Biophysics

Professors • Manu Forero-Shelton, Department of Physics (anforero@uniandes.edu.co) • Juan Manuel Pedraza, Department of Physics Former Professors • Chad Leidy, UCDAVIS, cleidy@ucdavis.edu Researchers • Sofía Alfonso • María Isabel Perez, Lab. technician Graduate Students Senior • Juan Carlos Arias-Castro, PhD in Physics • David Camilo Durán-Chaparro, Master in Physics • Nathaly Marín-Medina, PhD in Physics • Rudy Marcela Méndez, Master in Physics • Susana Simancas, PhD in Biological Sciences • Elizabeth Suesca, PhD in Physics Junior • Lina Contreras, Master in Biological Sciences • Marcela Cuestas, PhD in Biological Sciences • Juan David Orjuela, Master in Physics • Néstor Perico, Master in Physics • Jorge Romero-Becerra, Master in Biological Sciences • Juliana Sandoval, PhD in Physics Undergraduate Students • Nathalie Agudelo, Physics and Biology • Juan Estupiñán-Mendez, Physics and Biology • Jorge Madrid Wolff, Physics • César Quintana, Physics and Microbiology • Nancy Ruiz, Physics and Biology Past Lab Members • Nicolás Afanador • José Luis Alejo Amaya, Cornell University • Maier Avendaño, Harvard University • Carola Hernández • Juanita Lara, Harvard University • Mólkary López • Luis Alejandro Mahecha, Physics Department • Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez, Mayo Clinic • Andrés Ernesto Mejía Villamil • Jackson Ocampo • Alexandra Pinto Castellanos • Diego Alejandro Ramírez, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry • Dilia E. Rangel • Iván Rey, The University of Maryland • Natalia Rodríguez, Researcher CDMB • Paula Santisteban, Physics Department • Andrés Felipe Valderrama • Manuela Vanegas, Bachelor in Biology and Microbiology

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 Molecular Mechanics • Summary/Resumen • Biophysics of adhesion and biofilms • The Mechanics of immunity • Microscopy • Education and teaching Membrane Biophysics We study the nanomechanical properties of supported lipid bilayers and lipid vesicles using atomic force microscopy and mathematical modeling. >>More info<< iGEM • iGEM 2015, twitter • iGEM 2013 • Uniandes news about iGEM 2012 • Local news about iGEM 2011 In the lab • Protocols • Inventory • Strains • Group Meeting • Safety • Equipments • Microscopes • Private Wiki Resources • Guide to new members • References • Journal Watch • Top 100 • Links • Facts of Life • Financial Resources • Wiki info

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

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