General

Big thanks to Dr. Kevin Linka and Dr. Hagen Holthusen from the Institute of Applied Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University, for visiting us and giving insightful talks on "Data-Driven Material Modeling for Soft Biological Tissues" and "Material Discovery with Inelastic Constitutive Artificial Neural Netw...

We had a fantastic time at the GAMM conference 2024 in Magdeburg from March 18-22! It was great catching up with old friends and collaborators, engaging in in-depth discussions during the poster sessions and presentations, and forming new partnerships. Nina Reiter presented her latest paper on "Micr...

Tauche ein in die faszinierende Welt der Zellmechanik und -differenzierung mit Shanice Heidenreich (C04) und Michael Tranchina (A04) vom Institut für Biochemie. Entdecke, wie Hydrogele mit einstellbarer Steifigkeit unser Verständnis von zellulärem Verhalten voranbringen.

On March 20, 2024, the 5th EBM Harmonisation Workshop took place, where twelve participants of the EBM Integrated Research Training Group recently delved into the intricate processes underlying early brain development during an immersive workshop.

The Consortium on Exploring Brain Mechanics met on February 9 at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen, to provide a comprehensive progress update on all ongoing projects within its purview.

On January 19, Erica Cecchini (A02) and Soheil Firooz (C01) hosted the first Doctoral Researchers’ Seminar in 2024 at the Institute of Applied Mechanics.

At the end of the first EBM year 2023, Jan Hinrichsen and Nina Reiter (subproject A01) had the opportunity to stay in the Living Matter Lab of EBM Mercator Fellow Ellen Kuhl at Stanford University in California, USA.

On November 23, 2023, Tomeu Amorós (C02) and Sebastián Sepúlveda (A05) hosted the (post) doctoral researchers seminar at the Institute of Animal Physiology

On November 9th, 2023, the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1540 "Exploring Brain Mechanics (EBM)", hosted an interactive workshop centered on Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and its application to the study of frog brain.

On October 21, 2023, the Collaborative Research Center CRC 1540 "Exploring Brain Mechanics" (EBM) participated in the Long Night of the Sciences in the Erlangen, Fürth, and Nürnberg region. In a captivating presentation, EBM opened its doors to the interested public, providing insights into various ...