Physics 174 Schedule
Fall, 2011

• Tuesday, August 30: Introduction, discussion about frontiers of biophysics.

• Tuesday, September  6: Professor Greenside talks about "The Biophysics of Birdsong".

• Tuesday, September 13: BME Professor George Truskey talks about "Cell Adhesion and Cell Mechanics"

• Tuesday, September 20: Groups 1 and 2 will present their assigned papers webpage. The other members of the class should try reading the two less technical secondary papers in preparation for these presentations.

• Tuesday, September 27: Professor Warren Warren from Duke's Chemistry Department will talk about the design of lasers with applications to biology and medical research.

• Tuesday, October  4: Groups 3, 4, and 5 will present their assigned papers.

• Tuesday, October 11: no class, fall break.

• Tuesday, October 18:
  • 4:25-5:05pm BME Professor Lingchong You will talk about synthetic biology.
  • 5:05-5:45pm Cell Biology Professor Harold Erickson will talk about the biomechanics of cell division.

• Tuesday, October 25: Groups 6, 1, and 2 will present papers.

• Tuesday, November 1:
  • 4:25-5:05 pm Prof. Nick Buchler talks about the biophysics of cell reproduction.
  • 5:05-5:45 pm Prof. Josh Socolar will talk about understanding gene regulatory networks theoretically.

• Tuesday, November 8: Groups 3, 4, and 5 will present their papers.

• Tuesday, November 15:
  • 4:25-5:05 pm BME Professor Craig Henriquez will talk about three-dimensional simulation of cardiac dynamics.
  • 5:05-5:45 pm Emeritus Biology Professor Steven Vogel will talk about "Bioballistics: Two-Size-Dependent Games"

• Tuesday, November 22:
  • Physics Professor Glenn Edwards and Biology Professor Dan Kiehart will give a joint talk about their collaborative work on forces that close wounds in the skin.
    Note: Professors Edwards and Kiehart team taught the upperlevel core course Biophysics 174 for the first time, when that course was first introduced several years ago.

• Tuesday, November 29: Student presentations

• Tuesday, December 6 (last class): Student presentations.