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Research Groups

Biological Transport and Networks

We integrate computation, theory and experimental data to decipher the inner workings of living processes.
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Biomolecular Design

Using exotic building blocks, we design novel heteropolymers that fold into well-defined 3D structures.
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Biophysical Modeling

We model and simulate the complex systems that arise in biology and soft condensed matter physics.
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CCBScope Observatory

Our in-house, state-of-the-art imaging facility for live-cell confocal microscopy.
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CCBx

A network of cutting-edge experimental labs uniting theorists and experimentalists to develop and test theories of biological systems.
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COMPASS

An interdisciplinary collaboration that convenes researchers working on molecular sampling, simulation and design.
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Developmental Dynamics

Combining experiment, theory and computing, we elucidate the inner workings of embryonic development.
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Genomics

We work to unravel the complexity of the genome, its regulation and its phenotypic consequences.
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Statistical Biophysics

We push beyond existing theoretical frameworks by developing a nonequilibrium physics of living systems and learning machines.
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Structural and Molecular Biophysics

We develop novel mathematical approaches to decipher the molecular mechanisms involved in key biological processes.