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The Center for the Physics of Biological Function (CPBF), a joint effort between The Graduate Center at CUNY and Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Joined August 2017
Believe it or not, we're almost halfway through our Monday Seminar Series for the semester. Thank you to those who have visited us so far: Mor Nitzan, Daniel Blair, Liam Holt and Sahand Hormoz.
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Congratulations Kelsey Hallinen, who is starting a new position as Assistant Physics Professor at University of Oregon!
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Missed John Hopfield's Nobel speech? Here's the online version:
journals.aps.org
The 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics was shared by John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton. This paper is the text of the address given in conjunction with the award.
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It was an honor to write this, but also great fun. A chance to look back at the classics, and think about the path forward. #Physics is a beautiful human endeavor.
A Review on the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable #MachineLearning with #ArtificialNeuralNetworks" highlights the origins of this work in physics of living systems and what the future holds for the field. https://t.co/xmT0QKjsWf
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Now out in Physical Review Letters: work led by Andrew Pyo showing that the accumulation of beneficial mutations can be greatly accelerated by a mutation rate that decreases with increasing relative fitness. https://t.co/At4MqGVVw0
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Motivated by recent observations that mutation rates can be correlated with individual fitness, we analyze an evolutionary hill-climbing model with fitness-dependent mutation rates. Our results show...
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Not just our @phybiofunc Fellow positions, but many allied programs. Read the whole thread, and please think about applying!
Finishing your PhD and interested in the Physics of Life? This is a reminder that we have several different postdoctoral opportunities. We coordinate, but best to apply to all that seem relevant. Please consider joining our lively and interactive community. Deadlines soon!
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