How an ‘accidental chemist’ honed his approach at UChicago on the way to a Nobel Prize
Nobel laureate John Jumper, SM’12, PhD’17, recalls multidisciplinary journey to creating AlphaFold program
‘Scientific polymath’ Stephanie Palmer paves her own path to intellectual freedom
Scientist at intersection of biology, physics, math named one of six new Schmidt Science Polymaths
Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics
New institute will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions
How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions
Pioneering study delves into the tradeoffs organisms make as they process information
New self-assembly method creates bioelectronics out of microscopic structures
UChicago scientists’ “bottom-up” approach yields highly customizable bioelectronics
Ten cool research stories you might have missed this year
Synthetic tissue inspired by takeout & sustainably feeding 10 billion people among innovative research
For the first time, scientists demonstrate self-repair mechanism in cells
Discovery accelerates understanding of cellular pathways
UChicago scientist receives prestigious award for innovative biophysics research
Prof. Margaret Gardel receives Sackler Prize for research on the forces in cells