Biological Physics Research Presentation by Prof. Tom Kuhlman, Friday, Sept. 7

Prof. Tom Kuhlman will give a research presentation about his experimental/theoretical biological physics group in Phys. 596 (Physics Graduate Orientation) from ~11 - 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, in Rm. 144 Loomis.

Prof. Kuhlman's research involves the interplay of theoretical physics and in vivo experimental biology. His experimental work is primarily in the model bacterium E. coli, as its fundamental biological processes and their components are sufficiently well understood to allow their theoretical description to be tractable. His group combines cutting-edge single molecule microscopy and quantitative gene expression measurements to inform the construction of theoretical models describing the interaction of transcription factors (TFs) and other proteins with DNA in living cells, and then use these theoretical models to motivate further experiments.

Any graduate students interested in research opportunities in experimental biological physics -- even those not enrolled in Phys 596 -- are welcome to attend Phys. 596 class during Prof. Kuhlman's presentation.