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Ana J. García-Sáez PhD student at the Membrane Proteins Laboratory has become the first female director of the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics
Her research on the molecular mechanisms of cell death complements the biophysical scope of her fellow Directors’ work
As of October 1, 2023, Ana J. García-Sáez will succeed Nobel laureate Hartmut Michel as the first female Director of the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biophysics in Frankfurt am Main. The aspiring Spanish scientist will head the new Department of Membrane Dynamics and pursue the question of how our bodies remove damaged cells. She uses sophisticated microscopic methods to study how the mechanics and permeability of cellular membranes regulate cell death.
