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Viruses have always fascinated physicists due to their apparent simplicity: a small genome protected by a shell of proteins and sometimes by an additional layer of lipids, highly optimized in regard to assembly, mechanical stability and information storage. This year's Bad Honnef Summer school, which will take place from September 10 - 15, 2023 at Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany will provide a comprehensive view on biological viruses from the viewpoint of physics, bridging all the scales in from biomolecular structure through infection of single cells to virus spread in populations. The summer school is organized by Sarah Köster (Göttingen) and Ulrich Schwarz ( STRUC­TURESHeidelberg) and targeted to advanced physics students, but also open to PhDs and Postdocs.

More information can be found at www.pbh.de.