Physics (Internal)

What can minimal models tell us about the function of biopolymers?

This event is part of the Biophysics/Condensed Matter Seminar Series.

Abstract:
In this talk I will discuss two specific applications of polymer models to understand biological functions. The first example will concern segregation of polymers in a confined geometry, and its application to cell division. The second example is a minimal, stochastic model that captures essential features of microtubule dynamics, i/n vivo/.