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
Stochasticity and Plasticity in Living Systems (SPLS) 14th Nov 2023 Shaon Chakraborty, Archishman Raju |
Recreational Biology - Topological Puzzles in Cell Biology 28th Mar 2023 Manu Prakash |
Cellular Lineages and Development: From Single Cells to Landscapes 1st Nov 2022 Shaon Chakrabarti and Archishman Raju |
Tilings of Surfaces 15th Nov 2019 Subhojoy Gupta, IISc |
Publications
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.120(24)
Commun Chem.6(1):91
Race and Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication: : Innovation, Decolonisation, and Transformation.
Front Mol Biosci.10:1021733
Visitors
Cellular Communities
We aim to combine experimental and theoretical methods to understand the collective dynamical behavior of populations. Ex. competition and cooperation in bacteria
READ MOREMolecular 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
READ MOREComputer 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.