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Biocomplexity and Biophysics

Biocomplexity is a cutting-edge area of ​​research between physics and biology. By using the principles and methods of physics one can explore the living nature and biological phenomena.

"More is different" by P. W. Anderson emphasizes emergent phenomena on a wide range of scales in nature.

In BioComplexity, we continuously explore the diversity of complex phenomena in biological, physical and social systems, including pattern formation, complex and chaotic dynamics, fluid dynamics, game theory, networks and econophysics. 

We build on our strength of using physics approaches to suggest and perform experiments and models of living systems. The systems range from proteins and gene regulation to larger-scale collective spatiotemporal structure formation. The research is often a collaboration between physicists, biologists, medical doctors, and nanoscientists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biocomplexity:

Atmospheric Complexity:
Climate research currently faces a dilemma: in a quest to make simulations more realistic, models are becoming increasingly sophisticated by incorporating more and more processes. Yet, despite increased apparent realism of the model output, basic understanding of the underlying physics becomes more challenging — the analysis of the model output itself sometimes resembles that of observational data. 

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Biological Network and Complex systems (Center for Models of Life (CMOL)): We use methods from physics to develop understanding of living systems. We model regulation of living systems aiming to understand the strategies of gene regulation and dynamics of self organization, with a focus on simple conceptual and quantitative models. Our research tackles diversity of biological systems from epigenetics to emergence of complex communities. 

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Experimental Biophysics:

Bendix Lab: We investigate the physical properties of living cells by a number of advanced optical techniques and methods from eg. nanoscience. Living cells are extremely dynamic, and for a physicist, the complex cell can be characterized as a living material. We examine the cells by combining optical microscopy with optical manipulation.

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Jauffred Lab: We pursue mechanical models of cell colonies’ morphologies. We use advanced imaging to understand how patterning, spreading, and genetics is regulated by an interplay of inter-cellular forces, growth and cell motility.

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Membranes Lab: Using physical principles and methods, the group 'Biophysics - Membranes' explores biological phenomena and works to clarify how proteins and chemical substances pass through both biological and artificial membranes. The physical theory of an electrical circuit can, for example, describe how signal transports around the brain.

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Uni-Bio lab: from models to unifying concepts in Biology:
We use mathematical models and quantitative experiments to investigate how individual cells and cellular populations rapidly adapt to changes in the environment.  A few examples include Asymmetric Damage Segregation (bacteria), Early differentiation of the embryo, receptor adaptation; excitable dynamics in inflammation (islets).

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Staff

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Agafonova, Alisa PhD Student   E-mail
Alonso, Albert PhD Fellow +4535325426 E-mail
Arastoo, Mohammadreza Postdoc   E-mail
Ardaseva, Aleksandra Postdoc   E-mail
Bendix, Pól Martin Associate Professor +4535325251 E-mail
Bonn, Lasse Frederik Research Assistant +4535329685 E-mail
Brown, Stanley Associate Professor Emeritus   E-mail
Chattopadhyay, Jayeeta Postdoc +4535329443 E-mail
Cordero, Mireia PhD Fellow +4535322336 E-mail
Danielsen, Helena Maria Dávidsdóttir PhD Student +4531319231 E-mail
Doostmohammadi, Amin Assistant Professor +4535331427 E-mail
Ebrahimi, Samira Guest Researcher +4535335962 E-mail
Eilersen, Andreas Thomas Guest Researcher   E-mail
Ej Efternavn, Sameer Kumar Postdoc   E-mail
Ellegaard, Clive Sigurd Associate Professor Emeritus +4520576305 E-mail
Farhangibarooji, Younes Academic Staff +4535330067 E-mail
Fatah, Aram Student   E-mail
Fiévet, Romain Frédéric Sébastien External Researcher +4535334447 E-mail
Garcia Vazquez, Alba PhD Fellow +4535323684 E-mail
Gonzalez-Perez, Alfredo External Researcher   E-mail
Gronemeyer, Ronja Mareike PhD Student +4535322313 E-mail
Grudtsyna, Valeriia PhD Fellow   E-mail
Heimburg, Thomas Rainer Professor +4535325389 E-mail
Heltberg, Mathias Spliid Postdoc +4535327500 E-mail
Hertz, John Emeritus +4535325235 E-mail
Härter, Jan Olaf Mirko Associate Professor +4593565736 E-mail
Höller, Jannik External, Ph.d Student   E-mail
Jauffred, Liselotte Associate Professor +4525721532 E-mail
Jensen, Gorm Gruner Guest Researcher +4535321242 E-mail
Jensen, Inger Margrethe Guest Researcher +4535320466 E-mail
Jensen, Mogens Høgh Professor +4535325371 E-mail
Kamp, Dana Taylor PhD Fellow +4535323544 E-mail
Kaneko, Kunihiko Professor +4535326343 E-mail
Khosh Sokhan Monfared, Siavash Postdoc +4535328989 E-mail
Kirkegaard, Julius Bier Assistant Professor +4535330207 E-mail
Knudsen, Teresa Emmilie Toudal Postdoc +4535331216 E-mail
Kruse, Irene Livia External, Ph.d Student   E-mail
Leijnse, Natascha Assistant Professor +4535335052 E-mail
Levinsen, Mogens Associate Professor Emeritus +4535325295 E-mail
Lucchetti, Alessandra PhD Fellow +4535337508 E-mail
Marantos, Anastasios PhD Fellow +4535330159 E-mail
Markussen, Bente Academic Officer +4535335845 E-mail
Mathiesen, Joachim Professor +4535325214 E-mail
Mitarai, Namiko Associate Professor +4535325402 E-mail
Moreno Pescador, Guillermo Sergio Guest Researcher +4535332635 E-mail
Nielsen, Alexander Valentin Guest Researcher +4535324301 E-mail
Nielsen, Bjarke Frost Guest Researcher   E-mail
Nielsen, Malthe Skytte Nordentoft PhD Student   E-mail
Novev, Yavor Kirilov Guest Researcher +4535334916 E-mail
Pham, Minh Tuan Postdoc +4535321218 E-mail
Plugers, Davey A. PhD Fellow +4535331604 E-mail
Proesmans, Karel Josef A Assistant Professor +4535324107 E-mail
Purohit Pacheco, Pablo External, Ph.d Student   E-mail
Sarlet, Adrien Postdoc +4535329297 E-mail
Singh, Prashant Postdoc +4535336658 E-mail
Skjegstad, Lars Erik Johnsen PhD Fellow +4535329126 E-mail
Sneppen, Kim Professor +4535325352 E-mail
Thijssen, Kristian Postdoc +4535329182 E-mail
Thusgaard Ruhoff, Victoria PhD Student +4520300765 E-mail
Trusina, Ala Associate Professor +4521288647 E-mail
Venkatesh, Varun PhD Fellow +4535329217 E-mail
Xu, Xiaochan Guest Researcher +4535326306 E-mail