Simons Centre for the Study of Living Machines
We study molecules, cells, and organisms as living machines: products of natural selection which consume energy to achieve specific goals. Our research combines theory and experiment, and covers a range of length and timescales: from protein function, computational cell biology and evolution, to the physics of active systems.
We are supported by the National Centre for Biological Sciences and the Simons Foundation.
Events
8th Simons-NCBS Monsoon School - Physics of Life - 8th to 18th June 2020 8th Jun 2020 Madan Rao, Mukund Thattai, Sandeep Krishna, Shachi Gosavi, Shashi Thutupalli |
Tilings of Surfaces 15th Nov 2019 Subhojoy Gupta, IISc |
Discovery, invention, innovation: the link between fundamental science and economic development 18th Oct 2019 Madan Rao |
Genomes and AI: From Packing to Regulation 19th Jul 2019 Caroline Uhler |
Publications
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Science Advances.6(11)
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Cellular Communities
We aim to combine experimental and theoretical methods to understand the collective dynamical behavior of populations. Ex. competition and cooperation in bacteria
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Molecular and Cellular Dynamics
A large part of our effort at the Simons Centre is in exploring new physical and chemical principles underlying biological organization across scales
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Computer Science Interface
This interface theme links all the activities of the Simons Centre with computer science and biology. We hope to play a critical role in nurturing this interface.