Physics of Life 2023
January 23, 2023 | 9:20 a.m.–6 p.m. PT
Living systems span multiple scales and levels of organization and display phenomena that often have no analog in the inanimate world. But for the last 500 years, physics has been focused on non-living matter. The physics of living systems is emerging as a new field, promising not only to reveal new insights about the inner workings of living systems, but also to push the limits of physics itself in the context of, for example, non-equilibrium physics and active matter research.
The Physics of Life Symposium aims to bring together researchers interested in leveraging the tools, approaches, and style of inquiry of physics to the complex and beautiful phenomena of life. Our objective is to nucleate a diverse and vibrant community of physical biologists in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub as the convergence point for the exchange of ideas in an atmosphere that fosters collaborative research.
In an effort to make the Symposium more interactive, contributed talks will only be given by non-PI members of labs! PIs are welcome, and encouraged, to come mingle.
View videos from the Symposium here.
Keynote Speaker
Stephan Grill
Director and Research Group Leader
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Organizers & Schedule
Adrian Jacobo
CZ Biohub
Hernan G. Garcia
UC Berkeley
Joseph Wakim
Stanford University
Ariana Tse
Stanford University
Rachel Banks
CZ Biohub
Loic Royer
CZ Biohub
Griffin Chure
Stanford University
David Yllanes
CZ Biohub
Bill Burkholder
CZ Biohub
Lucas Fuentes Valenzuela
Stanford University
(all times in Pacific Time)
Registration and breakfast (STEM Kitchen & Garden)
Plenary & Intro
Stephan Grill
Director and Research Group Leader
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Submitted talks
Alex Choi, UC Berkeley
Tracking Fast Single-Molecules using Super-Resolution Microscopy
Sedona Murphy, Stanford University
Optical Reconstruction of Chromatin Architecture (ORCA) of the 3-dimensional folding of the Hoxa gene cluster
Arthur Molines, UCSF
Vast heterogeneity in cytoplasmic diffusion rates revealed by nanorheology and Doppelgӓnger simulations
Dong Shin (Chris) You, Stanford University
Transcriptional control of proteome remodeling with cell size
Niranjan Sarpangala, UC Merced
How to improve teamwork between multiple molecular motors?: Insights from Brownian dynamics simulations for cellular and artificial transport processes
Silas Boye Nissen, Stanford University / University of Copenhagen
Dissection of the molecular mechanism of symmetry breaking at the core planar cell polarity complex using single-molecule methods
Lunch (STEM Kitchen & Garden)
Submitted talks
Ulises Diaz, UCSF
Characterizing Mixing in Cytoplasmic Streaming During Motility in Amoeba Chaos
Griffin Chure, Stanford University
Hail to the Flux: or the Optimal Regulation of Cellular Resources Beyond Steady-State
Stephen Martis, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Eco-evolutionary feedback can stabilize diverse predator-prey communities
Arthur Charles-Orszag, UCSF
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius adhesion pili power twitching motility in the absence of a dedicated retraction ATPase
Rayan Chatterjee, Stanford University
Determining the Mechanical Properties of Hair-Bundle Components From Physiological Measurements in Outer Hair Cells
Submitted talks
Catherine Tan, UCSF
Intracellular diffusion scales with cell size
Yuhang Fan, Stanford University
Erk activity waves signal injury in planaria
Vasudha Srivastava, UCSF
Configurational entropy is a fundamental driver of tissue structural heterogeneity
Brandon Schlomann, UC Berkeley
Coarse-graining immune responses
Poster session (Biohub Commons, 4th floor)
