Events

1st Biology for Physics Conference “Is there new Physics in Living Matter?

January 15, 2017

Date

15-18 th January 2017

Place

Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB)
C/ Dr. Aiguader, 88

Chair

Dr Felix Ritort, University of Barcelona

Abstract

The Division of Physics for Life Sciences from the European Physical Society (EPS) will organise the conference entitled Biology for Physics: Is there new physics in living matter? next 15-18 January in Barcelona. The workshop aims to bring about 25 prominent scientists who have been working over the past years on several biologically motivated problems, have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields and for whom physics is an everyday source of inspiration to better understand biology.

Topics will include:

  • Physical principles of mechanochemical networks: new challenges for soft matter physics
  • Systems biology and self-organization: from active matter to cells and tissues
  • Stochastic thermodynamics: from single molecules to complex machinery
  • Physics of biological evolution: from the second law to the selection of structures

With the support of: University of Barcelona, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Obra Social “la Caixa”, EMBO and Small Biosystems Lab (now Felix Ritort Lab).

More information

www.bioforphys.org