Assistant Professor @USC_Physics | active cytoskeletal materials, physical bioenergetics
Joined March 2009
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1 Jul 2022
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be starting my group at USC @USC_Physics in January 2023! My group will be located in the @USCBridge and will focus on active cytoskeletal materials in both purified and living systems. Info on open positions coming soon…
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Peter Foster retweeted
27 Oct 2023
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Peter Foster retweeted
6 Jul 2023
Our paper on estimating the expected number of African and European genealogical ancestors for a typical African American (born btwn 1960-1965) is out in this month's issue of GENETICS. Stay tuned for a thread and a series of excellent write-ups from GENETICS, USC, and Stanford.
6 Jul 2023
The July GENETICS cover image of a double-helix drill bit forged in 1820 by enslaved blacksmith Solomon Williams accompanies a study from J.A. Mooney et al. on the genetic and genealogical history of African Americans from the 17th century to the 1960s. academic.oup.com/genetics/ar…
ALT The July GENETICS cover image of a double-helix drill bit forged in 1820 by enslaved blacksmith Solomon Williams accompanies a study from J.A. Mooney et al. on the genetic and genealogical history of African Americans from the 17th century to the 1960s. The artifact is on loan from the National Park Service, Cane River Creole National Historical Park; photo courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Peter Foster retweeted
6 Jun 2023
On Tuesday, June 13 at 4 PM EST, join us for a discussion on enhancing the teaching of biological physics, keeping students passionate about science, with Joshua Shaevitz, Jane Kondev, and Raghu Parthasarathy. Register at engage.aps.org/dbio/resource….
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Peter Foster retweeted
11 May 2023
A new study involving snowflakes of yeast reveals one clue to how single cells could start building themselves into a body nyti.ms/3Ipb71J
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29 Apr 2023
“Sometimes the wind moves the flag, and sometimes the flag moves the wind,” is how #NASmember Michael Shelley concludes his discussion of applied mathematical models to motion and self-organization in cells. #NAS160
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Peter Foster retweeted
11 Apr 2023
It’s almost here!! The 1st Convergent Symposium is here and open to all on May 1, 2023! Come and celebrate all your hard work this year as well as see what others have been working hard on! We hope to see you there!
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Registration link: usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S…
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Peter Foster retweeted
28 Sep 2022
Interested in obtaining a PhD? USC Physics is proud to announce fee-free PhD applications. Come join our award-winning faculty and students in downtown Los Angeles. Apply today!
Physics PhD: smr.to/p84003
Physical Biology PhD: smr.to/p83997
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Peter Foster retweeted
19 Aug 2022
We have 2 openings- one in soft materials (@BrandeisMRSEC) & the other in physical chemistry, both will be appointed at the Department of Chemistry @brandeischem Please RT & apply!
19 Aug 2022
Tenure track asst professor opening in @brandeischem for an experimental physical chemist.
At Brandeis, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential components of academic excellence.
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Peter Foster retweeted
14 Jul 2022
Bacterial collective harvests carbon
@NatureRevMicro In Brief on @jaschwartzman's @CurrentBiology paper from @oxcordero lab
nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
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Peter Foster retweeted
14 Jul 2022
Please join us for the next SLAAM seminar on Monday, July 18 (9 am PT/12 noon ET). This seminar will be given by Dr. Peter Foster (Brandeis University).
Title: "Active mechanics of sea star oocytes".
@pjfoster @USC_Physics
ALT Please join us for the next SLAAM seminar on Monday, July 18 (9 am PT/12 noon ET). This seminar will be given by Dr. Peter Foster (Brandeis University). Title: "Active mechanics of sea star oocytes". @pjfoster @USC_Physics
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Peter Foster retweeted
13 Jul 2022
Super excited to share our work on living chiral crystal: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…. We show (1) sea star embryos self-assemble into 2D crystal and (2) due to chiral embryo rotation, the crystal exhibits odd elastic dynamics!
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23 Apr 2022
Excited to share our recent work on the emergent mechanics of actomyosin in sea star oocytes! This was a truly excellent collaboration with @SFuerthauer and @FakhriLab with some really surprising results. Check it out!
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Congratulations to Prof. Nikta Fakhri (MIT) on her "2022 Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research" award! We invite everyone to attend her talk during the "DSOFT Prize Session".
Location: W-185BC/McCormick
Time: 11:30 AM (Mon, March 14)
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Peter Foster retweeted
2 Nov 2021
When bacteria come together to share resources and cooperate, unexpected multicellular life-cycles emerge. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… – beautiful work led by the most brilliant @jaschwartzman , @AliEbrahimi_MIT, in collaboration with @OrphanANME.
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16 Sep 2021
The microbiome: What can we learn from honey bees? elifesciences.org/articles/7…
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Peter Foster retweeted
18 May 2021
Very excited to share a new preprint from my group on discovery of living chiral crystals (LCC).
arxiv.org/abs/2105.07507
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15 Mar 2021
Looking forward to present new work #apsmarch (Wed, meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR…) How starfish embryos form living chiral crystals? @FakhriLab @pjfoster
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Peter Foster retweeted
1 Mar 2020
Due to rapidly escalating health concerns relating to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the 2020 APS March Meeting in Denver, CO, has been canceled. Please do not travel to Denver to attend the March Meeting. More information will follow shortly. #apsmarch
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