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Karen Alim

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Karen Alim

Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-5831
20072026

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Education/Academic qualification

PhD, PhD (Fakultät für Physik), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

1 Oct 2006 → 8 Jun 2010

Grad Fellow (Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics), University of California, Santa Barbara

1 Aug 2009 → 31 Dec 2009

Diplom (Fakultät für Physik), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

1 Sep 2002 → 26 May 2006

Master, Master of Science (Department of Physics and Astronomy), University of Manchester

1 Sep 2003 → 26 Nov 2004

Vordiplom (Fakultät für Physik), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie : Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, DE

1 Sep 2000 → 31 Aug 2002

External positions

Max Planck Research Group Leader (Biological Physics and Morphogenesis), Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization: Göttingen

1 Aug 2015 → 30 Sep 2022

Postdoctoral Fellow (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences), Harvard University

1 Sep 2010 → 31 Jul 2015

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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  • Motorized paperclip learns functional reflexes

    Alim, K., May 2026, In: Nature Physics. 22, 5, p. 653-654 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  • A roadmap toward the synthesis of life

    Kriebisch, C. M. E., Bantysh, O., Baranda Pellejero, L., Belluati, A., Bertosin, E., Dai, K., de Roy, M., Fu, H., Galvanetto, N., Gibbs, J. M., Gomez, S. S., Granatelli, G., Griffo, A., Guix, M., Gurdap, C. O., Harth-Kitzerow, J., Haugerud, I. S., Häfner, G., Jaiswal, P. & Javed, S. & 39 others, Karimi, A., Kato, S., Kriebisch, B. A. K., Laha, S., Lee, P. W., Lipinski, W. P., Matreux, T., Michaels, T. C. T., Poppleton, E., Ruf, A., Slootbeek, A. D., Smokers, I. B. A., Soria-Carrera, H., Sorrenti, A., Stasi, M., Stevenson, A., Thatte, A., Tran, M., van Haren, M. H. I., Vuijk, H. D., Wickham, S. F. J., Zambrano, P., Adamala, K. P., Alim, K., Andersen, E. S., Bonfio, C., Braun, D., Frey, E., Gerland, U., Huck, W. T. S., Jülicher, F., Laohakunakorn, N., Mahadavan, L., Otto, S., Saenz, J., Schwille, P., Göpfrich, K., Weber, C. A. & Boekhoven, J., 13 Mar 2025, In: Chem. 11, 3, 102399.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

    Open Access
    26 Scopus citations

  • Auxin-mediated stress relaxation in pericycle and endoderm remodeling drives lateral root initiation

    Ramos, J. R. D., Reyes-Hernández, B. J., Alim, K. & Maizel, A., 18 Mar 2025, In: Biophysical Journal. 124, 6, p. 942-953 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    7 Scopus citations

  • Coexistence of trapped and flow-transported nuclei enables fast pigeon post communication across multinucleated cell

    Tong, J., Wachinger, K., Henn, F. K., Schramma, N., Chen, S. & Alim, K., 16 Dec 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 50, e2411101122.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Flow-Induced Vascular Remodeling on-Chip: Implications for Anti-VEGF Therapy

    Mirzapour-Shafiyi, F., Huber, E., Karr, L., Tong, J., Bausch, A. R., Simmel, F. C. & Alim, K., 15 Oct 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 35, 42, 2501416.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    4 Scopus citations
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