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Research Interests
Statistical Physics, Membranes and Viruses
- Applying statistical methods to understand complex biological systems
- Investigating the physical principles governing viral membrane interactions
- Development of numerical simulations and machine learning pipelines combining data driven modeling with physics theory
- Interdisciplinary work collaborating with Chlanda lab
Academic Background
since October 2024
PhD student at Heidelberg University, Institute for Theoretical Physics under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz
Research focus: Membrane physics and viral infections
Research focus: Membrane physics and viral infections
October 2021 - October 2024
Master of Science in Physics at Heidelberg University, Germany
Thesis: "Active Gel Theory for Cell Migration With Two Myosin Species"
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz
Thesis: "Active Gel Theory for Cell Migration With Two Myosin Species"
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz
August 2022 - June 2023
Visiting PhD student at Cornell University, USA
- Assisting the Shen group setting up new experiment in Cornell Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP)
- Tasks included: project planning, designing components, execution of measurements
October 2018 - September 2021
Bachelor of Science in Physics at Heidelberg University, Germany
Publications
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Conference Contributions
Poster – EMBO-FEBS Physical Virology: Across Length Scales
Saint Feliu de Guixols, ES
Saint Feliu de Guixols, ES
June 2025
Contributed Talk – DPG Spring Meeting (German Physical Society)
Regensburg
Regensburg
March 2025
Poster – DPG Spring Meeting
Berlin
Berlin
March 2024
Contributed Talk – BioMechBW: Mechanobiology Across Scales
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
March 2024
Teaching Activities
Summer Term 2025: Teaching assistant for "Theoretical Physics II - Analytical Mechanics and Thermodynamics"
Winter Term 2024/2025: Teaching assistant for "Theoretical Physics I - Classical Mechanics"
Winter Term 2023/2024: Teaching assistant for "Theoretical Physics I" and "Physics for Medicine Students"
Summer Term 2022: Teaching assistant for "Theoretical Physics IV - Quantum Mechanics"
Contact Information
Office Address
Institute for Theoretical PhysicsRuprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg
BioQuant - Center for Quantitative Biology
Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
Room 163
69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Contact Details
Email: winkler at thphys.uni-heidelberg.dePhone: +49-(0)6221-54-51253
Website: thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~biophys