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Fighting cell death with sulfur

September 25, 2026

Mammalian cells produce elemental sulfur and use it for antioxidant protection

Lecture featuring impressive live experiments and a sustainable team challenge.

Heartfelt congratulations to Leif Seute on defending his PhD thesis!

Director of the Biomolecular Mechanics Department at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz Elected to the Leopoldina

Congratulations to our Master’s student Pelin Demirci for winning second prize for the best poster at the Hünfeld 2026: Workshop on Computer Simulation and Theory of Macromolecules.

Heartfelt congratulations to Aysecan Ünal on defending her PhD thesis!

When molecules react

April 22, 2026

New software visualizes biological processes in motion

From Monday to Wednesday, the MPIP invited their Scientific Advisory Board to the institute.

We proudly present our new and updated biomolecular reaction emulator KIMMDY (Kinetic Monte Carlo / Molecular Dynamics), now published in Nature Communications! Do you want to emulate large reactive systems, up to the second timescale? Read more below!

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