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Understanding the phenomena of life means understanding the emergence and integration of essential biological functions.
News
Haolin (Lucy) Liu has been awarded the department's Kusaka Memorial Prize in Physics.
Albert Qin has been announced as one of the 19 recipients of the 2025 Hertz Fellowships in applied science, engineering and mathematics.
The Center for the Physics of Biological Function (CPBF), a joint effort between Princeton University and The Graduate Center at CUNY. We are a collection of scientists working at the interface of physics and biology with the goal of creating a physicist’s understanding of living systems: a physics of biological function that connects the myriad details of life, across all scales, to fundamental and universal physical principles. Our center focuses on new scientific opportunities and educational programs, integrating theory and experiment, research and education.
Biophysics Seminar Series
Education

A true unification of the physics of biological function requires educating a new generation of scientists.
Research

Understanding the phenomena of life means understanding the emergence and integration of essential biological functions.
Fellowships

CPBF Fellows of 2018-2023
We are searching for Center Fellows, both theorists and experimentalists. Applications for 2025 CPBF fellows are now open!
ITS Symposia
CPBF Fellows, 2025

CPBF Fellows, 2025
Pictured (left to right): Josh Shaevitz, Luca Di Carlo, Colin Scheibner, LaNell Williams, Bill Bialek, François Bourassa, Junang Li
Not pictured: Ahmed Al Harraq, Ghita Guessous, Shengkai Li, Matt Rosenberg
