Workgroup “Physics of the Cell”

Workgroup “Physics of the Cell”

 

Leonhard Möckl
leonhard.moeckl@mpl.mpg.de

Pierre Haas
haas@mpi-cbg.de

Summary

Cell biology is inextricably linked to physical forces that are generated by active cellular processes and feed back onto these processes via mechanosensitive pathways. This interplay ranges from transport along microtubules at the subcellular scales to cell cortex mechanics at the cellular scale and cell-cell adhesion at the supracellular scales of tissues. This workgroup focuses on these physical forces and their biological function across these scales and across biological contexts.