@PhysGenCenter

Engineering Living Systems at the Convergence of Biological, Physical and Computational Sciences

 Evanston, IL
physicalgenomics.northwestern.edu/
Joined April 2016
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Just out in Nature Structural and Molec. Biology! CPGE scientists Vadim Backman & Luay Almassalha and colleagues present a framework for understanding how mechanical signals modulate cellular structure, identity and function in the context of cell memory. rdcu.be/wzhynmEQWQaa%20
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Tomorrow @ 12pm CT! The Physical Genomics Trainee Program Research Showcase featuring talks by PhD students Evelynn Chen and Eric Tong, live on Zoom. Join us! Registration is free at tinyurl.com/pr5nbkf3 #genomics #chromatin #biology #womenshealth #transcription
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The September Seminar on Physical Genomics, "Modeling Chromatin as an Active Polymer Melt" by Michael Shelley, PhD is now accessible on CPGE's YouTube channel! #chromatin #research #northwestern #nyu #biology #genomics #polymer #dna #science youtube.com/watch?v=RXeD35oc…

Michael Shelley- Modeling Chromatin as an Active Polymer Melt

In this talk, Prof. Shelley will discuss a line of work wherein chr...

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Coming up at 12pm CT today! Michael Shelley, PhD presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: "Modeling Chromatin as an Active Polymer Melt" live on Zoom. Join us! #chromatin #genomics #modeling #biology #biophysics #dna Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/33daxm9u
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Tomorrow, Sept. 18 @ 12pm CT Michael Shelley, PhD presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: "Modeling Chromatin as an Active Polymer Melt" live on Zoom. Join us! #chromatin #genomics #biology #biophysics #dna Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/33daxm9u
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Join us Friday Sept. 18 @ 12pm CT as Michael Shelley, PhD presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: "Modeling Chromatin as an Active Polymer Melt" live on Zoom. #northwestern #chromatin #genomics #polymer #biology Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/33daxm9u
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Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering retweeted
Governor JB Pritzker
@GovPritzkerSep 2
A win for our state. NSF’s recognition of Northwestern’s Center for Genome Intelligence Engineering is a validation of the innovation we’re doing here to understand how cells function to prevent decline. We’re fostering the research and science needed to lead in Illinois.
Illinois DCEO@IllinoisDCEOSep 1
🏆Led by @NorthwesternU, the Center for Genome Intelligence Engineering was awarded $30M from the @NSF. Learn more - bit.ly/4h3I2u7

NSF launches three new Science and Technology Centers with $90M investment in transformative...

The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $90 million over five years to support three new NSF Science and Technology Centers (NSF STC). These centers will advance American leadership in…

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The @NSF has awarded Northwestern $30 million to launch the Center for Genome Intelligence Engineering (GENIE). By treating the genome as a physical and a computational system, GENIE will harness cellular memory to combat injury, disease, aging and more. mccormick.northwestern.edu/n…

Northwestern to Launch $30 Million Center to Unlock Genome’s Hidden Code

Led by Northwestern Engineering’s Vadim Backman, the multi-institutional Science and Technology Center will integrate experts in physics, biology, engineering, AI, and medicine to understand how the...

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Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering retweeted
Northwestern@NorthwesternUAug 29
The @NSF has awarded Northwestern $30 million to launch a center aimed at uncovering a hidden layer of information within the human genome. Scientists at the new center will harness cellular memory to combat injury, disease, aging and more. spr.ly/6016B1Fw3K

Northwestern to launch $30 million center to unlock genome’s hidden code

Scientists will harness cellular memory to combat injury, disease, aging and more

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Today at 12pm CT! Francisco Robles, PhD presents "Advances And Applications Of Quantitative Phase Imaging And Refractive Index Tomography Of Opaque Samples Via Quantitative Oblique Back Illumination Microscopy" live on Zoom. Register here: tinyurl.com/3zhzu57j #imaging
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Tomorrow at 12pm CT! Francisco Robles, PhD presents "Advances And Applications Of Quantitative Phase Imaging And Refractive Index Tomography Of Opaque Samples Via Quantitative Oblique Back Illumination Microscopy" Register here: tinyurl.com/3zhzu57j
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Just published in Advanced Science: "Chromatin Packing Domain Engineering Through the Manipulation of Nuclear Cationic States" "We may soon be able to engineer chromatin packing states to influence cell function” postdoctoral fellow Cody Dunton said. mccormick.northwestern.edu/n…

Study Reveals New Way Cells Organize Their Genomes

Professor Vadim Backman’s group showed that changing the nucleus’s ionic environment can rapidly reshape chromatin and alter how cancer cells respond to chemotherapy.

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“Our findings demonstrate that the genome is regulated not only by its DNA sequence and molecular machinery, but also by its physical organization. More importantly, we reveal that this organization can be rapidly and reversibly controlled” co-author Paola Carrillo Gonzalez said.
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Prof. Janet Sorrells' July seminar is now accessible on the CPGE YouTube Channel: "Biochemical, Metabolic, And Structural Profiling Of The Tissue Microenvironment With Computationally Accelerated Multimodal Nonlinear Optical Microscopy" #microscopy youtube.com/watch?v=TsYHMEn1…

Janet Sorrells- Biochemical, Metabolic, Structural Profiling Of...

Biological tissues are incredibly complex with a range of diverse, ...

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CPGE Director Dr. Vadim Backman on the Agential Topics discussion series: the computational properties of chromatin packing youtube.com/watch?v=hLdv6v4y… #chromatin #genomics #northwestern #dna #biology #computation #agential #cpge #biophysics

Agential Topics: Backman's Chromatin Computation, July 8th, 2026

This is an Agential Topics conversation with Vadim Backman at North...

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Today @ 12pm CT! Janet Sorrells, PhD presents the Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics: Biochemical, Metabolic, And Structural Profiling Of The Tissue Microenvironment With Computationally Accelerated Multimodal Nonlinear Optical Microscopy". Register: tinyurl.com/3zhzu57j
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Tomorrow! The Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics features Dr. Vasundhara Agrawal, CPGE alumnus and Applications Manager for Spatial Biology Image Analysis at Leica Microsystems, discussing her path from academia to industry. Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/2rw8n7bt
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This Friday! The Monthly Seminar on Physical Genomics features Dr. Vasundhara Agrawal, CPGE alumnus and Applications Manager for Spatial Biology Image Analysis at Leica , discussing her path from academia to industry. Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/2rw8n7bt
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The June 26 Seminar on Physical Genomics will feature Dr. Vasundhara Agrawal, CPGE alumnus and Applications Manager for Spatial Biology Image Analysis at Leica Microsystems, discussing her career path from academia to industry. Registration is free at: tinyurl.com/2rw8n7bt
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Today's Seminar on Physical Genomics with Michael Shelley, PhD will be rescheduled due to illness. Notifications have been sent to all registrants - we will have a new date as soon as possible. Thank you!
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