Past Seminars & Workshops

Electron Microscopy at UMass Amherst!

Friday, April 28, 2017 - 11:15am

Hasbrouck Room 409

Join us this at this Friday's Five College Biophysics Network Lunch for a presentation by Alex Ribbe, director of the UMass Electron Microscopy Core Facility.  Dr. Ribbe will give a talk titled "UMass Amherst Electron Microscopy Center Overview." Lively discussion to follow!
 
Brunch/Lunch provided, as usual, including vegetarian options.
 

Biophysics Network Brunch this Friday features Jungwoo Lee!

Friday, April 21, 2017 - 11:15am

Hasbrouck Room 409

Join us for this week's Five College Biophysics Network Brunch.  The featured speaker is Jungwoo Lee from the Chemical Engineering Department at UMass.  Jungwoo will be speaking about "Biomaterial Platforms to Capture Collective Forces Generated by Hematopoietic Cells."  Lively discussion to follow!

Brunch proivded by a Mutual Mentoring Grant form the UMass Center for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development.

 

The Physics of Cell Division

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 4:00pm

Hasbrouck 124

This week's Physics Colloquium features Meredith Betterton, University of Colorado, Boulder, speaking on "The Physics of Cell Division."  Refreshment served at 3:45 in the atrium outside the lecture room.  For more information, see http://www.physics.umass.edu/seminars/the-physics-of-cell-division

Biophysics Brunch Double Header This Friday!

Friday, March 24, 2017 - 11:15am

Hasbrouck Room 409

The Five College Biophysics Network Brunch this Friday features two short talks by students from the Carter group at Amherst College. Adam Smith will speak on "Measuring DNA folding and compaction by the protamine protein," and Luka Devenica  will speak on "Building and calibrating an optical tweezers system for measuring DNA folding." 

Join us as for brunch or lunch and lively conversation!  Food provided complements of a UMass TEFD Mutual Mentoring grant.

Biophysics Brunch on Friday Features Talk on Cytoskeletal Dynamics!

Friday, March 3, 2017 - 11:15am

Hasbrouck Room 409

Join us for the Five College Biophysics Network Brunch!  Dr. Joelle Labastide from the UMass Physics Department will present a talk on "Kinesin-1 Transport Through Dense Microtubule Networks."  Lively discussion to follow!  

Lunch will be provided, including vegetarian options. 

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