Biophysics

Professors • Manu Forero-Shelton, Department of Physics (anforero@uniandes.edu.co) • Juan Manuel Pedraza, Department of Physics Former Professors • Chad Leidy, UCDavis, cleidy@ucdavis.edu - LAB FOUNDER Collaborators • Paulsson Lab, Harvard Univeristy • Pilizota Lab, The University of Edinburgh • Elkaroui lab, The University of Edinburgh • Gabriel Téllez, Condensed Matter - Uniandes • Andrés González Mancera, Mechanical Engineering - Uniandes • John Mario González, Medical School - Uniandes • Silvia Restrepo, LAMFU Lab - Uniandes • Jenny Dussan, CIMIC Lab - Uniandes • Juan A. Sánchez, Biommar Lab - Uniandes • Marcela Manrique, Chemistry - Universidad de Antioquia • Gilles Pieffet, Science Department - Universidad Antonio Nariño Postdoctoral Researcher • Ciaran Alexander Smyth, PhD in Biophysics Researchers • Sofia Alfonso-Sanchez, Junior researcher • María Isabel Perez, Lab. Manager Graduate Students Senior • Juan Carlos Arias-Castro, PhD in Physics • David Camilo Durán-Chaparro, Master in Physics • Nathaly Marín-Medina, PhD in Physics • Rudy Marcela Méndez, Master in Physics • Susana Simancas, PhD in Biological Sciences • Elizabeth Suesca, PhD in Physics Junior • Lina Contreras, Master in Biological Sciences • Marcela Cuestas, PhD in Biological Sciences • Juan David Orjuela, Master in Physics • Néstor Perico, Master in Physics • Jorge Luis Romero-Becerra, Master in Biological Sciences • Juliana Sandoval, PhD in Physics • Rafael Clavijo, Master in Physics External Students • Jorge Luis Sánchez-Ruiz, Soft Condensed Matter, Physics • Daniel Felipe Otálora, CIMIC Lab, Biology Undergraduate Students • Nathalie Agudelo, Physics and Biology • Juan David Estupiñán Mendez, Physics and Biology • Jorge Madrid Wolff, Physics • Roberto Moran, Physics • César Quintana, Physics and Microbiology • Nancy Ruiz Uribe, Physics and Biology • Manuela Vanegas Ferro, Biology and Microbiology Past Lab Members • Nicolás Afanador • José Luis Alejo Amaya, Undergrad student • Maier Avendaño, Undergrad student • Silvia Cañas, Master student • Gerson Cote, Undergrad student • Carola Hernández, Master student • Juanita Lara, Undergrad student • Mólkary López, Master student • Luis Alejandro Mahecha, Master student • Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez, Undergrad student • Cristian Medina, Undergrad student • Andrés Ernesto Mejía Villamil • Jackson Ocampo, Undergrad student & lab technician • Alejandro Otero, Undergrad student • Diego Alejandro Ramírez, Master student • Samuel Ramírez, Master stduent • Dilia E. Rangel, Master student • Iván Rey, Master student • Natalia Rodríguez, Undergrad student • Paula Santisteban, Master student • Andrés Tibabuzo, Undergrad student • Andrés Felipe Valderrama

Systems Biology • SySBio Members • Summary/Resumen • Stochasticity in gene expression and signaling • Phenotypic variability as survival strategy • Control in synthetic genetic circuits • Evolution of cooperation • SysBio Meeting • Private Wiki Manu Work • Summary/Resumen • Biophysics of adhesion and biofilms • The Mechanics of immunity • Microscopy • Education and teaching Membrane Biophysics We study the nanomechanical properties of supported lipid bilayers and lipid vesicles using atomic force microscopy and mathematical modeling. >>More info<< • Membrane Biophysics Members • Summary/Resumen • Liposome catchment processes by tumor origin cell lines • Membrane fluctuation analysis in giant unilamelar vesicles • Study of survival strategies of S. aureus biofilms exposed to membrane-active antimicrobial peptides • Molecular dynamics of membranes to study their mechanical properties iGEM • iGEM 2015, twitter • iGEM 2013 • Uniandes news about iGEM 2012 • Local news about iGEM 2011 In the lab • Quartzy • Protocols • Inventory • Strains • Group Meetings • Safety • Equipments • Microscopes • Software • E. coli genotypes Resources • Guide to new members • References • Journal Watch • Top 100 • Links • Facts of Life • Financial Resources • Wiki info

Join us! • Prospective Students • Prospective Researchers Address LABORATORIO DE BIOFÍSICA Edificio Q Laboratorio Q-401 Departamento de Física Universidad de los Andes Carrera 1 N° 18A - 12 Bogotá, COLOMBIA Tel: (+571) 3394949 biofisica@uniandes.edu.co Webpages • Official website In maintenance (Since June 2015) • Department of Physics (En) • Departamento de Física (Es) • University of the Andes (En) • Universidad de los Andes (Es) • Official Twitter account

Photo credits: Nathaly Marín-Medina. July 2015. View from Q building at Uniandes. Bogota.

Thanks to OpenWetWare for hosting.