Physics of Embryonic Self-Organization and Morphogenesis. Tweets by Otger Campàs (Professor, Chair of Tissue Dynamics and Director @PoLDresden)
Joined July 2018
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20 Sep 2018
We.Are.Absolutely.Thrilled! 🤩 Congrats to graphic designer Brian Long @ucsantabarbara for the beautiful cover art!
20 Sep 2018
On the Nature cover this week: Grow with the flow. Tissues ‘melt’ like glass to shape vertebrate embryos go.nature.com/2QLG4Av
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🤔 How do stem cells determine how to respond to physical cues during development?
👨🔬The Doyle Lab at PoL combines approaches from biology, computer science, and engineering to understand the molecular circuits that enable mechanosignalling.
Learn more👉 youtu.be/OJO2sxbYw4w
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🚨One week left! Applications for our Postdoctoral Program will close on 20. May!
Benefits include:
✅3-year funded position
✅Research funding to cover travel, publishing, and project costs
✅Mentorship from 2 PoL PIs
And more!
Apply here: physics-of-life.tu-dresden.d…
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May 6
In case you want to know more about what we do in my lab 🤓 In about 50 seconds…
Thanks to Avanga for the amazing video!
🤔How do embryos self-organize and build complex functional structures?
👨🔬The @CampasLab at Physics of Life studies how physics/mechanics sculpt tissues and organs during development—from tissue fluidization to mechanochemical feedbacks.
Learn more here👉youtu.be/iuG_fg0xEYU?si=atSl…
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👩🔬Calling all researchers! Are you interested in working on a project at Physics of Life?🔬
Our new Visitors Program allows scientists to visit PoL for up to 6 months to pursue an interdisciplinary project, with their travel accommodation covered.
Apply: tud.link/nasaw5
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Apr 29
Are you interested in Physics of Life, Biological Physics or similar topics?
Do you want to pursue a Master, PhD or Postdoc to do research at the interface between Biology, Physics and/or Computer Science?
If so, check out the video below👇 We've got you covered 😀
🤓🔬 Curious about a career at the interface of biology and physics?
Check out our new video! Hear from an MSc student, PhD student & postdoc and learn what drew them to PoL and why we are a unique place to do interdisciplinary science.
Watch on YouTube👉youtu.be/I1n-F1WEn2Y?si=rNZv…
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Apr 27
This will be our new home 🤩 It has been and will continue to be a lot of work to make it happen, but we are really excited about this new building for Physics of Life!
🎉A huge milestone for Dresden and the wider biophysics community!
🔬Purpose-built for interdisciplinary collaborations, the Center for the Organization of Living Matter (COLM) at TUD will become the new home of PoL and starts construction in 2027.
News: tud.link/ara4jh
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Apr 22
Interested in Physics of Life? Curious about what are the scientific questions we study @PoLDresden ? You can learn that in less than 3 min 🤩👇
Thanks to Avanga Film production for the great video 🎬
Starting our second chapter at PoL Dresden with full energy! ⚡️
🧑🔬Where is this new phase taking us, and what is our research about? We are releasing a series of exciting films to answer these questions and more 🎥
Curious? Check them out!🤓
YouTube: youtu.be/nHm6QMPx04o?si=uXnr…
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🇬🇧 We are looking for someone to assist with technical building operations at Physics of Life, please share! 🔬
👨🔬We offer a dynamic, international, and supportive team of scientists and admins working at the frontiers of biophysics.
🗓️Apply by 5. May: tud.link/rywtux
🇩🇪🚨 #JobAlert Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter!
Wir suchen eine:n Techn. Mitarbeiter:in / Facharbeiter:in (m/w/d) für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life!
Bewerbt euch bis zum 05. Mai. Mehr Infos hier: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #wearehiring
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🇩🇪🚨 #JobAlert Leite das gerne an deine Kollegen weiter!
Wir suchen eine:n Techn. Mitarbeiter:in / Facharbeiter:in (m/w/d) für unser internationales Team bei Physics of Life!
Bewerbt euch bis zum 05. Mai. Mehr Infos hier: tud.link/rywtux
#joboffer #wearehiring
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🚀Are you planning to secure funding to start your own research group? (e.g. ERC, Emmy Noether, etc).
🧑🔬PoL can host you, and offers numerous benefits!
We are launching a new Program to host and support third-party funded junior groups.
More info here:
tud.link/xayd8s
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Humboldt Research Fellowship 2027 in Germany | Fully Funded
🔗 Visit: scholarshipscorner.website/h…
Benefits include: Monthly stipend (€3,000–€3,600), travel allowance, health insurance support, free German language course, family allowances, and strong academic support.
📍 Duration: 6–24 months
🌍 Open to applicants from all countries
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Congratualtions to our Physics of Life @PoLDresden members Elias Barriga (@Mech_Morph_Lab ), Jesse Veenvliet ( @jvveenvliet ) and Frank Jülicher for getting an HFSP grant each! Not bad! 🤩👏
hfsp.org/awardees/newly-awar…
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PoL is at the #DPG Spring meeting in Dresden. 🎉
Visit us in Tent C until Thursday afternoon!
Special thanks to the @brugueslab for the cool data on our Apple Vision Pro devices! Come check it out 🤓
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19 Dec 2025
Congratulations to Marie, a MSc student working in our lab, who did this beautiful and creative composition of zebrafish embryos to make a fish 🐟🤩 Bravo Marie!
17 Dec 2025
Onto the next submission from our annual Photo Competition! 📸
👩🔬🔬©️ This #microscopy image was captured by Marie Jagemann, a 'Physics of Life' MSc student
🔍 Caption: Early zebrafish embryos forming the shape of an adult fish.
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13 Dec 2025
Download our large database of postdoc fellowships in all fields of research.
Database freely available to all; 281 fellowships.
Download the database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding…
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2 Dec 2025
🎉 After a two-year break, #PoLDay returned stronger than ever! Over 160 members of our community joined us at the CRTD for a full day of talks, posters, and team building games🌟Thank you to the organizers!
Read the event recap in our PoL news⬇️
tud.link/ca72se
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26 Nov 2025
Grad students & postdocs, it's time to start thinking about applying to the world famous 'Woods Hole' Embryology course @MBLScience It is a transformative experience. Scholarships available. App Deadline Feb 3, 2026. @SocDevBio
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24 Nov 2025
Is it just me or the new security verification step in @biorxivpreprint has rendered it so slow that effectively does not work anymore? Does anyone else have the same problem?
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5 Nov 2025
New preprint @CampasLab @jvveenvliet on #gastruloids revealing new modes of axial extension
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
This is what #reproducible embryo models are for, using the modularity they reveal to discover new processes and features of the behaviours of #CellEnsembles.
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