Category Archives: Video

New Two Minute Talk! Mark explains the effect of temperature on nematodes

By Carsten | Published: February 12, 2015

Describe your project in 2 minutes or less! In the latest addition to our “Two Minute Talk” series, postdoc Mark Leaver explains how he studies the adaptation of nematodes to habitats of different temperatures. Written and narrated by Mark Leaver. Edited and produced by Lisa Dennison.

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Tony, arm wrestling champion

By Carsten | Published: October 15, 2014

Tony has potential PhD students arm wrestle him for a spot in the lab! Or….at least he does in this clip from the video made by the DIPP PhD students for selection week. 🙂 Have a look by clicking on the photo below.

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See the “Meeting of the Minds” documentaries of the dialogues between scientists and artists for the MitoSys project

By Carsten | Published: October 14, 2014

You can now view in its entirety the fantastic “Meeting of the Minds” documentary series, which premiered at the Lens on Life exhibit earlier this year. Find out why Tony took the documentary crew to Die Gläsernen Manufaktur last year, see Lucy throughout the process of creating the incredible handblown glass Cells, watch the dialogue develop between all of […]

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Watch Tony’s talk: “What is a Discovery?”

By Carsten | Published: September 19, 2014

Tony spoke as part of a summer seminar series hosted by MPI-CBG postdocs during which group leaders gave thoughtful and personal advice about how to start your own group. Tony focused on the main goal of starting your own group — to discover something important — and how to stay on track towards achieving that […]

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More press for the Parkinson’s paper

By Carsten | Published: August 7, 2014

Our story on Parkinson’s and the glycolytic pathway has been picked up by several newspapers, radio and TV stations in Germany. It’s safe to say the word is out! See the stories by clicking on the links and images below.

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New Two Minute Talk! Elisabeth explains mitotic cell rounding

By Carsten | Published: July 28, 2014

In the latest addition to our “Two Minute Talk” series, postdoc Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich explains the biophysics of why and how cells become round during mitosis. Written & narrated by Elisabeth; produced & directed by Lisa Dennison.

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See a video of Tony at “2 im Boot”

By Carsten | Published: July 28, 2014

Did you miss 2 im Boot? Now’s your chance to see what it was like! Check out this 4-minute video for a glimpse into the fun evening on a historic steamboat with Tony and Prof. Holger Brandes.

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Did you miss our #eLifetakover? Catch up here!

By Carsten | Published: June 12, 2014

We had so much fun taking over the @eLife twitter feed yesterday. If you missed it, you can catch back up in one fell swoop because eLife storified the day for us! 

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Because we’re HAPPY!

By Carsten | Published: March 6, 2014

(Clap along if you feel like that’s whatcha wanna do…) Here at the MPI-CBG, we’re all pretty happy people … and videos like this give you a glimpse of why we’re all so happy to be working at this special place! PS: Keep an eye out for Tony’s great dance moves at 1:45 & 2:15! […]

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Meetings of Minds: A Documentary about the MitoSys Project

By Carsten | Published: March 5, 2014

Meetings Of Minds Documentary Trailer from The Bespoke Film Company on Vimeo. We’re so excited about this first glimpse of Meeting of Minds, a documentary about the MitoSys Project!

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  • Selected Essays

    Therapeutic applications targeting phase separation
    Being a biologist allows you to satisfy your curiosity every day
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    In defence of Peer Review
    On Peer Feedback
    On research funding and youth
    Priority of discovery
    Encouraging innovation
    Funding innovating Science
    The origin of Life
    Beyond Oil & Water
    Beyond HeLa cells
    Beyond Stereospecificity
    Whither Systems Biology
    Some thoughts on German success
    Automating Cell Biology
    European vs. US careers
    A pipeline for Europe
    Boveri revisited – EMBO Gold Medal
    No man is an island

  • Selected Videos

    2020 NOMIS Distinguished Scientist - Anthony Hyman
    ScienceSketches - Phase separation in cell polarity: Saha et al, Cell 2016
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    iBio video about P granule formation
    An interview with Tony about Phase Transitions and Disease
    Encouraging Innovation, iBiology.org
    The genetics linking temperature and fertility in worms: Leaver et al, Biology Open 2016