Philippe Bastiaens

Philippe Bastiaens is Director of the Department for Systemic Cell Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology and Full Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Technische Universität Dortmund. His research bridges

• biochemical network dynamics
• membrane-organized signaling
• synthetic cell reconstitution

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Key research themes include:

• Pattern formation in cell signaling
• Membrane-coupled oncogenic pathways
• Redox-regulated phosphatases
• Self-organizing synthetic morphogenic systems
• Quantitative imaging of molecular gradients

. His 2023 EMBO Journal article revealed redox control of EGFR phosphatase RPTPγ in cancer migration.

Scientific achievements:

• 2013 ERC Advanced Grant
• 2008 EMBO Membership
• 2007 Leica Scientific Forum Speaker
• 1993 NVBMB Prize

. He pioneered reversible cryo-arrest for dynamic molecular imaging and developed PDEδ inhibitors to target Ras oncogenes.

Current affiliations:

• Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology (Dortmund)
• Technische Universität Dortmund

with collaborative teams including Malte Schmick and Julaine James (secretary). Contact: philippe.bastiaens@mpi-dortmund.mpg.de