Benjamin Winkler
![]() | Ph.D. Student Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
1988 | Born in Leipzig, Germany |
2007–2013 | Studies in Physics at the University of Leipzig |
2011 | Erasmus semester at Stockholm University (Sweden) |
2013 | Master Sc. in physics “From Actin Flow to Cellular Forces” in the group of Prof. J. A. Käs “Soft Matter Physics” at the University of Leipzig |
since 04/2014 | PhD student of PD. Falko Ziebert, “Phase Field Approach to Cellular Motility”, University of Freiburg |
research interests:
soft matter physics, non-linear dynamics/pattern formation, cellular biophysics
- cytoskeletal dynamics and structure - filaments, motors, crosslinks; self-assembly
- cell motility, cell adhesion, collective effects in cells and bacteria
- non-equilibrium thermodynamics, active systems