Immune cells employ intermittent integrin-mediated traction forces for 3D migration
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026)
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Thesis
Mechanical plasticity of cells
R. Gerum
Master thesis 2012
Modellierung des Huddling-Verhaltens von Pinguinen mittels Multi-Agenten-Simulation
R. Gerum
Bachelor thesis, 2011
Der Thermalisierungsprozess in einer dualen Gravitationstheorie
R. Gerum
Short term project, 2011
Konstruktion und Vermessung eines Zoom-Objektivs
R. Gerum
Short term project, 2011
Kraftausbreitung im Fasernetzwerk
R. Gerum
Short term project, 2010
Conference presentations
The origin of traveling waves in an emperor penguin huddle
Gerum R C, Fabry B, Metzner C, Beaulieu M, Ancel A and Zitterbart D P
Talk, European Conference on Complex Systems (ECCS), Lucca, September 2014
The origin of traveling waves in an emperor penguin huddle
Gerum R C, Fabry B, Metzner C, Beaulieu M, Ancel A and Zitterbart D P
Talk, Jam Packed, Erlangen, September 2014
The origin of traveling waves in an emperor penguin huddle
Gerum R C, Fabry B, Metzner C, Beaulieu M, Ancel A and Zitterbart D P
Talk, Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Dresden, March 2014
Swarm model for the huddling behavior of Emperor penguins
Gerum R, Zitterbart D P, Metzner C, Ancel A and Fabry B
Poster, Physics of Emergent Behaviour, Brighton, June 2013
Cell plasticity is tightly linked to elastic stresses in the cytoskeleton
Gerum R, Bonakdar N, Kuhn M, Schilling A, Lippert A, Spörrer M, Mainka A, Fabry B
Talk, Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Regensburg, March 2013
Cell plasticity is tightly linked to elastic stresses in the cytoskeleton
Gerum R, Bonakdar N, Kuhn M, Schilling A, Lippert A, Spörrer M, Wachsmann J, Mainka A, Fabry B
Poster, Annual Meeting of the German Biophysical Society, Göttingen, September 2012
Swarm model for the huddling behavior of Emperor penguins
R. Gerum, C. Metzner, D.P. Zitterbart, B. Fabry
Talk, Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Berlin, March 2012
Conference abstracts
Structural Organization in King Penguin Colonies
Richard Gerum, Ben Fabry, Claus Metzner, Céline Le Bohec, Francesco Bonadonna, Anna Nesterova, and Daniel Zitterbart
Poster, Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Regensburg, March 2016
Cluster formation in king penguin chicks
Richard Gerum, Ben Fabry, Claus Metzner, Céline Le Bohec, Francesco Bonadonna, Anna Nesterova and Daniel Zitterbart
Poster, Physics of Emergent Behaviour II, London July, 2015
Catch-bond like behaviour of focal adhesions in living cells
Achim Schilling, Navid Bonakdar, Richard Gerum, Claus Metzner and Ben Fabry
Poster, CellMech2015, Barcelona May, 2015
The origin of traveling waves in an emperor penguin huddle
Gerum R C, Fabry B, Metzner C, Beaulieu M, Ancel A and Zitterbart D P
Talk, Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Dresden, March 2014
Swarm model for the huddling behavior of Emperor penguins
Gerum R, Zitterbart D P, Metzner C, Ancel A and Fabry B
Physics of Emergent Behaviour, Brighton, June 2013
Collective motion in penguin colonies (invited)
Zitterbart D P, Ancel A, LeBohec C, Nesterova A, Gerum R, Metzner C and Fabry B
Physics of Emergent Behaviour, Brighton, June 2013
Cell plasticity is tightly linked to elastic stresses in the cytoskeleton
Gerum R, Bonakdar N, Kuhn M, Schilling A, Lippert A, Spörrer M, Mainka A, Fabry B
Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Regensburg, March 2013
Cell plasticity is tightly linked to elastic stresses in the cytoskeleton.
Richard Gerum, Navid Bonakdar, Michael Kuhn, Achim Schilling, Anna Lippert, Marina Spörrer, Johanna Wachsmann, Astrid Mainka, Wolfgang Goldmann, Ben Fabry
Annual Meeting of the American society for cell biology, San Francisco, December 2012
Direct observation of catch-bonds in focal adhesions of living cells
Achim Schilling, Navid Bonakdar, Claus Metzner, Michael Kuhn, Richard Gerum, Ben Fabry
Annual Meeting of the German Biophysical Society, Göttingen, September 2012
Direct observation of catch-bonds in focal adhesions of living cells
Achim Schilling, Navid Bonakdar, Claus Metzner, Michael Kuhn, Richard Gerum, Ben Fabry
Annual Meeting of the German Biophysical Society, Göttingen, September 2012
Cell plasticity is tightly linked to elastic stresses in the cytoskeleton
Gerum R, Bonakdar N, Kuhn M, Schilling A, Lippert A, Spörrer M, Wachsmann J, Mainka A, Fabry B
Annual Meeting of the German Biophysical Society, Göttingen, September 2012
Swarm model for the huddling behavior of Emperor penguins
R. Gerum, C. Metzner, D.P. Zitterbart, B. Fabry
Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Berlin, March 2012
Physics in penguin colonies
D.P. Zitterbart, S. Richter, C. Le Bohec, W. Schneider, C. Metzner, R. Gerum, B. Wienecke, B. Fabry
Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Berlin, March 2012
Direct observation of catch-bonds in focal adhesions of living cells
Navid Bonakdar, Achim Schilling, Claus Metzner, Michael Kuhn, Richard Gerum, and Ben Fabry
Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Berlin, March 2012
Cell plasticity is tightly linked to elastic stresses in the cytoskeleton
Achim Schilling, Navid Bonakdar, Michael Kuhn, Richard Gerum and Ben Fabry
Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Berlin, March 2012
Direct observation of catch-bonds in focal adhesions of living cells
Navid Bonakdar, Achim Schilling, Claus Metzner, Michael Kuhn, Richard Gerum, and Ben Fabry
Biophysical Society Meeting 2012 – San Diego
In Media
How `flowing traffic like huddle` protects emperor penguins in harsh weather
28.01.2014 One Pakistan link
Kaiserpinguine und ihr ausgeklügeltes Wärmesystem
24.01.2014 Radio Eins link
Kaiserpinguin Kuscheln gegen Kälte
24.01.2014 Dradio Wissen link
Why penguins do the wave
16.01.2014 nature link
Penguins move in sync to keep warm, study shows
15.01.2014 Newsela link
Penguin huddles are like ‘traffic jams’
06.01.2014 Digital Journal link
Kuschelnde Kaiserpinguine machen die perfekte Welle
02.01.2014 Sächsiche Zeitung link
Penguins huddle to keep warm like cars in a traffic jam - research
25.12.2013 Voice of Russia UK link
Wie Pinguine sich vor Kälte schützen
23.12.2013 Weser Kurier link
Penguins huddle together to keep warm in freezing Antarctic temperatures
23.12.2013 South China Morning Post link
Stop and Go als Überlebensstrategie
22.12.2013 20 minuten link
Il s’avère que les manchots se dandinent en groupes comme des voitures dans un embouteillage
21.12.2013 gurumed.org link
Gerakan Penguin Emperor Aptenodytes forsteri
21.12.2013 Laporan Penelitian link
Los pingüinos se mueven en grupo como los autos en un atasco
20.12.2013 Mundo link
Penguin huddles move like traffic jams
20.12.2013 ScienceNews link
Penguins keep warm by using ‘fluid-like’ motion
20.12.2013 National Monitor link
Bewegungsanalyse: So kuscheln die Kaiserpinguine
18.12.2013 Spiegel Online link
Dominoeffekt wie beim Stau - Kaiserpinguine kuscheln mit System
18.12.2013 n-tv link
Wellenbewegung gegen Kälte Kaiserpinguine kuscheln in Kolonien
18.12.2013 nachrichten.de link
Kaiserpinguine kuscheln in Kolonien
18.12.2013 Focus Online link
Why Penguins Do the Wave, As Explained by Traffic Jams
18.12.2013 Motherboard link
Fancy footwork! These huddling penguins do the wave to stay warm
18.12.2013 Los Angeles Times link
How Penguins Move in a Group
18.12.2013 Neatorama link
Penguins move like TRAFFIC JAMS to keep warm
18.12.2013 Aworship link
Pinguine imitieren Verkehrsstau, um sich im eisigen Winter kuschelig warm zu halten
18.12.2013 Trends der Zukunft link
Emperor Penguins Form Huddle to Stay Warm
18.12.2013 News Tonight Africa link
Das anmutige Wogen der Pinguinwelle
18.12.2013 Stern link
Stop-and-go: Wie Kaiserpinguine sich wärmen
17.12.2013 Welt der Physik link
Travelling Wave helps Emperor Penguins Stay Warm, Researchers Find
17.12.2013 Nature world news link
Penguin Huddle VIDEO Reveals Surprising Physics Behind Group's Efforts To Stay Warm
17.12.2013 Huffington Post link
Penguin Huddles Move Like Waves
17.12.2013 discovery news link
Start-stop traffic helps penguin huddles grow
17.12.2013 NewScientist link
Penguin Mexican waves follow traffic rules
17.12.2013 ABC Science link
'Happy feet' penguins move like cars in a traffic jam to keep warm
17.12.2013 The telegraph link
Penguins Move In ‘Traveling Wave’ To Keep Warm During Antarctic Winter
17.12.2013 International Busness Times link
Emperor Penguins Move Like Cars in a Traffic Jam
17.12.2013 wunderground.com link
Penguins in Antarctic move like cars in traffic jam to say close, warm
17.12.2013 United Press International (UPI) link
How 'flowing traffic like huddle' protects emperor penguins in harsh weather
17.12.2013 ANI News link
Emperor Penguins Perform Mass Dance to Stay Warm
17.12.2013 Liberty Voice link
How 'flowing traffic like huddle' protects emperor penguins in harsh weather
17.12.2013 webindia123 link
Penguins move like TRAFFIC JAMS to keep warm: Shuffles of just 2cm help the birds huddle together tightly
17.12.2013 dailymail link
Beep Beep, Emperor Penguins In Perpetual 'Traffic Jam'
17.12.2013 HNGN link
Penguin Mexican waves follow traffic rules
17.12.2013 All News Australia link
Start-stop traffic helps penguin huddles grow
17.12.2013 Mother Earth News link
Emperor Penguins Travel in Traffic Jam Formation to Keep Warm and Battle Antarctic Winter Conditions
17.12.2013 University Herald link
Emperor Penguins Huddle up Close to keep Out Cold: Study
17.12.2013 FrenchTribune link
Emperor penguins do the wave to keep warm
17.12.2013 Canada msn News link
Stop and Go in der Pinguinkolonie
17.12.2013 Spektrum link
Huddle Up: the Surprising Physics of Penguin Movements
16.12.2013 livescience.com link
Bring Me Your Huddled Penguins Who Move Like Cars in Heavy Traffic
16.12.2013 Scientific American link
Traffic jams lend insight into emperor penguin huddle
16.12.2013 ScienceDaily link
Traffic jams lend insight into emperor penguin huddle
16.12.2013 phys.org link
Traffic jams lend insight into emperor penguin huddle
16.12.2013 Eurekalert.org link
Emperor penguins do the wave to keep warm
16.12.2013 NBC News link
To defeat Antarctic cold, penguins huddle up – and move like cars in a traffic jam
16.12.2013 BirdWatchingDaily link
Wave if you're cold! The amazing patterns that keep huddling emperor penguins protected
16.12.2013 The Independent link
Die Physik der Pinguine
30.03.2012 Süddeutsche link
Publications
2026
2025
Contractility of striated muscle tissue increases with environmental stiffness according to a power-law relationship
npj Biological Physics and Mechanics (2025)
2024
Dynamic traction force measurements of migrating immune cells in 3D biopolymer matrices
Nature Physics (2024)
2023
Fiber alignment in 3D collagen networks as a biophysical marker for cell contractility
Matrix Biol (2023)
2022
Calcium supplementation of bioinks reduces shear stress-induced cell damage during bioprinting
Biofabrication (2022)
Viscoelastic properties of suspended cells measured with shear flow deformation cytometry
eLife (2022)
The desmin mutation R349P increases contractility and fragility of stem cell-generated muscle micro-tissues
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology (2022)
2021
An Interactive Framework for Teaching Viscoelastic Modeling
The Biophysicist (2021)
Fast phenotyping of monocytes mechanics under the cytokine storm
(2021)
PDF not available
2020
pylustrator: code generation for reproducible figures for publication
Journal of Open Source Software (2020)
High-Force Magnetic Tweezers with Hysteresis-Free Force Feedback
Biophysical Journal (2020)
Collective forces of tumor spheroids in three-dimensional biopolymer networks
eLife (2020)
Durotropic Growth of Pollen Tubes
Plant Physiology (2020)
2019
Breast cancer cells adapt contractile forces to overcome steric hindrance
Biophysical Journal (2019)
CameraTransform: A Python package for perspective corrections and image mapping
SoftwareX (2019)
Treatment of keratinocytes with 4-phenylbutyrate in epidermolysis bullosa: Lessons for therapies in keratin disorders
EBioMedicine (2019)
2018
Photoinducible DRONPA-s: a new tool for investigating cell-cell connectivity
Plant J (2018)
Structural organisation and dynamics in king penguin colonies
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2018)
Phase transitions in huddling emperor penguins
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics (2018)
A remote‐controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2018)
2017
The role of focal adhesion anchoring domains of CAS in mechanotransduction
Sci Rep (2017)
A New Statistical Approach for the Evaluation of Gap-prepulse Inhibition of the Acoustic Startle Reflex (GPIAS) for Tinnitus Assessment
Front Behav Neurosci (2017)
2016
Mechanical plasticity of cells
Nat Mater (2016)
Innovations in Measuring Cellular Mechanics
Vascular Engineering: New Prospects of Vascular Medicine and Biology with a Multidiscipline Approach (2016)
ClickPoints: an expandable toolbox for scientific image annotation and analysis
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2016)
Cell Adhesion on Surface-Functionalized Magnesium
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces (2016)
2015
Emergence of Asynchronous Local Clocks in Excitable Media
PLoS One (2015)
2014
Measuring mechanical properties in cells: three easy methods for biologists
Cell Biol Int (2014)
2013
The origin of traveling waves in an emperor penguin huddle
News J Phys (2013)
Collective Motion in Penguin Colonies
(2013)
PDF not available
2012
Swarm model for the huddling behavior of Emperor penguins
(2012)
PDF not available