Course - Physical biology of the cell

Description

It is a wonderful time to be thinking about the workings of the living world. Historic advances in molecular biology, structural biology and the use of biophysical techniques such as optical traps have provided an
unprecedented window on the mechanics of the cell.

Organized by Rob Philips

Professor of Biophysics, Biology and Physics at Caltech (California Institute of technology) and Head of the Physical Biology of the cell group, will lead this course on «Physical biology of the cell».

The goal of this course is to take a broad and quantitative view of modern biology with topics including the active matter herding of animals, the control of cellular organelle size, and the consumption of free energy to fuel processes like high fidelity polymerization in DNA replication and sugar transport up a concentration
gradient.

Ana Duarte, graduate student in the lab of Rob Phillips at Caltech, will accompany
him and give the afternoon classes.

Useful informations

Who can apply ? PhD students from Qlife perimeter

Course’s Language English

When ? Sept. 25-29, 2023

Morning course (9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.), Afternoon course (1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.) ; Participation in the entire course is
mandatory.

Location Hexalab - Luminy Campus (Marseille, France), transport and accommodation covered by Qlife

How to apply ? Provide a CV, a short motivational paragraph (10 lines max) and a letter of agreement from thesis supervisor (can be sent later) to lea.wurges@curie.fr

Deadline: September 10th, 2023

Course limited to 10 seats for PhD students from Qlife perimeter.