Prof.
Nir
Shachna
Gov
- Chemical and Biological Physics
Weizmann Institute of Science
English, Hebrew
- Discipline Physics
- Physics Field Biophysics, Complex Systems, Soft-m, Theoretical Physics
- Research Keywords Active Matter, Active Particles, Animal Cognition, Biological Collective Behavior, Biophysics, Decision making, Membranes, Soft Matter
Research Interests
My group does theoretical physics of biological and out-of-equilibrium systems.
We develop theoretical models for systems of different scales: for example, How cells change their shapes and migrate ? we develop theoretical models for how the active (non-equilibrium) forces in cells spontaneously organize to deform the cells into the huge variety of shapes observed in nature, and propel cells during embryogenesis and cancer.
How do animals, animal groups, and humans make decisions regarding their direction of motion ? we develop spin-based models, Ising-like, to describe these systems.
We develop theoretical models for systems of different scales: for example, How cells change their shapes and migrate ? we develop theoretical models for how the active (non-equilibrium) forces in cells spontaneously organize to deform the cells into the huge variety of shapes observed in nature, and propel cells during embryogenesis and cancer.
How do animals, animal groups, and humans make decisions regarding their direction of motion ? we develop spin-based models, Ising-like, to describe these systems.
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