A Graduate Student Professional Research Network Project of the
NSF Physics of Living Systems Program
and hosted by the
Center for Theoretical Biological Physics
Rice University
The PoLS [Graduate] Student Research Network (SRN) is a trans-institutional community-based network of graduate students and graduate student educators all working on the physics of living systems. These institutions have been among the pioneers in stressing the use of both theoretical and experimental physics to further the understanding of biology and biomedicine. The network structure will allow students at participating institutions (and a select
number of other students) to interact with their peers (both in-person and in-silico) and collectively help define the research agenda for this field. This program includes visiting research internships to other institutions, which will serve both as a way of broadening students perspectives on possible approaches to difficult research topics and as a way of creating collaborative ties between groups at the various sites. This structure will also enable the
exploration of various means of educating these students in biology, while also ensuring that they develop and maintain a firm grounding in physics.
NEWS
Biophysics and Computation in Neurons & Networks - PoLS visiting scholar fellowships are available to PoLS graduate students to attend this conference. But you must apply by
April 13, to
BCNN.
iPOLS: An International SAVI-PoLS meeting for students and faculty will be held in Montpellier, France, April 22-24. To register to attend and/or for additional information, point your web browser to:
iPoLS Meeting.
PoLS Student Luncheons at BPS and APS.
Informal luncheons for PoLS graduate students will be hosted as part of the annual meetings of the Biophysical Society (BPS) and American Physical Society (APS). These lunches are FREE for PoLS students who pre-register with Christopher Smith .
- BPS PoLS Luncheon: 11:30 AM, Monday, February 27, Spaghetti Factory, San Diego | Photo Gallery
- APS PoLS Luncheon: 2:45 PM, Wednesday, February 29, Salvatore's Seaport Restaurant, Boston
Participating Institutions
Workshops
PoLS SRN Facebook Page
- December "Food For Thought" Discussion Topic - The Physics of Cancer