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

Tel Aviv, Israel
Joined April 2021
Join us for the next BioSoft Seminar Series! July 22|15:00|Kaplun 118 Prof. Yoni Haitin will talk about Discover how structural biology, biophysics, and computational approaches are revealing the molecular mechanisms behind protein function, membrane fusion, and human disease.
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Join us at BioSoft Day 2026 ๐Ÿ“ข on June 25, 2026 at ANU โ€“ Museum of the Jewish People, @TelAvivUni . We invite researchers, students & colleagues to a day of soft matter & biophysics talks, posters & networking. See you there! #BioSoftDay2026 #Biophysics #SoftMatter
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#BioSoft Seminar @TelAvivUni by Prof. Tsevi Beatus (@HebrewU ) will talk about "Tiny Wings, Big Feat: Instability and Control in Flying Insects" June 10 | 11:00 | Kaplun 118 Students, postdocs, and faculty are welcome. #TAU #Biophysics #Biomechanics
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#BioSoft Seminar Today @Tel_Aviv_Uni ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Prof. Matan Mussel (@UofHaifa ) ๐Ÿ“ Kaplun 118 ๐Ÿ•š 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 weekโ€™s BioSoft Outstanding Studentโ€™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 ๐Ÿ‘
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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 11:00โ€“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 ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Prof. Sharona Gordon @UW ๐Ÿ“… Apr 29 | 11:00 ๐Ÿ“ 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 ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Prof. @SidneyRedner (@SantaFeInstitute) ๐Ÿ“… Feb 25, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ Ornstein Bldg., Room 111 First-passage processes: exit times, disorder, chemoreception, โ€œworstโ€ 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 Germanโ€“Turkishโ€“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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โœจ Highlights from the BioSoft Mini-Symposium โœจ Great discussions celebrating the 2025 @Tel_Aviv_Uni International Prize in Biophysics ๐Ÿ† Guest lecture by @ArvindMurugan (@UChicago ): "Embodied Learning & Computation in Physical Systems" Thanks to everyone who joined! #BioSoft
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๐Ÿ“ข #BioSoft Seminar @Tel_Aviv_Uni ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Dr. Yafei Zhang (@HebrewU ) ๐Ÿ“… Jan 21, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ 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! Weโ€™re honoring the 2025 TAU International Prize in Biophysics. Featuring Prof. Arvind Murugan (@UChicago) Wed, Jan 14|11:00โ€“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! ๐ŸŽ‰ Introducing the Stochastic Landscape Method, coarse-graining nonequilibrium dynamics from a single 1D signal, with 7โ€“8 orders lower computational cost. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102โ€ฆ @Tel_Aviv_Uni
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๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ”ฌ #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 โ€” students & researchers welcome!
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๐Ÿ“ข Check out our new @nanocarbons Preprint ๐Ÿ“ข: doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.21.โ€ฆ Injectable, preformed peptide hydrogels + NIR carbon nanotube nanosensors = minimally invasive, localized drug sensing in tissue-like environments. ๐Ÿš€ @stem_program @Tel_Aviv_Uni @TelAvivUni @BioSoftTAU
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We proudly congratulate Prof. @AyalaLampel on receiving the IVSโ€“Excellence Early-Career Award for Research. A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research and impact. ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŒŸ @Tel_Aviv_Uni
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