Prof. Dr. Erwin Frey

Professor (chair)

Contact

Theresienstr. 37
D-80333 Munich

Room: A334
Phone: +49 (0)89 2180-4538
Email: frey@lmu.de

Curriculum Vitae

Education

1996: Habilitation in Theoretical Physics, TU München
1989: Doctoral degree in Physics, TU München
1986: Diploma in Physics, TU München

Academic Career

since 12/2004: Chair for Statistical and Biological Physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2002-2004: Head of the Theoretical Physics Department at the Hahn-Meitner-Institut in Berlin
2001-2004: Full Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin
1999-2000: Visiting Professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
1998-2001: Visiting Scholar at Harvard University
1998-2001: Heisenberg Fellow of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
1992-2001: Research Fellow at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, TU München
1990-1992: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University
1986-1990: Research Assistant at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, TU München

Publications

2024

Design principles for fast and efficient self-assembly processes
Florian M. Gartner Erwin Frey
Physical Review X 14, 021004 (2024).
[arXiv:2403.00213] [LMU Press Release] [Synopsis in "Physics"]
The role of mobility in epidemics near criticality
Beatrice Nettuno* Davide Toffenetti* Christoph Metzl* Linus Weigand* Florian Raßhofer Richard Swiderski Erwin Frey
submitted for publication.
[arXiv:2402.06505]
Self-consistent sharp interface theory of active condensate dynamics
Andriy Goychuk Leonardo Demarchi Ivan Maryshev Erwin Frey
submitted for publication.
[arXiv:2401.17111]
Supramolecular assemblies in active motor-filament systems: micelles, bilayers, and foams
Filippo De Luca Ivan Maryshev Erwin Frey
submitted for publication.
[arXiv:2401.05070]
Self-organising protein-lipid nanodomains (PLDs) enable cell-like membrane reshaping and scission
A.B. Petrova T. Burkart A.F. Montanarella D. Sazcko-Brack L. Würthner A. Graw E. Frey C. Veigel
submitted for publication.
Robust and resource-optimal dynamic pattern formation of Min proteins in vivo
Ziyuan Ren* Henrik Weyer* Laeschkir Würthner Dongyang Li Cindy Sou Daniel Villarreal Erwin Frey+ Suckjoon Jun+
submitted for publication.
[bioRxiv:2023.08.15.553443]
Tissue flow through pores: a computational study
Felix Kempf Andriy Goychuk Erwin Frey
submitted for publication.
[bioRxiv: 10.1101/2021.03.25.436985]
Morphology and Motility of Cells on Soft Substrates
Andriy Goychuk David B. Brückner Andrew W. Holle Joachim P. Spatz Chase P. Broedersz Erwin Frey
submitted for publication.
[arXiv:1808.00314]

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2007

Noise and Correlations in a Spatial Population Model with Cyclic Competition
T. Reichenbach M. Mobilia E. Frey
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 238105 (2007).
[arXiv:0710.0383]
Stretching dynamics of semiflexible polymers
B. Obermayer O. Hallatschek E. Frey K. Kroy
Euro. Phys. J. E 23, 375-388 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0603556]
Mobility promotes and jeopardizes biodiversity in rock-paper-scissors games
T. Reichenbach M. Mobilia E. Frey
Nature 448, 1046-1049 (2007).
[arXiv:0709.0217] [Movie I (9 MByte)] [Movie II (9 MByte)]
Mechanics of bundled semiflexible polymer networks
O. Lieleg M.M.A.E. Claessens C. Heussinger E. Frey A.R. Bausch
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 088102 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0611752]
Fluctuating semiflexible polymer ribbon constrained to a ring
K. Alim E. Frey
Eur. Phys. J. E 24, 185-191 (2007).
[arXiv:0708.0111]
Conformations of Confined Biopolymers
F. Wagner G. Lattanzi E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 75, 050902(R) (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0607496]
Force distribution and force chains in random stiff fiber networks
C. Heussinger E. Frey
Eur. Phys. J. E. 24, 47 (2007).
[arXiv:0705.1425]
Optimal flexibility for conformational transitions in macromolecules
R. Neher W. Möbius E. Frey U. Gerland
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 178101 (2007).
[arXiv:0704.1546]
Shapes of semiflexible polymer rings
K. Alim E. Frey
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 198102 (2007).
[arXiv:q-bio/0703049]
Tension dynamics in semiflexible polymers. Part II: Scaling solutions and applications
O. Hallatschek E. Frey K. Kroy
Phys. Rev. E 75, 031906 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0609638]
Tension dynamics in semiflexible polymers. Part I: Coarse-grained equations of motion
O. Hallatschek E. Frey K. Kroy
Phys. Rev. E 75, 031905 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0609647]
Non-affine rubber elasticity for stiff polymer networks
C. Heussinger B. Schaefer E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 76 (3), 031906 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0703095]
Quantitative Tube Model for Semiflexible Polymer Solutions
H. Hinsch J. Wilhem E. Frey
Eur. Phys. J. E 24 (1), 35-46 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0703096]
Spin models for orientational ordering of colloidal molecular crystals
A. Sarlah E. Frey T. Franosch
Phys. Rev. E 75, 021402 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0608353]
Statistical Mechanics of Semiflexible Bundles of Wormlike Polymer Chains
C. Heussinger M. Bathe E. Frey
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 048101 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0702097]
Traffic jams induced by rare switching events in two-lane transport
T. Reichenbach E. Frey T. Franosch
New J. Phys. 9, 159 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0702022]
The Role of Architecture in the Elastic Response of Semiflexible Polymer and Fiber Networks
C. Heussinger E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 75, 011917 (2007).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0512557]
From Intracellular Traffic to a Novel Class of Driven Lattice Gas Models
H. Hinsch R. Kouyos E. Frey
in Traffic and Granular Flow ' 05, ed. by A. Schadsscheider et al. (Springer, 2007).
[Book] [arXiv:cond-mat/0512447]
Colloids on Patterned Substrates
C. Bechinger E. Frey
in Soft Matter Vol. 3, ed. by G. Gompper and M. Schick, Wiley-VCH, 2007.
[Book]

2006

2005

Im Zickzack zwischen Physik und Biologie
E. Frey K. Kroy
Physik Journal 4 (2005) 3, 61.
Renewal processes and fluctuation analysis of molecular stepping
J.E. Santos T. Franosch A. Parmeggiani E. Frey
Phys. Biol. 2, 207 (2005).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0505704]
Oscillations in molecular motor assemblies
A. Vilfan E. Frey
J. Phys. Condens. Matter 17, 3901-3912 (2005).
[arXiv:physics/0508033]
Melting of colloidal molecular crystals on triangular lattices
A. Sarlah T. Franosch E. Frey
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 088302 (2005).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0502586]
Statics and Dynamics of Single DNA Molecules Confined in Nanochannels
W. Reisner K.J. Morton R. Riehn Y.M. Wang Z. Yu M. Rosen J.C. Sturm S.Y. Chou E. Frey R.H. Austin
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 196101 (2005).
Dynamic correlation functions and Boltzmann Langevin approach for driven one dimensional lattice gas
P. Pierobon A. Parmeggiani F. von Oppen E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 72, 036123 (2005).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0503360]
Propagation and Relaxation of Tension in Stiff Polymers
O. Hallatschek E. Frey K. Kroy
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 077804 (2005).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0405367]
Bimodality in the transverse fluctuations of a grafted semiflexible polymer and the diffusion-convection analogue: an effective-medium approach
P. Benetatos T. Munk E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 72, 030801(R) (2005).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0501546]
Brownian motion: a paradigm of soft matter and biological physics
E. Frey K. Kroy
Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) 14, 20-50 (2005).

2004

Linear response of a grafted semiflexible polymer to a uniform force field
P. Benetatos E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 70, 051806 (2004).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0407480]
Collective Phenomena in Intracellular Processes
E. Frey A. Parmeggiani T. Franosch
Genome Informatics 15(1): 46–55 (2004).
Internal motility in stiffening actin-myosin networks
J. Uhde M. Keller E. Sackmann A. Parmeggiani E. Frey
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 268101 (2004).
[arXiv:physics/0307014]
Totally asymmetric simple exclusion process with Langmuir kinetics
A. Parmeggiani T. Franosch E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 70, 046101 (2004).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0408034]
Overdamped Stress Relaxation in Buckled Rods
O. Hallatschek E. Frey K. Kroy
Phys. Rev. E 70, 031802 (2004).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0402082]
Transverse fluctuations of grafted polymers
G. Lattanzi T. Munk E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 69, 021801 (2004).
[arXiv:physics/0311012]
Novel universality classes of coupled driven diffusive systems
A. Basu E. Frey
Phys. Rev. E 69, 015101 (2004).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0312114]

2003

2002

Physics in Cell Biology: On the physics of Biopolymers and Molecular Motors
E. Frey
ChemPhysChem 3, 270 (2002).
Tracer Studies on F-Actin Fluctuations
L. LeGoff O. Hallatschek E. Frey F. Amblard
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 258101 (2002).
Universality classes in anisotropic non-equilibrium growth models
U. C. Täuber E. Frey
Europhys. Lett. 59, 655 (2002).
Anomalous relaxation kinetics of biological lattice-ligand binding models
E. Frey A. Vilfan
Chemical Physics 284, 287 (2002).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0202076]
Domain wall roughening in dipolar films in the presence of disorder
J. E. Santos E. Frey F. Schwabl
Phys. Rev. E 65, 031608 (2002).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0110202]

2001

Physikalische Fragestellungen aus der Zellbiologie
E. Frey
Physikalische Blätter 57 (2001) 2, 63.
Phase behaviour of colloids in confining geometry
C. Bechinger E. Frey
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 13, R321 (2001).
Physics in Cell Biology: Actin as a Model System for Polymer Physics
E. Frey
Adv. in Solid State Phys. 41, 345 (2001).
Dipolar interactions in superconductor-ferromagnet heterostructures
J. E. Santos E. Frey F. Schwabl
Phys. Rev. B 63, 854439 (2001).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0005012]
Dynamics and cooperativity of microtubule decoration by the motor protein kinesin
A. Vilfan E. Frey F. Schwabl M. Thormälen Y.-H. Song E. Mandelkow
J. Molec. Biol. 312, 1011 (2001).
[Java simulation]
Relaxation kinetics of dimer adsorption models
A. Vilfan E. Frey F. Schwabl
Europhys. Lett. 56, 420 (2001).
[arXiv:cond-mat/0108285] [Java simulation]
Novel phases and reentrant melting in colloidal crystals in two dimensions
L. Radzihovsky E. Frey D. R . Nelson
Phys. Rev. E 63, 031503 (2001).

2000

Dynamic light scattering from semiflexible polymers
K. Kroy E. Frey
in Scattering in Polymeric and Colloidal Systems, ed. by Wyn Brown and Kell Mortensen, (Gordon and Breach, 2000).
Viscoelasticity of Biopolymer Networks and Statistical Mechanics of Semiflexible Polymers
E. Frey K. Kroy J. Wilhelm
in The Wiley Polymer Networks Group Review (Vol. 2), ed. by B.T. Stokke and A. Elgsaeter, (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2000).
Rheology of F-actin solutions determined from thermally driven tracer motion
T. G. Mason T. Gisler K. Kroy E. Frey D. Weitz
J. Rheol. 44, 917 (2000).