{"id":84073,"date":"2025-05-21T15:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/?p=84073"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:34:44","slug":"why-soap-bubbles-are-round-and-how-cells-sort-their-fats-two-new-emmy-noether-research-groups-in-frankfurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/en\/english\/why-soap-bubbles-are-round-and-how-cells-sort-their-fats-two-new-emmy-noether-research-groups-in-frankfurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Soap Bubbles Are Round and How Cells Sort Their Fats \u2013 Two New Emmy Noether Research Groups in Frankfurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why do soap bubbles form perfect spheres? And how do lipids know where they belong within the cell? Two new research groups at Goethe University Frankfurt are addressing fundamental questions in mathematical analysis and cell biology: Whereas Dr. Tobias K\u00f6nig is investigating the stability of geometric functional inequalities, Professor Till Stephan is studying how lipids are produced and distributed at contact sites between cellular organelles. Both projects have been awarded funding from the German Research Foundation\u2019s (DFG) Emmy Noether Program.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beitragsbild_EmmyNoether_2025-500x346.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84070\" style=\"width:473px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beitragsbild_EmmyNoether_2025-500x346.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beitragsbild_EmmyNoether_2025-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beitragsbild_EmmyNoether_2025-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/beitragsbild_EmmyNoether_2025.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Tobias K\u00f6nig (left, Photo: private) and Prof. Dr. Till Stephan (Photo: Miriam Merkel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Goethe University is delighted to announce that two of its researchers have been selected for funding under the German Research Foundation\u2019s Emmy Noether Program. Dr. Tobias K\u00f6nig from the Institute of Mathematics and Professor Dr. Till Stephan from the Institute of Molecular Biosciences have each successfully secured funding for their individual projects. The program enables them to establish their own independent junior research groups. In total, over \u20ac3.1 million in research funding will be allocated to Goethe University \u2013 a significant boost for Frankfurt as a research hub. Goethe University President Prof. Enrico Schleiff called the grant approvals a major achievement: \u201cThe establishment of two Emmy Noether research groups at Goethe University highlights the outstanding quality of our early-career researchers. I warmly congratulate Dr. K\u00f6nig and Professor Stephan \u2013 and wish them much success and enjoyment as they carry out their projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mathematical Stability in Natural Phenomena<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With Emmy Noether funding amounting to up to \u20ac1.3 million, Dr. Tobias K\u00f6nig will launch his research project \u201c<em>Geometric functional inequalities and their stability<\/em>\u201d. His work centers on fundamental mathematical inequalities that underlie natural phenomena \u2013 such as why light travels along the shortest path or why soap bubbles are round. While such behavior can often be explained through the concept of energy minimization, much remains unknown about the stability of these optimal states under small perturbations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe question that drives us is: What do nearly optimal solutions look like if they deviate from the ideal? And why can\u2019t almost-optimal solutions look completely different from the optimal ones?\u201d says K\u00f6nig. \u201cOur goal is to develop new mathematical tools to systematically answer these questions. In doing so, we hope to advance the field of analysis and deepen our understanding of the mathematical principles underlying many natural phenomena.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tobias K\u00f6nig studied mathematics and theoretical physics at LMU Munich and the \u00c9cole normale sup\u00e9rieure in Paris. He completed his doctorate at LMU with a dissertation on symmetric solutions to variational problems. He has since held postdoctoral positions in Paris and Frankfurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Cells Organize Their Lipid Metabolism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Till Stephan, who joined Goethe University Frankfurt as a professor on May 1, 2025, is investigating a key cellular process that remains only partially understood: the synthesis and transport of lipids \u2013 i.e. fat-like molecules \u2013 between various organelles within the cell. His focus is on membrane contact sites between the endoplasmic reticulum, i.e. the cell\u2019s main site of lipid production, and mitochondria, often referred to as the cell\u2019s \u201cpowerhouses\u201d. These highly specialized interfaces enable targeted lipid exchange, which is essential for cellular metabolism. Disruptions in this process have been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCells organize their internal architecture with astonishing precision. I\u2019m interested in how the complex interplay between two major organelles maintains lipid homeostasis \u2013 and how this knowledge might help us better understand disease mechanisms,\u201d Stephan explains. In his project \u2013 funded with up to \u20ac1.8 million \u2013 he uses advanced biochemical techniques, mass spectrometry, and state-of-the-art imaging technologies, in particular super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. A recently approved STED microscope for Goethe University\u2019s Riedberg Campus will become a key foundation for this work. This special type of light microscope allows researchers to visualize structures within living cells at resolutions far beyond the limits of conventional light microscopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Till Stephan studied biochemistry at Leibniz University Hannover and Hannover Medical School. He completed his doctorate at the University of G\u00f6ttingen in 2020 with a thesis on the ultrastructural organization of mitochondria. 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