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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

• Dynamics of particle uptake at cell membranes. Felix Frey, Falko Ziebert, and Ulrich S. Schwarz. Phys. Rev. E 100, 052403 (2019)
• Stochastic Dynamics of Nanoparticle and Virus Uptake. Felix Frey, Falko Ziebert, and Ulrich S. Schwarz. Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 088102 (2019)
• Clathrin-adaptor ratio and membrane tension regulate the flat-to-curved transition of the clathrin coat during endocytosis. Delia Bucher, Felix Frey, Kem A. Sochacki, Susann Kummer, Jan-Philip Bergeest, William J. Godinez, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Karl Rohr, Justin W. Taraska, Ulrich S. Schwarz & Steeve Boulant. Nature Communications volume 9, Article number: 1109 (2018)
• Multiscale modeling of virus replication and spread Peter Kumberger, Felix Frey, Ulrich S Schwarz, and Frederik Graw. FEBS letters 590.13: 1972-1986 (2016)

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

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