This focus area explores the intersection of physics with biology, medicine, and bio-inspired materials, building on our decades-long expertise in the physics of soft materials (polymers, gels, liquid crystals) and medical-imaging. The physics of biology is interweaved on multiple scales: from molecules to cells to organisms.

Faculty:

Experiment:

Robert Brown

robert.brown@case.edu

<bio | website>

Lydia Kisley

lydia.kisley@case.edu

<bio | website>

Mike Martens

michael.martens@case.edu

<bio | website>

Giuseppe “Pino” Strangi

giuseppe.strangi@case.edu

<bio | website>

Krista G. Freeman

(arriving July 2025)

 

Theory:

Mike Hinczewski

michael.hinczewski@case.edu

<bio | website>