Biophysics
Biophysical systems operate with exquisite specificity, reliability, and complexity. They often exist and operate outside the equilibrium assumptions upon which we build our intuition. Through experiment and theory, we develop new ways to probe the interactions and design principles underlying self-assembly, function, and chemical transformations within living systems.
Working across disciplines, our students and faculty interact with our colleagues in neighboring departments and the hospital to develop new probes and models of dynamics, feedback and cell growth, enzymatic function, protein-protein interactions, morphogenesis, metabolic regulation, neuronal networks, lipid organization, and photosynthetic processes. UChicago allows seamless motion of people and ideas across traditional boundaries.
