Biophysics

Professors • Manu Forero-Shelton, Department of Physics (anforero) • Juan Manuel Pedraza, Department of Physics (jmpedraza) Position Open • One position Open! Former Professors • Chad Leidy, UCDavis, Lab Founder • Ramón Fayad, Universidad Nacional - Group Founder Lab. Manager • María Isabel Perez, Lab. Manager Postdoctoral Researcher • Ciaran Alexander Smyth, PhD in Biophysics Students Ph.D. Students • Juan Carlos Arias-Castro, Physics • Nathaly Marín-Medina, Physics • Susana Simancas, Biological Sciences • Elizabeth Suesca, Physics • Juliana Sandoval, Physics Master´s Students • Rudy Marcela Méndez, Physics • David Camilo Durán-Chaparro, Physics • Lina Contreras, Biological Sciences • Juan David Orjuela, Physics • Jorge Luis Romero-Becerra, Biological Sciences • Daniel Felipe Otálora, Biological Sciences Undergraduate Students • Sofia Alfonso-Sanchez, Junior researcher • Nathalie Agudelo, Physics and Biology • Juan David Estupiñán Mendez, Physics and Biology • Jorge Madrid Wolff, Physics • Roberto Moran, Physics • César Quintana, Physics and Microbiology • Nancy Ruiz Uribe, Physics and Biology • Manuela Vanegas Ferro, Biology and Microbiology • Valentina Quiroga-Fonseca,Physics • Luis Alberto Gutierrez,Physics External Students • Jorge Luis Sánchez-Ruiz, Soft Condensed Matter, Physics Past Lab Members • Cristian Medina, Undergrad student • Silvia Cañas, Master student • Gerson Cote, Undergrad student • Juanita Lara, Undergrad student • Mólkary López, Master student • Iván Rey, Master student & lab Manager • Luis Alejandro Mahecha, Master student • Alejandro Otero, Undergrad student • Diego Alejandro Ramírez, Master student • Paula Santisteban, Master student • Andrés Tibabuzo, Undergrad student • Nicolás Afanador, Master student • José Luis Alejo Amaya, Undergrad student • Maier Avendaño], Undergrad student • Andrés Ernesto Mejía Villamil,Undergrad student • Jackson Ocampo, Undergrad student & lab Manager • Carola Hernández, Master student • Martínez-Gálvez, Undergrad student • Samuel Ramírez, Master stduent • Dilia E. Rangel, Master student • Natalia Rodríguez, Undergrad student • Andrés Felipe Valderrama, Undergrad student Collaborators • Paulsson Lab, Harvard Univeristy • Pilizota Lab, The University of Edinburgh • Elkaroui lab, The University of Edinburgh • Gabriel Téllez, Condensed Matter - Uniandes • Andrés González Mancera, Mechanical Engineering - Uniandes • John Mario González, Medical School - Uniandes • Silvia Restrepo, LAMFU Lab - Uniandes • Jenny Dussan, CIMIC Lab - Uniandes • Juan A. Sánchez, Biommar Lab - Uniandes • Marcela Manrique, Chemistry - Universidad de Antioquia • Gilles Pieffet, Science Department - Universidad Antonio Nariño

Systems Biology • SySBio Members • Summary/Resumen • Stochasticity in gene expression and signaling • Phenotypic variability as survival strategy • Control in synthetic genetic circuits • Evolution of cooperation • SysBio Meeting • Private Wiki Cell Mechanics and Adhesion, Microscopy • Summary/Resumen • Biophysics of adhesion and biofilms • The Mechanics of immunity • Microscopy • Education and teaching Membrane Biophysics • Membrane Biophysics Members • Summary/Resumen • Liposome catchment processes by tumor origin cell lines • Membrane fluctuation analysis in giant unilamelar vesicles • Study of survival strategies of S. aureus biofilms exposed to membrane-active antimicrobial peptides • Molecular dynamics of membranes to study their mechanical properties In the lab • Quartzy • Protocols • Equipment • Microscopes • Group Meetings • Software iGEM • iGEM 2015, twitter • iGEM 2013 • Uniandes news about iGEM 2012 • Local news about iGEM 2011

Join us! • Prospective Students • Prospective Researchers Address LABORATORIO DE BIOFÍSICA Edificio Q Laboratorio Q-401 Departamento de Física Universidad de los Andes Carrera 1 N° 18A - 12 Bogotá, COLOMBIA Tel: (+571) 3394949 biofisica@uniandes.edu.co Webpages • Official website In maintenance (Since April 2015) • Department of Physics (En) • Departamento de Física (Es) • University of the Andes (En) • Universidad de los Andes (Es) • Official Twitter account

Photo credits: Nathaly Marín-Medina. July 2015. View from Q building at Uniandes. Bogota.

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