| New opportunities for research in physical, chemical, and biological sciences are currently available for graduate students in the Center for Physical Biology. The Center was established at Caltech in 2005. Physical biology is a new discipline aiming at understanding how physical forces and interactions govern biological function, from the molecular to the cellular scale. In physical biology, this focus on structure and dynamics is distinct from the aim of mapping the engineering of information and its flow, the wiring in cells, and without visualization, structure and dynamics remain dark and elusive. At Caltech, we are developing the science and technology for such visualization in space and time, and with atomic-scale resolution. Studies of the physics of biological complexity is critical to the understanding of the nature of physical phenomena and to conceptual new ideas in the so-called field of "emergence." For these reasons, we direct our attention to both the experimental and theoretical dimensions of research, and have established a collaborative research among physics, chemistry, and biology faculty at Caltech. For more information about the Center, please visit our websites at www.ust.caltech.edu and www.lms.caltech.edu. For information regarding GRAs, contact De Ann Lewis, Administrator for the UST Center, Room 113 Noyes, 626-395-2611, email dlewis@caltech.edu |
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