Division of Biological Physics

The Division of Biological Physics is composed of individuals who are interested in the study of Biological Phenomena using Physical techniques. As such, they are usually members of Physics departments, but in addition have many contacts with others in related fields such as Biophysics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science.

What is Biological Physics?

News & Announcements

Two DBIO members newly elected to National Academy of Sciences!

National Academy of Sciences has recently announced the election of 84 new members.

Two of them are members of APS Division of Biological Physics:

William Bialek: John Archibald Wheeler/Battelle Professor in Physics and member, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

Xiaowei Zhuang: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and of Physics, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

April 2012 Newsletter

Submit proposals for March Meeting FOCUS sessions and Invited sessions.

Focus session proposals are due to DBIO on June 20, 2012. Please use this form to submit Focus sessions.

Invited session proposal are due to DBIO on August 15, 2012. Please use this form to submit Invited sessions.

March Meeting 2012: All DBIO Sessions

New Directions in Biological Physics
March 20, 2011
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2012 Student Travel Grant

DBIO Election Results, Jan 2012

Upcoming Meetings

4th Quantum Effects in Biological Systems Workshop (QuEBS 2012)
June 4-6, 2012

ICAM/Cargese Summer School on Emergent order in Biology!
July 23-August 2, 2012

More Meeting Information

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Laboratory Highlights

The MIT Spectroscopy Laboratory
By Dr. Irene Georgakoudi

The Real and Virtual Laboratory: A Conversation with Dr. Hans Braun

Biological Physics Directory

In response to the rapidly growing interest in our field, the Division of Biological Physics has introduced an online directory of biological physics researchers. The directory serves graduate or undergraduate students who are searching for biological physics graduate programs or postdoctoral positions, as well as established investigators who are seeking contacts or collaborators in different areas of biological physics. The directory is searchable by program focus, institution, keyword, or geographical location. All visitors to the DBIO website will have free access to the directory.

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