Margaret Gardel

For a sustainable future, scientists rethink plastics and devices Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering lab students

For a sustainable future, scientists rethink plastics and devices

UChicago scientists experiment with materials that can “remember” A research team at the University of Chicago is exploring how cells remember and respond to environmental pressure. In a simulated actin network, actin filaments start out randomly oriented (left) but align after pressure is applied (right).

UChicago scientists experiment with materials that can “remember”

In step toward autonomous materials, researchers design patterns in self-propelling liquid crystals Brightly colored wavy patterns

In step toward autonomous materials, researchers design patterns in self-propelling liquid crystals

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

UChicago scientist receives prestigious award for innovative biophysics research Prof. Margaret Gardel

UChicago scientist receives prestigious award for innovative biophysics research

‘Everyone felt the urgency’: Labs around UChicago donate protective equipment to hospital Aerial photo of UChicago Medicine campus

‘Everyone felt the urgency’: Labs around UChicago donate protective equipment to hospital

For the first time, scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell Heart muscle cell

For the first time, scientists recreate cell division—outside a cell

Faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships Thumbnail

Faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships

UChicago, Yale scientists look to living cells to develop novel self-actuating materials

UChicago, Yale scientists look to living cells to develop novel self-actuating materials

Physicists explore fundamental laws of biological materials

Physicists explore fundamental laws of biological materials