State-of-the-Art Biophysics in Spain
A special issue of Biophysica (ISSN 2673-4125).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 28731
Special Issue Editor
2. Universitat de Barcelona Institute of Complex Systems (UBICS), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: molecular motors; cell motility; collective cell migration; tissue mechanics; morphogenesis; development; active matter; hydrodynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biophysics is one of the most promising and innovative areas of multidisciplinary research. Spain has actively participated in its development during the last decades, from the original concept of biophysics as a branch of biology that involved physical concepts and instruments, to the current status as a consolidated area of research where Biology and Physics meet and cross-fertilize. Many Spanish groups have pioneered a physical approach to biological systems, both contributing to a deeper understanding of the physical mechanisms that underlay biological phenomena and to the pursuit of new physics in living matter. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art of Biophysics in Spain, ranging from the more traditional and established areas to the most innovative approaches. We invite researchers in the Spanish research system to submit full research articles or comprehensive reviews. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following research areas:
- Structure and Dynamics of Biomolecules and Their Assemblies Biomolecular Machines;
- Biomembranes;
- Genetics and Gene Expression Mechanisms;
- Cell Biophysics;
- Tissue Biophysics;
- Developmental Biophysics;
- Biophysical Techniques and Instrumentation;
- Theory and Modeling of Biological Systems;
- Systems Biology;
- Neuronal networks;
- Synthetic Biology;
- Physics of Evolution;
Prof. Dr. Jaume Casademunt
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- self-assembly
- self-organization
- living matter
- molecular biophysics
- protein folding
- protein aggregation
- single-molecule physics
- molecular motors
- ion channels
- membrane dynamics
- signaling
- gene expression
- cell biophysics
- cell mechanics
- tissue mechanics
- mechanobiology
- cell motility
- cell migration
- development
- embryogenesis
- morphogenesis
- pattern formation
- neuron physics
- neuronal networks
- systems biology
- synthetic biology
- evolution
- computational biology
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