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Theory of Biological Fluids

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March 17, 2022

ERC Consolidator Grant awarded

March 17, 2022/ David Zwicker
ERC Consolidator Grant awarded

We are happy to announce that our group got awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, which will fuel our group for the next five years.

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In contrast to most man-made machines, biological organisms are typically build from soft and often fluid-like material. How can such liquid matter be precisely controlled in space and time? To uncover the physical principles for such organization, we analyze theoretical models of biological processes using tools from statistical physics, dynamical system theory, fluid dynamics, and information theory. In particular, we study how phase separation is used to organize the liquid interior of cells and how the fluid dynamics of inhalation affects the transport of airborne odorants and the sense of smell.

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