now (Deadline 31 July 2025): engineering-life-dresden.de
Engineering Life 2025: Origin and Function of Mechanical Forces in Biology ⚙️🧬
📆 September 1-3, 2025
📍 Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden
Register now (Deadline 31 July 2025): engineering-life-dresden.de
Opening for a professorship in multimodal imaging in the context of our cluster of excellence #3DMM2O. Here is the full advertisement with all details: tinyurl.com/2ksy2b2s
July 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Opening for a professorship in multimodal imaging in the context of our cluster of excellence #3DMM2O. Here is the full advertisement with all details: tinyurl.com/2ksy2b2s
I love the concept and the design of the research magazine RUPERTO CAROLA. For the new edition on ACTIVE & PASSIVE, I contributed a piece on "active matter physics" (main text in German, but with a summary in English). Here you can download the PDF: heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/rup...
July 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I love the concept and the design of the research magazine RUPERTO CAROLA. For the new edition on ACTIVE & PASSIVE, I contributed a piece on "active matter physics" (main text in German, but with a summary in English). Here you can download the PDF: heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/rup...
Very inspiring, but also sort of sad: last of the annual retreats of our wonderful #SFB1129 on pathogens, which just entered its 12th and last year. But there is also some good news: it will end in one year from now with an international conference that everyone will be able to attend👍😀
July 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Very inspiring, but also sort of sad: last of the annual retreats of our wonderful #SFB1129 on pathogens, which just entered its 12th and last year. But there is also some good news: it will end in one year from now with an international conference that everyone will be able to attend👍😀
📣Book alert📣
Finally out with Cambridge University Press: the book by Udo Seifert on "Stochastic thermodynamics". It comprehensively covers many topics, from an introduction to statistical physics to many special subjects such as reaction networks and active particles. Highly recommended 👍👍👍
Finally out with Cambridge University Press: the book by Udo Seifert on "Stochastic thermodynamics". It comprehensively covers many topics, from an introduction to statistical physics to many special subjects such as reaction networks and active particles. Highly recommended 👍👍👍
July 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
📣Book alert📣
Finally out with Cambridge University Press: the book by Udo Seifert on "Stochastic thermodynamics". It comprehensively covers many topics, from an introduction to statistical physics to many special subjects such as reaction networks and active particles. Highly recommended 👍👍👍
Finally out with Cambridge University Press: the book by Udo Seifert on "Stochastic thermodynamics". It comprehensively covers many topics, from an introduction to statistical physics to many special subjects such as reaction networks and active particles. Highly recommended 👍👍👍
📢Conference alert📢
Only one week left to register for the Engineering Life 2025 Symposium at Dresden September 1-3. This year's edition focuses on the function of mechanical forces in biology.
engineering-life-dresden.de
Only one week left to register for the Engineering Life 2025 Symposium at Dresden September 1-3. This year's edition focuses on the function of mechanical forces in biology.
engineering-life-dresden.de
Engineering Life 2025: ORIGIN AND FUNCTION OF MECHANICAL FORCES IN BIOLOGY
Engineering Life 2025, biological forces, force spectroscopy, measuring forces, developmental forces, molecular motors, forces in morphogenesis, cytoskeleton, DNA mechanics, bionanotechnology
engineering-life-dresden.de
June 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📢Conference alert📢
Only one week left to register for the Engineering Life 2025 Symposium at Dresden September 1-3. This year's edition focuses on the function of mechanical forces in biology.
engineering-life-dresden.de
Only one week left to register for the Engineering Life 2025 Symposium at Dresden September 1-3. This year's edition focuses on the function of mechanical forces in biology.
engineering-life-dresden.de
Reposted by Ulrich Schwarz
Upcoming interdisciplinary meeting: Cell Physics 2025
When? October 7-9, 2025
Where? Saarbruecken, Germany
Relevant dates? Early-bird deadline: June 30, regular registration by August 31
Several opportunities for short-talks selected from abstracts
More info at: cell-physics.uni-saarland.de
When? October 7-9, 2025
Where? Saarbruecken, Germany
Relevant dates? Early-bird deadline: June 30, regular registration by August 31
Several opportunities for short-talks selected from abstracts
More info at: cell-physics.uni-saarland.de
June 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Upcoming interdisciplinary meeting: Cell Physics 2025
When? October 7-9, 2025
Where? Saarbruecken, Germany
Relevant dates? Early-bird deadline: June 30, regular registration by August 31
Several opportunities for short-talks selected from abstracts
More info at: cell-physics.uni-saarland.de
When? October 7-9, 2025
Where? Saarbruecken, Germany
Relevant dates? Early-bird deadline: June 30, regular registration by August 31
Several opportunities for short-talks selected from abstracts
More info at: cell-physics.uni-saarland.de
Amazing, five of the new ERC Advanced Grants go to Heidelberg, and four of them are physics-related. I also note the strong connections to our clusters of excellence @structures-hd.bsky.social (Michaela Mapelli, Wolfram Pernice) and @cluster3dmm2o.bsky.social (Jana Zaumseil, Wolfram Pernice)👍👍👍
Hochdotierte Förderung für fünf Forscherinnen und Forscher der Universität Heidelberg – Der Europäische Forschungsrat fördert mit ERC Advanced Grants bahnbrechende Projekte
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#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #förderung #ercadvancedgrant #erc
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#universität #heidelberg #uniheidelberg #förderung #ercadvancedgrant #erc
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Amazing, five of the new ERC Advanced Grants go to Heidelberg, and four of them are physics-related. I also note the strong connections to our clusters of excellence @structures-hd.bsky.social (Michaela Mapelli, Wolfram Pernice) and @cluster3dmm2o.bsky.social (Jana Zaumseil, Wolfram Pernice)👍👍👍