Spring 2026
January 23
Dr. Corey O’Hern, Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Physics, Yale University
“Cell shape emerges from motion”
Host: Dr. Emma Carley & Dr. Chris Lynn
January 30
Discussion Group Seminar
February 6
Dr. Yuhai Tu, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Computational Biology & Center for Computational Neuroscience, Flatiron Institute
Title Nonequilibrium thermodynamics in living systems: Towards answering Schrödinger’s question
Host: Dr. Joe Howard
February 13
Dr. Megan King, Professor of Cell Biology & Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University
Title The biophysics of chromosomes: from polymers to emergent properties and mechanotransduction
Host: Dr. Emma Carley & Dr. Chris Lynn
February 20*
Dr. Jerelle Joseph, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
Title: Understanding and engineering biomolecular condensates through simulation
Host: Arlind Kacirani
February 27
Discussion Group Seminar
March 27
Discussion Group Seminar
March 30
Dr. Stephanie Palmer, Associate Professor of Physics and of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago
Title: What to throw away? How brains make efficient codes
Host: Dr. Chris Lynn
April 10
Dr. Tim Atherton, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University
Title TBA
Host: Allison Culbert
April 17
Dr. Simon Mochrie, Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Yale University
Title TBA
Host: Dr. Emma Carley & Dr. Chris Lynn
April 24
Discussion Group Seminar
May 8
Dr. Jay Tang, Professor of Physics, Brown University
Title TBA
Hots: Dr. Jing Yan
May 15
Discussion Group Seminar