One of the oldest Biophysics programs in the country, embracing the interplay between biology, physics, chemistry, medicine and engineering.
Joined July 2015
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Congratulations, Class of 2026! 🎓💙💛
We're proud to celebrate your hard work, dedication, and accomplishments. Thank you for being part of our community - we can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make in your next chapter.
Forever Go Blue!
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Welcome to the U-M Biophysics team, Katy Lemmer and Amanda Berry! 🎉 Katy joins as Events & Communications Coordinator, and Amanda as Executive Coordinator. We’re excited to have you both with us! 👏 #GoBlue
ALT U-M Biophysics welcome graphic introducing two new team members: Katy Lemmer, Events & Communications Coordinator, supporting department events, communications, and community outreach; and Amanda Berry, Executive Coordinator, providing executive support and helping advance department operations. The graphic uses U-M maize and blue branding and includes headshots of both team members.
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Congratulations to Biophysics Undergraduate Hannah Stewart, who received the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award from NSF! #MichiganBiophysics
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Today's #MichiganBiophysics Seminar Speaker is Sarah L. Keller from University of Washington.
⏰ When: Today, 12pm
đź“Ť Where: CHEM 1640
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Today's #MichiganBiophysics Seminar Speaker is Xiaojun Ren from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
⏰ When: Today, 12pm
đź“Ť Where: CHEM 1640
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Congrats to Michigan Biophysics Grad Students Natalie Rogers and Adam Decker for being recipients of the annual Student Research Achievement Awards (SRAA), which were recognized at the 70th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony!
Read more: biophysics.org/news-room/bio…
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Professor Charles L. Brooks III has spent his career developing faster and more efficient computational tools for drug discovery. Instead of testing molecules one at a time, his methods allow scientists to explore many possibilities at once.
Read more: research.umich.edu/research-…
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Today's #MichiganBiophysics Seminar Speaker is Mustafa Mir from University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
⏰ When: Today, 12pm
đź“Ť Where: CHEM 1640
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THANK YOU to everyone who supported #MichiganBiophysics on #GivingBlueDay yesterday!
Our amazing donors make what we do every single day, from research in labs to learning in classrooms, possible.
Thank you. #GoBlue 💙💛
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Today is #GivingBlueday! 💙💛
A gift to #MichiganBiophysics enables us to continue the tradition of research and learning, develop innovative programs, and pursue new initiatives. @umichlsa #Biophysics
Give today and help us continue this tradition! 👇
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Ayush Panda, a first-year graduate student rotating in Dr. Vecchiarelli’s lab, studies carboxysomes, microscopic compartments that capture carbon dioxide. He hopes this work may inspire future strategies for the climate crisis.
Show your support on March 18. #GivingBlueDay
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Alexandria Balde, a talented undergraduate Biophysics and Data Science major, is the Undergraduate Biophysics Representative and researches diffusion tensor immunohistology correlation in Dr. Dawen Cai's Lab.
Show your support on March 18. #GivingBlueDay
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Meet Autumn Pilarski, an outstanding third-year grad student in Dr. Emily Scott's lab! Autumn is working to structurally and functionally characterize a cytochrome P450 enzyme involved in sterol biosynthesis.
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Show your support on March 18! #GivingBlueDay
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Meet Dr. Anna Maurer, one of our stellar core faculty members! She teaches the course "Biophysics of Disease" and researches Adeno-associated Virus biology to improve its use as a gene therapy vector.
lsa.umich.edu/biophysics/giv…
Show your support on March 18! #GivingBlueDay
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Meet Kyra Taylor, our newest staff member! She is the administrator for both undergrad and graduate student services and assists with advising, recruitment, providing resources, answering questions, and more!
lsa.umich.edu/biophysics/giv…
Show your support on March 18! #GivingBlueDay
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Save the Date: Giving Blueday is on March 18!
This year, we’re spotlighting “the people behind the science” and prioritizing the Strategic Fund to support the personnel in our unit.
Stay tuned as we highlight various members of our program in the coming weeks! #GivingBlueday
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Reminder that our REU application deadline is coming up!
Apply by this Saturday, February 28.
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Want to spend your summer doing exciting scientific research?
Applications for the 2026 U-M Biophysics Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program are now open!
Click for more info and to apply: lsa.umich.edu/biophysics/und…
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Professor Veatch's presentation as a 2026 Biophysical Society award recipient is now available for viewing!
biophysics.org/video-library…
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Congrats to Prof. Sarah Veatch on winning the 2026 Agnes Pockels Award in Lipids and Membrane Biophysics from BPS for foundational scientific research understanding the miscibility phase transition and associated critical phenomena in membranes.
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Today's #MichiganBiophysics Seminar Speaker is Heedeok Hong from Michigan State University.
⏰ When: Today, 12pm
đź“Ť Where: CHEM 1640
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Today's #MichiganBiophysics Seminar Speaker is Brent Znosko from Saint Louis University.
⏰ When: Today, 12pm
đź“Ť Where: CHEM 1640
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