About us

The University of Bristol and the Max Planck Society founded the Max Planck Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology in 2019. The Centre pursues innovative research and postgraduate training in the emerging field of minimal biology to address some of the most complex challenges in fundamental science.

The MPBC Minimal Biology Directors

Based in Bristol and Germany, the MPBC Minimal Biology Directors draw together expertise from across the Physical and Life Sciences.

Imre Berger, University of Bristol

Imre Berger,
School of Biochemistry,
University of Bristol

 Stephen Mann, University of Bristol

Stephen Mann,
School of Chemistry,
University of Bristol

 Petra Schwille, Max Planck Institute

Petra Schwille,
Max Planck Institute for
Biochemistry, Martinsried
Joachim Spatz, Max Planck Institute

Joachim Spatz,
Max Planck Institute for
Medical Research, Heidelberg

 Tanja Weill, Max Planck Institute

Tanja Weil,
Max Planck Institute for
Polymer Research, Mainz

 Dek Woolfson, University of Bristol

Dek Woolfson,
School of Chemistry & Biochemistry,
University of Bristol

The MPBC Fellows and Junior Group Leaders

Based in Bristol and Germany, the MPBC Fellows and Junior Group Leaders augment the vision of the MPBC.


Rafael Orlando Moreno Tortolero

Rafael Orlando Moreno Tortolero,
EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow,
School of Chemistry

  

 

 

 

Oskar Staufer,
MPBC Affiliated Group Leader,
University of Oxford, Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology