BioSoft@TAU

The Interdisciplinary Center for Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems at Tel Aviv University @TelAvivUni soft matter and complex fluids in biological context

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#BioSoft Seminar Today @Tel_Aviv_Uni
🎙️ Prof. Matan Mussel (@UofHaifa )
📍 Kaplun 118
🕚 Today | 11:00
"From action potentials to computing with sound pulses" exploring biophysics, nonlinear dynamics & neural-inspired computation.
Students, postdocs & faculty welcome!

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Last week’s BioSoft Outstanding Student’s Scientific Achievement Award featured excellent talks by Alex Abbey, Mattan Gelvan, Inbar Yosibash, Shirel Veretnik, Yoav Dan, Tomer Keidar, and Uri Bertocchi.
Congratulations to the award recipients: Mattan Gelvan and Tomer D. Keidar 👏

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Join us tomorrow at the BioSoft Seminar & Outstanding Student Scientific Achievement Award Finalists Mini Symposium!
A fantastic lineup of student talks featuring exciting new research from our outstanding finalists.
May 20, 2026
11:00–13:00
Kaplun 118
Pizza & discussions after

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Thank you to Prof. Sharona Gordon (@UW ) for an inspiring #BioSoft seminar at @AFTAU !

A fascinating talk on using time-resolved tmFRET to uncover protein dynamics, conformational states & membrane protein energetics.

Thanks to everyone who joined the discussion!

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This week at #BioSoft Seminar series @Tel_Aviv_Uni , @AFTAU

🎙️ Prof. Sharona Gordon @UW
📅 Apr 29 | 11:00
📍 Kaplun 118
Exploring protein allostery with time-resolved tmFRET to uncover dynamics, energetics & conformational states in membrane proteins.
Join us!

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BioSoft congratulates the 2026 Laureates of the @TelAvivUni International Prize in Biophysics:
Prof. Arup Chakraborty (@MIT), Prof. James J. Collins (@MIT), and Prof. Ned Wingreen (@Princeton) for their groundbreaking contributions to modern biophysics.

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Stepping beyond the lab at the BioSoft Research Retreat.
We enjoyed student-led lectures, shared creativity through a music workshop, lively poster discussions, and a refreshing field trip.
Special shout-out to @YShokef, Head of BioSoft, @TelAvivUni, for making it possible.

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#BioSoft Seminar @Tel_Aviv_Uni
🎙️ Prof. @SidneyRedner (@SantaFeInstitute)
📅 Feb 25, 2026
📍 Ornstein Bldg., Room 111
First-passage processes: exit times, disorder, chemoreception, “worst” graphs & the shapes of first-passage paths.
A must for stochastic & complex systems fans!

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BioSoft @TelAvivUni is proud to highlight Prof. @roybeck participation in the German–Turkish–Israeli workshop at @desy, which advances international scientific cooperation.
The initiative to build a SAXS beamline at SESAME in Jordan will strengthen cross-border research.
#SAXS

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American Physical Society & Physical Review Letters featured recent research by Prof. @YShokef , head of BioSoft, @TelAvivUni.
The work explores mechanical systems based on geometric frustration, from knotted loops to shock absorption and mechanical computation.
Congratulations!

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@Wenfeng12498980 @CorentinCoulais @TelAvivUni @BioSoftTAU @IoP_UvA

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✨ Highlights from the BioSoft Mini-Symposium ✨
Great discussions celebrating the 2025 @Tel_Aviv_Uni International Prize in Biophysics 🏆
Guest lecture by @ArvindMurugan (@UChicago ): "Embodied Learning & Computation in Physical Systems"
Thanks to everyone who joined!
#BioSoft

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📢 #BioSoft Seminar @Tel_Aviv_Uni

🎙️ Dr. Yafei Zhang (@HebrewU )
📅 Jan 21, 2026
📍 Kaplun #118

Join us for an engaging BioSoft seminar at the intersection of biophysics & soft matter.
Students, postdocs & faculty welcome!
#TAU #Biophysics #SoftMatter #Research #Seminar

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This week @BioSoftTAU, a Special Mini-Symposium!
We’re honoring the 2025 TAU International Prize in Biophysics.
Featuring Prof. Arvind Murugan (@UChicago)
Wed, Jan 14|11:00–13:00 |Kaplun 118, @Tel_Aviv_Uni
Guest & Local talks on Biophysics& more!
#BioSoft #Biophysics #SoftMatter

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Congrats to PhD student Michael Faran from Prof. @GiliBisker on his new paper! 🎉
Introducing the Stochastic Landscape Method, coarse-graining nonequilibrium dynamics from a single 1D signal, with 7–8 orders lower computational cost.
https://t.co/lIxlRT7wXf
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🧬🔬 #BioSoft Seminar @Tel_Aviv_Uni
Dec 31 | 11:00 | Kaplun #118
Prof. @MichaelElbaum (@WeizmannScience)
Rethinking cryo-electron tomography: from imaging to diffraction and back
Cryo-EM, tomography, STEM & 3D cellular context — students & researchers welcome!

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📢 Check out our new @nanocarbons Preprint 📢:
https://t.co/1uewGtr4eG
Injectable, preformed peptide hydrogels + NIR carbon nanotube nanosensors = minimally invasive, localized drug sensing in tissue-like environments. 🚀
@stem_program @Tel_Aviv_Uni @TelAvivUni @BioSoftTAU

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We proudly congratulate Prof. @AyalaLampel on receiving the IVS–Excellence Early-Career Award for Research.
A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research and impact.
👏🌟
@Tel_Aviv_Uni

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BioSoft Seminar @Tel_Aviv_Uni
Dec 17|11:00
Kaplun #118
Prof. Amir Ayali
From insect motion & locomotion to bio-inspired technological innovations
Students, postdocs & faculty welcome!
Insect-inspired design, collective motion & swarm robotics.
Don’t miss it!
#Biosoft #Research

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Call for Nominations! 🌟
The 2026 @Tel_Aviv_Uni International Prize in Biophysics is now open. Since 2006, the prize honors outstanding contributions in biophysics.
Award: $100,000
Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
🔗 More info: https://t.co/f7kvNkUE7w

Send in your nominations!

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🧠 #BioSoft Seminar @Tel_Aviv_Uni
Dec 3 | 11:00 | Kaplun #118
Prof. @DavidLukatsky (@bengurionu )
“Design Principles of Protein–DNA Recognition Specificity in Embryonic Stem Cells”
Insights into TF–DNA binding, GC-content, and the role of c-Myc in reshaping genomic regulation.