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 X (twitter).

news

Nov 15, 2024 I presented a poster at the Vienna Soft Matter Day at the Technical University of Vienna.
Oct 24, 2024 I gave a talk at the International Symposium on Membrane/Protein Interactions at the University of Chicago International Institute for Research in Paris (UC-IIRP).
Oct 23, 2024 Our paper on ‘Endosomal membrane budding patterns in plants’, is now published in PNAS, see the publications page.
Oct 20, 2024 We have a new preprint on ‘Stability vs flexibility: reshaping monolayer and bilayer archaeal membranes in silico’, see the publications page.
Sep 23, 2024 I gave a talk at the German Biophysical Society Meeting in Leipzig on ‘Decoding design principles - membrane remodeling across the tree of life’. See my abstract.