Biophysics

A UChicago professor’s ‘artisanal’ approach to science Blue and red microscope close-up of a slice of stem showing many different cells crowded together in intricate patterns.

A UChicago professor’s ‘artisanal’ approach to science

Physicist Arvind Murugan earns Schmidt Science Polymath award for work at intersection of physics, biology, computation and materials science

How an ‘accidental chemist’ honed his approach at UChicago on the way to a Nobel Prize John Jumper, PhD’17

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 Stephanie Palmer

‘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

UChicago, Caltech study suggests that physical processes can have hidden neural network-like abilities Cell pattern

UChicago, Caltech study suggests that physical processes can have hidden neural network-like abilities

Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics From left: Profs. Margaret Gardel, Mary Silber, Rebecca Willett, and Stephanie Palmer

Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics

New institute will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions

NSF to establish $15.5M Center for Living Systems at the University of Chicago Two professors standing outside on a college campus on a sunny day smiling at camera

NSF to establish $15.5M Center for Living Systems at the University of Chicago

How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions Salamander

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 Heart pacing nature nano

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 Liquid Crystals

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 Graduate student Caitlin Anderson at the TIRF microscope

For the first time, scientists demonstrate self-repair mechanism in cells

Discovery accelerates understanding of cellular pathways