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The sacrifice within – how collagen’s weak bonds help protect tissue
HITS researchers publish new findings on collagen, the most abundant protein in our body: So-called “sacrificial bonds” in collagen break faster …

We congratulate: Poster award for Jannik and Eric!
We happily announce that two of our MBM colleagues have won the poster prize at the Computer Simulation and Theory of …

Registration now open: SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling”
The first SIMPLAIX Workshop on “Machine Learning for Multiscale Molecular Modeling” will take place in the Studio Villa Bosch in Heidelberg …

“The magic triangle” advances molecular research with machine learning and simulations
The “SIMPLAIX” collaboration started with an inaugural symposium in Heidelberg. Researchers from HITS, Heidelberg University, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (…

Computer simulations and Artificial Intelligence – a “booster” for molecular research
In the new “SIMPLAIX” collaboration, researchers from HITS, Heidelberg University, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are addressing challenges in the …

“Something in the way they move” – zooming in on cell migration
Getting from A to B can be a tricky business, especially for cells on the move. An international team of researchers …

New Position: acting group leader in the MBM group
As of January 2022, Camilo Aponte-Santamaría has been appointed acting group leader of the Molecular Biomechanics group (MBM). In this newly …

An unstructured protein as a dog-leash
A key process of all cellular life is cell division, in which the genetic material of one cell is duplicated and …

How can a surface guide centriole assembly?
Centrioles are cell organelles with a cylindrical shape and a 9-fold radially symmetric architecture. They play a role in the formation …

Congratulations Florian Franz
We would like to congratulate Florian Franz who successfully defended his PhD thesis last week! Congratulations! The whole MBM group wishes …