Speakers
Plenary Speakers
Invited Speakers and Session Chairs
Biomolecular Assemblies and Condensates
Session Chair: Mark Leake, University of York, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Jaime Agudo-Canalejo, University of London, UK
- Tatyana Shelkovnikova, The University of Sheffield, UK
Collective Phenomena in Living Matter: From Microswimmers to Animals
Session Chair: Marco Mazza, Loughborough University, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Luke K. Davis, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Irene Giardina, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Emerging Areas in the Physics of Life
Session Chair: Akash Basu, Durham University, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Manu Prakash
- GV Shivashankar
Engineering Biology
Session Chair: Margarita Staykova, Durham University, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Ioanna Mela
- Harrison Steel
Evolution, Ecology and Epidemiology
Session Chair: Diana Fusco, University of Cambridge, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Kabir Husain, University College London, UK
- Namiko Mitarai
Gene Regulatory Dynamics in Natural and Synthetic Systems
Session Chair: James Locke, University of Cambridge, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Barbara di Ventura, University of Freiburg, Germany
- Thomas Gregor, Institut Pasteur, France
Imaging and Single Molecule Biology
Session Chair: Adam Wollman
Invited Speakers:
- Richard Bowman, University of Glasgow, UK
- Nynke Dekker, University of Oxford, UK
Immunity, Resistance and Host/Pathogen Dynamics
Session Chair: Ioanna Mela, University of Cambridge, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Camilla Godlee, University of Cambridge, UK
- Pedro Pereira, ITQB Nova, Portugal
Metabolism, Growth and Physical Bioenergetics
Session Chair: Clotilde Cadart and Efe Ilker
Invited Speakers:
- Clotilde Cadart
- Efe Ilker
Microbes Across Length Scales
Session Chair: Jamie Hobbs, The University of Sheffield, UK
Invited Speakers:
- William Durham, The University of Sheffield, UK
- Paula Salgado, Newcastle University, UK
Patterns and Waves
Session Chair: Veronica Biga, The University of Manchester, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Alexander Aulehla, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
- Clare Buckley, The University of Manchester, UK
Physics of Disease
Session Chair: Chris Toseland, The University of Sheffield, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Thomas Iskratsch
- Helen Matthews
Protein Structure, Dynamics and Interactions
Session Chair: Paula Salgado
Invited Speakers:
- Bryony Yorke
- Alice Pyne
Quantum Technology in and for Biology
Session Chair: Jenny Clark,The University of Sheffield, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Daniele Faccio, University of Glasgow, UK
- Helena Knowles, University of Cambridge, UK
The Company of Biologists Session: Cell Architecture and Forces
Session Chair: Guillaume Jacquemet
Invited Speakers:
- Cecilia Sahlgren
- Vinay Swaminathan
The Company of Biologists Session: Differentiation and Development
Session Chair: Mehmet Can Ucar, The University of Sheffield, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Kristian Franze, Max Planck Zentrum fur Physik und Medizin, Germany and University of Cambridge, UK
- Irene Li, Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands
The Company of Biologists Session: Physics of the Nucleus
Session Chair: Nick Gilbert
Invited Speakers:
- Giada Forte
- Argyris Papantonis
Tissue Growth, Mechanics and Mechanosensing
Session Chair: Carina Dunlop, University College London, UK
Invited Speakers:
- Alex Fletcher, University of Sheffield, UK
- Ulrich Schwarz, Heidelberg University, Germany