H. Weyer, D. Muramatsu, E. Frey, Chemotaxis-induced phase separation. arXiv [cond-mat.soft] (2024). arxiv.org/abs/2409.20090

This week, Ryan Thiermann successfully defended his thesis, one of the most important works from our lab in quantitative bacterial cell physiology in recent years. We look forward to sharing it soon. We’re thrilled for Ryan & his family and wish him continued growth & happiness!

Heartbroken to hear of Kevin’s passing. Rest in peace, Kevin…

BREAKING Former Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Vice President Harris: “A candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has

Happy Halloween from Jun lab… …even to you, too, Reviewer #2.

Hongbo Zhao gave our second Coffee Room Forum of the academic year for the biological physics group at UCSD. It was wonderful !

We are also transitioning to 🦋. junlab.bsky.social

Alex Plum from Serra group @ UC San Diego ‘s group gave the last Coffee Room Forum of the year today for the UCSD biological physics group on his exciting research. We will see you in the new year! (We will transition to 🦋)

Yuhai Tu (IBM) gave an impromptu seminar today with great overview on quantitative biology of bacterial chemotaxis for the UCSD biological physics group.

This is so true and we commit the sin every single year.

Lots of people asking how I would do graduate admissions differently. I don't claim to have a magic bullet, but I can point to some specific things we (US molecular biology PhD programs, although this can probably generalize somewhat) are doing wrong that are easily fixable.

Former US president Barack Obama came across a choir of Danish girls practicing their singing in their apartment with their balcony doors open. He kindly asked them if they would keep singing for him to enjoy.

Since Mr. Hegseth’s nomination last November, I have met with him and carefully reviewed his writings, various reports, and other pertinent materials. I closely followed his hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee and gathered substantial feedback from organizations,

New in Nature Physics: In a great collaboration with the Jun Lab at UC San Diego, we demonstrate how Min proteins in E. coli form robust, resource-optimal dynamic patterns, ensuring precise cell division even under varying physiological conditions. 📄 nature.com/articles/s4156…

My lecture “Nonequilibrium Field Theories and Stochastic Dynamics” is now on YouTube! Here a short film on my teaching philosophy. Watch lectures here: m.youtube.com/@PhysicsOfLife…

Postdoc opportunity! Join us in heavenly Vancouver (Canada) to develop fundamental nonequilibrium stat mech, thermo, and info theory applied to biomolecular machines and in close collaboration with experiment. Details: sfu.ca/physics/sivakg…

Congratulations to Prof. Akif Tezcan, recipient of the 2026 Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry from American Chemical Society! This prestigious ACS National Award recognizes his pioneering research at the interface of chemistry and biology. UC San Diego UC San Diego School of Physical Sciences