Visit us at the Night of Science on June 12!
Experience exciting lectures and guided tours! Explore the course of life and experience how nitrogen becomes delicious ice cream!
P R O G R A M
Attention: The events will take place in parallel!
Lectures
Guided Tours
Science Games
Accessibility
Lectures (in the lecture hall of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics)
18:30
Autophagy: because powerhouses need a Roomba too
Speaker: Els Kuiper
19:45
Biophysics in Computers: Beyond the Physical Laboratory
Speaker: Saumyak Mukherjee
21:00
Strike a Pose: Orientierungen im Raum
Speaker: Markus Schreiber
Guided Tours of the Electron Microscopy Laboratory (in German)
Learn how our electron microscopes can make tiny biological molecules and building blocks of the human body visible during the exciting guided tour with facility manager Sonja Welsch! The tour takes place in German.
Time slots:
18:30
19:45
21:00
Meeting point for the guided tours: Reception area of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
*** The number of persons for the tours is limited to 12! ***
Please register via: https://tour-elektronenmikroskopie2026.eventbrite.com.
Participation is only possible with the presentation of a valid ticket (digital or printed).
Guided Tours of the Fluorescence Microscopy Laboratory (English and German)
Join us on a guided tour with our researchers and discover how modern microscopy and fluorescence microscopy help make the invisible visible!
Time slots:
17:30 (English)
18:00 (German)
18:30 (English)
19:00 (German)
Meeting point for the guided tours: Reception area of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
*** The number of persons for the tours is limited to 5! ***
Please register via: (English) https://tour-flourescencemicroscopy2026.eventbrite.com or (German) https://tour-fluoreszenzmikroskopie2026.eventbrite.com
Participation is only possible with the presentation of a valid ticket (digital or printed).
Science Games (in the foyer of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics)
17:00–21:30
Science for all ages!
See how nitrogen turns into delicious ice cream, step inside a virtual cell, and join in on the “Parkour of Life”!
Learn about the appearance of our cells and DNA, the roles of different proteins in our bodies, how computer simulations work, and the fascinating properties of liquid nitrogen!
Do you need assistance (e.g., for a wheelchair, or if you have a visual or hearing impairment)? We've got you covered! Please feel free to contact us before the event:
Melek Özdemir – Email: melek.oezdemir@biophys.mpg.de [Tel: 069 63034512] or
Sara Brackemann – Email: sara.brackemann@biophys.mpg.de [Tel. 069 6303 4524]
Please note: All attractions are located on the ground floor in the institute’s lobby. Accessible restrooms are also available. Unfortunately, the guided tours are not wheelchair-accessible, as the laboratories are too narrow. We appreciate your understanding.
Night of Science
“Science must be accessible to everyone, regardless of their socioeconomic background.” Our program is part of the Night of Science at the Riedberg Campus, an annual event voluntarily organized by students of Goethe University Frankfurt. The comprehensive program will be available soon at: https://nightofscience.de/
