Workshop on Random Walks in Biological Physics with Focus on DNA and chromosome structure

Session

Colloquium

15 Apr 2026, 14:00

1F Auditorium (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica)

Conveners

Colloquium: Biological Physics of DNA, Chromosomes and Nuclei (Prof. John F. Marko)

• Keng-Hui Lin (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica)

Description

I will present our current understanding of the role of polymer physics and statistical mechanics in illuminating chromosome dynamics in living cells, based on our understanding of DNA organization driven by enzymes studied in single-molecule nanomechanics experiments, as well as experiments done on living cells.

2. Biological Physics of DNA, Chromosomes and Nuclei (John F. Marko)

Prof. John F. Mark Marko (Northwestern University)

I will present our current understanding of the role of polymer physics and statistical mechanics in illuminating chromosome dynamics in living cells, based on our understanding of DNA organization driven by enzymes studied in single-molecule nanomechanics experiments, as well as experiments done on living cells.