Felix Frey

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I am a theoretical physicist by training and I work primarily in the area of biophysics and soft matter.

Currently I am an independent NOMIS Fellow at IST Austria in Klosterneuburg where I work together with Anđela Šarić. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Bionanoscience of Delft University of Technology with Timon Idema, partially funded by an independently raised Kavli Synergy Granty at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft. In 2019 I completed my PhD at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Heidelberg University in the group of Ulrich Schwarz supported by a scholarship from the Heidelberg Graduate School of Fundamental Physics.

Complementary to having been trained in continuum modeling, I am making a transition to particle-based mesoscale computer simulations in my current postdoc, which allows me to bridge scales. In my work, I study self-assembly and remodeling processes at biomembranes to develop a comprehensive understanding of biological systems. To learn more about my research, you can navigate to the publications page, my profile on ORCID, my Google Scholar profile or follow me on Bluesky.

news

Jul 28, 2025 Our tutorial review on ‘A tutorial for mesoscale computer simulations of lipid membranes: tether pulling, tubulation and fluctuations’, is now published in Soft Matter, see the publications page.
Mar 19, 2025 I gave a talk at the DPG Spring Meeting in Regensburg on ‘Modeling endosomal membrane budding patterns’. See my abstract.
Feb 17, 2025 Our manuscript ‘Stability vs flexibility: reshaping archaeal membranes in silico’, is now published in elife see the publications page.
Dec 10, 2024 Our manuscript ‘Coat stiffening can explain invagination of clathrin-coated membranes’, is now published in Physical Review E see the publications page.