Studying how human organs acquire their shape by developing 3D stem-cell systems and applying concepts from soft-matter physics

Biophysics, soft matter, active matter

Design principles and function of learning networks

Developing new tools for human MRI, especially at ultra-high field 7T MRI scanner, aiming to better understand the human brain function

We study bacterial ecological interactions, diversity, stability and stress in communities from pre-Cambrian oceans

Physics of living systems: Mathematical and physical models of microbial cell growth and division; Gene expression; Phenotypic variability; Evolutionary dynamics; TF search and first-passage-time problems; Collective dynamics in cell signaling

We are interested in deciphering questions spanning from molecular to behavioral levels