{"id":235,"date":"2022-12-01T21:23:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T21:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:02:03","slug":"biological-physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/physics\/biological-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Biological Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h4><strong>Experimental Biophysics<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Examining biology through the lens of physics has led to a more fundamental and quantitative understanding of many biological systems, as well as inspiring the next generation of synthetic biological systems and materials. Research topics include biological change transfer, communication within microbial communities, polymeric-protein mediated structures, and diffusion in distinct subcellular compartments. Members of the experimental biological physics group include Professors <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/james-boedicker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Boedicker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/peter-chung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Chung<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/moh-el-naggar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moh El-Naggar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/peter-foster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Foster, <\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/fabien-pinaud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"il\">Fabien<\/span> Pinaud.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Group Website:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/boedickerlab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Boedicker Lab<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><em>(Currently recruiting PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Group Website:<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/peterchunglab.com\/__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4TRLgwT5oFkpp8WFnJM-VD9GUVFBLeJPTQzJmAbYGygN6-i-Rw21i30o5KHeUw$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chung Lab<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Currently\u00a0recruiting\u00a0PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Group Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterfosterlab.com\/research.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Foster Lab<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>(Currently recruiting PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Group Website:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/nanobio.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NanoBio Group<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>(Currently\u00a0\u00a0recruiting\u00a0PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Group Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/smbg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pinaud Lab<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>(Currently recruiting PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theoretical Biological Physics<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Seeking a mechanistic understanding of biological phenomena in terms of physical models, the theoretical biological physics group seeks to uncover novel mechanisms underlying biological processes and suggest new experimental approaches for the quantitative control of living systems. Research topics include the physicochemical parameters that define the cellular membrane, the structural\/electronic properties of biomacromolecules, and regulation of synaptic transmission\/plasticity. Members of the theoretical biological physics group include Professors\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/rosa-di-felice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosa Di Felice<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/stephan-haas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stephan Haas<\/strong>,<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/viterbi.usc.edu\/directory\/faculty\/Kanso\/Eva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eva Kanso<\/a>, <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/christoph-haselwandter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christoph Haselwandter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Group Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/compbionano\/difelice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Di Felice Group<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>(Currently\u00a0recruiting\u00a0PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Group Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cmt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Haas Group<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<em>(Currently\u00a0recruiting\u00a0PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Group Website:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haselwandterlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haselwandter Group<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Currently\u00a0recruiting\u00a0PhD students)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Group Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usc.edu\/kansolab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kanso Lab<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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