Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg



Felix Frey

Research Interests

    • Statistical physics, soft matter physics and biophysics
    • Stochastic processes, first passage time problems
    • Membrane physics
    • Cellular uptake processes, clathrin-mediated endocytosis, virus entry
    • Self-assembly
    • Cytoskeletal interplay and dynamics

Short Vita

    since July 2019
    Post doctoral researcher at the Institute for Theoretical Physics with Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz, Heidelberg, Germany
    October 2015 - June 2019
    PhD studies at Heidelberg University, Institute for Theoretical Physics under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz, Heidelberg, Germany
    July 2015
    Master of Science in Physics, Thesis: "Physical Models for Cytoskeletal Organization and Intracellular Transport in Adherent Cells" under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz
    October 2009 - July 2015
    Study of Physics at Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany

Publications


Talks and posters

    • Poster: "Dynamics of particle uptake at cell membranes" , 11.12.2019, Biomembrane Days 2019, Harnackhaus Berlin, Germany,
    • Talk: "Physical models for uptake processes at the cell membrane" , 28.10.2019, Seminar talk , TU Delft, The Netherlands
    • Talk: "Flat-to-curved transition during clathrin-mediated endocytosis" , 04.04.2019, DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM), TU Regensburg, Germany
    • Talk: "Stochastic dynamics of nanoparticle and virus uptake" , 01.04.2019, DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM), TU Regensburg, Germany
    • Poster: "Stochastic dynamics of nanoparticle and virus uptake" , 16.10.2018, Venice meeting on fluctuations in small complex systems IV, Venice, Italy
    • Talk: "Physical forces during endocytosis" , 14.06.2018, BioQuant Internal Seminar, BioQuant Heidelberg University, Germany
    • Poster and flash talk: "Geometry-dependence of stochastic dynamics of virus uptake" , 16.04.2018, BDBDB4: Fourth Biological Diffusion and Brownian Dynamics Brainstorm Meeting, HITS Heidelberg, Germany
    • Talk: "Modeling the flat-to-curved transition during clathrin-mediated endocytosis" , 14.03.2018, DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM), TU Berlin, Germany
    • Poster: "Modeling the flat-to-curved transition during clathrin-mediated endocytosis" , 19.02.2018, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA
    • Poster: "Flat-to-curved transition of clathrin-mediated endocytosis" , 21.03.2017, DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM), TU Dresden, Germany

Teaching activities

    • Winter term 2019/2020, Tutor for Theoretical Physics III - Electrodynamics (Physics Department), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Winter term 2016/2017, Tutor for Non-linear Dynamics (Physics Department), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Winter term 2016/2017, Tutor for Stochastic Dynamics (Physics Department), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Summer term 2016, Tutor for Theoretical Biophysics (Physics Department), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
    • Winter term 2015/2016, Tutor for Theoretical Statistical Physics (Physics Department), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

Address

Felix Frey
Institute for Theoretical Physics
Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg
Room 204
Philosophenweg 19
69120 Heidelberg, Germany

email: felix.frey at bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de
phone: +49-(0)6221-54-9442
fax: +49-(0)6221-54-51482
www: http://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~biophys
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