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Laboratory of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Eric D. Siggia
Professor
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Applications of statistical physics and dynamical systems to cellular biophysics and bioinformatics.
We use numerical methods to simulate biophysical processes on scales larger than the
atomic, yet too small or dynamic to directly image in the laboratory. Examples include
RNA folding and lipid bilayer fusion. Models of protein kinesis and organelle genesis are
being explored with a group from the National Institutes of Health, who image with green
fluorescent chimeric proteins. Methods borrowed from statistical physics are being used to
analyze
the promotor regions in yeast.
Publications