Our research program combines experiment and theory to investigate the origins and self-organization of living systems. Broadly, we pursue two approaches:
de novo construction of synthetic mimics of living matter
- Synthetic self-replication and origin of life scenarios (Sandeep Ameta, Nayan Chakraborty, Dhanush Gandavadi, Jyoti Prasad Banerjee)
- Self-assembly and collective behavior in active systems (Harvey Devereux, Aniruddh Murali, Manoj Kumar)
probing the physical basis of organization in living systems
- Physical basis of metabolism and transitions to death/dormancy (Godwin Stephenson, Chandan Reddy, Charuhansini Kulkarni, Nishant Narayanasamy)
- Chemical reactions and information processing (Anupam Singh, Jyoti Prasad Banerjee)
- Interacting populations (Godwin Stephenson, Amit Nadig)
- Physical basis of cellular antigen processing (Manoj Kumar)
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