Complex biological processes can be understood from the structures and properties of specific molecules that are the building blocks of living organisms.
The Physics of Biological Systems research program pamphlet seeks to explain biology from precise physical descriptions of how individual molecules work together like tiny machines to produce specific biological functions. To do this, we identify specific molecules involved in biological processes,
Faculty
- Sanjeevi Sivasankar
- Alex Travesset
- David Vaknin
- Xuefeng Wang
Ongoing Research
- Single Molecule Biophysics (Sanjeevi Sivasankar)
- Molecular Cell Mechanics (Xuefeng Wang)
- Physics of soft matter (Alex Travesset)
- Structure of lipid membranes (David Vaknin)