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15.10.2025
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NEW PHD STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new PhD student Matteo Kumar! |
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10.09.2025
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NEW ARTICLES. Wieland et al.Many dynein teams collectively generate high forces during the transport of large organelles, Biophysical Journal 125, 1-16 (2026) |
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02.09.2025
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NEW ARTICLE.
M. Schwarzer et al.
Properties and Related Effects of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: From the Organismic to Cellular Level, In: Micro and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environment, CRC Press (2025) |
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07.07.2025
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NEW PAPER
C. Laforsch et al.
Environmental Fate and Effects of Microplastics on Organisms, In: Springer Handbook of Circular Plastics Economy, 793-807 (2025) |
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01.07.2025
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NEW MASTER STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Master Student Anna-Lena Vesper! |
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12.06.2025
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NEW MASTER STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Master Student Katharina Kopp! |
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20.05.2025
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BAYREUTH HUMBOLDT CENTRE GUEST
We welcome our guest and Bayreuth Humboldt Centre grantee Prof. Dr. Swathi Sudhakar |
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12.05.2025
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NEW SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT
We heartily welcome our new Scientific Assistant (HiWi) Sven Thoma! |
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03.03.2025
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NEW SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT
We heartily welcome our new Scientific Assistant (HiWi) Katharina Kopp! |
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21.02.2025
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NEW PAPER
A. Ramsperger et al.
Cellular internalization pathways of environmentally exposed microplastic particles: Phagocytosis or macropinocytosis?, J. Hazard. Mater. 489, 137647 (2025) |
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14.11.2024
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BAVARIAN CULTURE PRIZE 2024
We congratulate our postdoc Dr. Anja Ramsperger for receiving the Bavarian Culture Prize 2024! |
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12.09.2024
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PAUL-CRUTZEN PRIZE 2024
We congratulate our postdoc Dr. Anja Ramsperger for receiving the Paul-Crutzen Prize 2024! |
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13.08.2024
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NEW BACHELOR STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Bachelor student Johanna Bodrogi ! |
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01.07.2024
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NEW MASTER STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Master student Matteo Kumar |
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03.06.2024
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NEW BACHELOR STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Bachelor student Katharina Kopp! |
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01.02.2024
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NEW PRESS RELEASE
Not all microplastic particles are created equal - physical properties matter for their interactions with cell |
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31.01.2024
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NEW PAPER
S. Wieland et al.
Nominally identical microplastic models differ greatly in their particle-cell interactions, Nat. Commun. 15, 922 (2024) |
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15.01.2024
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NEW PHD STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new PHD student Reetha Thomas! |
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30.10.2023
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NEW MASTER STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Master student Katharina Beitzinger! |
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23.10.2023
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NEW MASTER STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Master student Dominik Müller! |
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02.10.2023
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NEW SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT
We heartily welcome our new scientific assistant Johanna Bodrogi! |
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09.08.2023
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NEW PHD SPEAKER
Congratulations to Simon Wieland for being elected as a new PhD Speaker for the CRC on Microplastics! |
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07.08.2023
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NEW BACHELOR STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Bachelor student Katharina Nottbohm! |
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22.06.2023
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JOB VACANCY
PhD position in Biological Physics |
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08.02.2023
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NEW PAPER
M. Eisentraut et al.
The spatial resolution limit of phagocytosis, Biophys. J. 122, 1-12 (2023) |
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16.01.2023
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NEW MED. TECH. ASSISTANT
We heartily welcome our new med. tech. assistant Daniela Grätz! |
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01.12.2022
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NEW PAPER
A.F.R.M. Ramsperger et al.
Nano- and microplastics: a comprehensive review on their exposure routes, translocation, and fate in humans, NanoImpact 29, 100441 (2023) |
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04.10.2022
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NEW BACHELOR STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Bachelor student Anna-Lena Vesper! |
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01.09.2022
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NEW PHD STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new PHD student David Gitschier! |
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04.07.2022
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NEW MASTER STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Master student Bettina Firmke! |
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23.06.2022
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NEW PAPER
T. Witzmann et al.
Repulsive Interactions of Eco-corona-Covered Microplastic Particles Quantitatively Follow Modeling of Polymer Brushes, Langmuir (2022) |
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20.06.2022
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NEW PAPER
J. Brehm et al.
In-depth characterization revealed polymer type and chemical content specific effects of microplastic on Dreissena bugensis, J. Hazard Mater. 437, 129351 (2022) |
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26.04.2022
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NEW BACHELOR STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Bachelor student Paul Schwanitz! |
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26.04.2022
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NEW MASTER STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Master student Michael Stur! |
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11.04.2022
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NEW BACHELOR STUDENT
We heartily welcome our new Bachelor student Matteo Kumar! |
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18.01.2022
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NEW PRESS RELEASE
Learning from dust: Microplastic researchers compare health risks of microparticles |
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18.01.2022
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NEW PAPER
S. Wieland et al.
From properties to toxicity: Comparing microplastics to other airborne microparticles J. Hazard Mater. 428, 128151 (2022) |
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10.01.2022
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NEW SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT
We welcome our new Scientific Assistant (HiWi) Paul Schwanitz! |
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14.12.2021
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NEW PAPER
A.F.R.M. Ramsperger et al
Supposedly similar microplastic particles show different levels of toxicity
J. Hazard. Mater. 425, 127961 (2022) |
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14.12.2021
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NEW PRESS RELEASE: Supposedly similar microplastic particles show different levels of toxicity |
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22.11.2021
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SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FOR SARAH SPRENG
Sarah Spreng was awarded with the third place of the sustainability award of the University of Bayreuth for her Bachelor thesis. Congratulations! |
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15.11.2021
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NEW SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT
We welcome our new Scientific Assistant (HiWi) Johanna Lix! |
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11.11.2021
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NEW B.SC. STUDENT
We welcome our new Bachelor Student Markus Brendel! |
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26.06.2021
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NEW PAPER
K. Berghoff et al
Using blinking optical tweezers to study cell rheology during initial cell-particle contact
Biophys. J., in Press (2021) |
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10.12.2020
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New Press Release: Article on microplastics in Science Advances |
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09.12.2020
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NEW PAPER
A.F.R.M. Ramsperger et al
Environmental exposure enhances the internalization of microplastic particles into cells
Science Advances 6, eabd1211 (2020) |
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17.11.2020
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NEW PAPER
A.F.R.M. Ramsperger et al.
Structural Diversity in Early-Stage Biofilm Formation on Microplastics Depends on Environmental Medium and Polymer Properties
Water 12, 3216 (2020) |
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06.11.2020
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NEW PAPER
H.T. Spanke et al.
Wrapping of Microparticles by Floppy Lipid Vesicles
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 198102 (2020) |
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21.04.2020
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NEW PAPER
A. Rohrbach et al.
Measuring Stepwise Binding of Thermally Fluctuating Particles to Cell Membranes without Fluorescence
Biophys. J. 118, 1850-1860 (2020) |
