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StarTalk RadioBuilding Life from Scratch with Kerstin GöpfrichWhat is the origin of life in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Matt Kirshen explore how life got its start, the Miller-Urey experiment, and synthetic biology with molecular biologist Kerstin Göpfrich. Could the first alien life we find be the one we make? NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/building-life-from-scratch-with-kerstin-gopfrich/Thanks to our Patrons Kory Thompson, Scott Brooks, Evelyn ZB, Ken Robertson, Richard Iserman, JenFran, Adam Peters, roccie hill, Linux Diner, Steve Jaeger, Devona Johnson, Aaron Cortese, Jennifer Hoying, Brian Howard, kuwar Ahluwalia, Tal...
2025-09-0243 min
Reason with ScienceSynthetic cells and DNA origami | Kerstin Göpfrich | Reason with Science | Engineering | BiologyThis episode is with Kerstin Göpfrich. She is a leading researcher in the field of synthetic biology with experties in biophysics, DNA nanotechnology. and microfluidics. She leads the max plank research group of biophysical engineering at the max plank Institute for medical research in Heidleberg. Her research centers on utilizing DNA origami, a versatile technique that employs DNA molecules to construct three-dimensional components for synthetic cells. In this conversation we talk about can we create life in the lab, synthetic cells, advantages of using DNA origami in creating synthetic cells, applications, and the future of artificial cells.
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2025-01-201h 17
Art of Molecule10Y5M. 10 years of NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in 5 minutes - with Kerstin Göpfrich10 Years in 5 Minutes - NCCR MSE researchers and friends look back on a decade of research.
Molecular Systems Engineering is a National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR MSE) funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), and headed by the University of Basel and the ETH Zurich. 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of NCCR MSE. In our podcast series "10 Years in 5 Minutes" (10Y5M), researchers, friends and associates look back on a decade of groundbreaking research, recalling encounters and scientific achievements within this outstanding scientific consortium.
Today's guest: Kerstin Göpfrich. Kerstin Göpfrich is a professor at Heidelberg Un...
2024-04-2304 min
People doing PhysicsThe many paths from physicsThis episode is also available in video format on our YouTube channel - check it out! Today’s format is a little different to our usual episodes, as we’ve invited four Cavendish alumni for a panel discussion about all things physics and career development. They’ll tell us about what they learnt at the Cavendish, their natural sciences and physics background, as well as how their doctoral research in physics shaped their careers and brought them to where they are today. We’re joined by Aswathy Girija, commissioning editor at the Institute of Physi...
2024-03-0755 min
The Escaped Sapiens PodcastCreating Synthetic Life | Kerstin Goepfrich | Escaped Sapiens #61In this conversation I speak with Professor Kerstin Göpfrich, who works at Heidelberg University at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), and who is also leading the Max Planck Research Group for the Biophysical Engineering of Life. Kerstin is attempting to construct living cells from scratch, piece by piece from non-living materials. So far she has created cell membranes, cytoskeletons, linkers for connecting cytoskeletons to the cell membrane, a mechanism for cell division, microscopic channels for ion transport in and out of cell membranes, an artificial 'mitochondria' analog, and more. The goal is eventually to put together all o...
2023-12-122h 02
The Living RevolutionArtificial Life | The Living Revolution with Dr. Kerstin GöpfrichDr. Kerstin Göpfrich talks with us about her research into creating synthetic cells. We discuss DNA origami, where the line is drawn between synthetic and engineered cells, the ethics of producing synthetic cells and challenges faced by the field.
2022-03-0229 min![SPOTL]i[GHT - Nanion Technologies](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/7894193/7894193-1596714545876-7b982e7028c6c.jpg)
SPOTL]i[GHT - Nanion TechnologiesKerstin Göpfrich, Ph.D. (Max Planck Institute for Medical Research )Meet: Kerstin Göpfrich, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research. Kerstin works on synthetic biology combining DNA nanotechnology and microfluidics to assemble synthetic cells.
You can learn more about Kerstin and her work here
2020-10-1913 min
Under the Microscope28. DNA Origami: Building Synthetic Cells ft. Kerstin GöpfrichIn This episode Pranoti sits down with Kerstin Göpfrich, leader of the group Biophysical Enginnering of life at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg at the time of recording, to take a deeper dive into Kerstin‘s research journey. This vintage episode of the Under the Microscope podcast was originally released on 15.01.2020.
2020-01-1518 minUnder the Microscope27. DNA Origami: Building Synthetic Cells ft. Kerstin GöpfrichThis episode’s guest is Kerstin Göpfrich, who was leader of the group Biophysical Enginnering of life at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg at the time of recording. This vintage episode of the Under the Microscope podcast was originally released on 12.01.2020.
2020-01-1204 min
ModellansatzRing-a-ScientistGudrun traf sich im August 2019 in Karlsruhe zum Gespräch mit Kerstin Göpfrich. Die beiden hatten sich im April 2019 persönlich beim Nawik Symposium 'Und jetzt Du' kennengelernt, wo Kerstin ihr Projekt Ring-a-Scientist vorgestellt hat. Dieses Projekt hat sie gemeinsam mit Karl Gödel initiiert und umgesetzt. Ring-a-Scientist wurde initial durch Wikimedia, die VolkswagenStiftung und den Stifterverband im Fellowverband Freies Wissen gefördert. Ring-a-Scientist ist ein moderner Weg, wie Wissenschaft in die Schulen kommen kann – per Videokonferenz und Live-Schalte aus dem Labor. Ring-a-Scientist möchte Wissenschaft ins Klassenzimmer bringen. Dies geschieht ohne Reisen und viel Organisationsaufwand einfach...
2019-09-1237 min
Open Science RadioOSR096 Fellow Programm Projekte: Ring-a-Scientist, Organizing Openness #WMDE [DE]Im Rahmen unserer kleinen Reihe zum Fellow Programm Freies Wissen, dem Gemeinschaftsprojekt von Wikimedia Deutschland, Stifterverband, VolkswagenStiftung (und weiteren Unterstützern), widmen wir uns sozusagen der Innensicht des Programms. Dazu haben wir zwei Fellows und eine Mentorin eingeladen von ihren Projekten, aber auch ihren Erfahrungen zu berichten. Zu Gast sind Kerstin Göpfrich mit ihrem Outreach-Projekt Ring-a-Scientist, Maximilian Heimstädt mit seinem OER-Projekt Organizing Openness und Claudia Müller-Birn, die bereits zum zweiten Mal Mentorin im Fellow Programm ist.
Vielen Dank an die Beteiligten, aber auch an Sarah Behrens und Christopher Schwarzkopf für den Kontakt hinter den Ku...
2018-02-071h 33
Question of the Week, from the Naked ScientistsCan light exert a force to move an object?Why don't you get thrown backwards when you switch on your torch? Kerstin Gopfrich made her way to the Nanophotonics Centre in Cambridge to find out from Dr. Anna Lombardi. The answer to Matt's question may blow you away... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
2016-10-2403 min
Scientists not the ScienceDNA Origami - Kerstin Göpfrich (Bonus Episode)Bonus episode: first in a series of short interviews recorded with Cavendish Inspiring Women, a group promoting the visibility of women working in physics. For more profiles visit: http://cavinspiringwomen.squarespace.com/
2015-10-1100 min