Keynote Speaker:

Daniel R. Larson, Ph. D., Earl Stadtman Investigator, National Cancer Institute

Research Highlights from Cornell’s Field of Biophysics

Keynote

"Regulation of transcription and splicing in single cells: understanding heterogeneity in gene expression"

Organizers

Mark Stiles, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, will present seminar. Professor Dan Ralph, host.

Seminar Title: Spin Current: The Torque Wrench of Spintronics

Vincent Pieribone, Cellular Neurophysiology, John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale University

Host: Chris Xu

Genetically Encoded Indicators of Membrane Potential

David Saintillan, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, will present seminar. Professor Z. Jane Wang, host.

Seminar Title: Confining active fluids

Peter Unrau, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University

Host: Michelle Wang

Using in vitro selection to study biology: Purification and Fluorophore Labeling of RNA/Protein Complexes using a Multi-Purpose RNA Tag.

Hidenori Takagi, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Max Planck Insitute, Stuttgart, Germany . Professor Kyle Shen, host.

Seminar Title: Quantum spin liquid state in honeycomb-based iridium oxides

Poster available.

Nathan D. Gemelke, Department of Physics, Penn State University, University Park, PA. Professor Erich Mueller, host.

Seminar Title: Topological and Fractionalized Phases of Ultra-cold Atoms

Dongping Zhong, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University

Host: Brian Crane

Dynamics and mechanism of DNA repair by photolyases.

Jie Shan, Department of Physics, Penn State University, University Park, PA, will present seminar. Professor Paul McEuen, host. [NOTE: Different room for this seminar].

Seminar Title: Seeing and controlling electrons in flatland

Cornell women in physics and all related fields All-Class Reunion in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Women in Physics group.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Laura Greene, Chief Scientist, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, President-elect of the American Physical Society