Welcome and thank you for visiting the website of the biophysics department at the GSI in Darmstadt. The biophysics department is an interdisciplinary collaboration of biologists, physicists, chemists, biochemists and technicians.
The multidisciplinary research in our group covers many different topics which can be roughly summarized in the categories radiobiology, physics, space research and therapy.
The biophysics research at GSI is a part of a large international network of more than 40 groups from universities and other research Institutes.
10.08.2026 | 28th Christoph-Schmelzer-Award - Call for Nominations -
The “Verein zur Förderung der Tumortherapie mit schweren Ionen” (Association for the promotion of ion therapy) accepts nominations for the 28th Christoph-Schmelzer-Prize which is awarded in 2026 to outstanding Master theses and PhD theses related to tumor therapy with ion beams which were completed within the last two years. More
03.07.2026 | DeGBS Award for Publications
The publications “Biological Impact of Target Fragments from 10 MeV - 20 GeV Proton Beams: Relevance to Proton Therapy and Space Radiation Protection” by Ms. M.Sc. Virginia Boretti and “Radiation-induced lymphopenia: A data compilation to unveil relevant factors and mitigation strategies” by Mr. M.Sc. Vladislav Sandul have been honored by the DeGBS as the best publications of the year.
It is the birthplace of a new form of cancer treatment. This development was the result of many years of research in conjunction with GSI’s large ion-beam accelerator system. The advantage of this new treatment modality is that the ion beam selectively damages tumor tissues while sparing the surrounding healthy tissues.
