Lars Hubatsch

Lars Hubatsch is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the "Mesoscopic Physics of Life" group at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPIPKS) in Dresden, Germany. His work primarily intersects biophysics, developmental biology, and quantitative methods, focusing on pattern formation and phase transitions in biological systems. Prior to this, he earned a PhD at The Francis Crick Institute in London under Dr. Nathan Goehring, affiliated with University College London (UCL), and a Diplom in Physics from Dresden University of Technology after an exchange year at Université Paris Sud 11.

Education:

• Diplom in Physics, Dresden University of Technology (2008–2013)
• Affiliate research at Université Paris Sud 11 (2011–2012)
• PhD in Developmental Systems Biology, The Francis Crick Institute/University College London (2013–2018)

Hubatsch’s research investigates how physical principles govern biological processes, particularly in cell polarity and asymmetric division. His recent publications analyze size-dependent polarity thresholds, spatial cue responses in PAR networks, DNA repair dynamics, and aPKC cycling mechanisms. These works emphasize quantitative modeling, molecular systems biology, and computational approaches to developmental questions.

Labs and Collaborations:

• Current: "Mesoscopic Physics of Life" group at MPIPKS
• Previous: Developmental Systems Lab at The Francis Crick Institute