Physics of Cellular Systems

   People

   PI:

Aidan Brown Assistant Professor, Department of Physics CV aidan.brown@torontomu.ca MSc (2012) and PhD (2015) in Physics from Dalhousie University BSc (Honours, 2010) in Physics from the University of Guelph

   Postdoctoral fellows and Visiting Scholars:

		Prabha Chuphal Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Physics CV pchuphal@torontomu.ca PhD (2020) in Soft Matter Physics from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal MSc in Physics (2012) and BSc in Physics, Math, and Chemistry (2010) from Kumaun University
		Fox Baudelaire Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics fox.baudelaire@torontomu.ca MS (2023) in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan BSc (2020) in Biological Physics and Chemistry from Brandeis University Associate of Science (2017) in Biology from Bunker Hill Community College

   Graduate students:

		Junyeong Kim MSc student, Complex Systems junyeong.kim@torontomu.ca BSc (Honours, 2022) in Medical Physics from Toronto Metropolitan University Junyeong is completing his MSc in Complex Systems. His research focuses on diffusive encounter kinetics within tubular geometries.
		Eshan Merali MSc student, Complex Systems eshan.merali@torontomu.ca BSc (Honours, 2021) in Medical Biophysics from McMaster University Eshan is completing his MSc in Complex Systems. His research focuses on mitochondrial quality control in germline cells.

   Undergraduate students:

		Nicholas Duong BSc student, Medical Physics CV nicholas.duong@torontomu.ca Nicholas is carrying out research for his 4th year thesis, after research in the summer of 2023, working on EGF receptor dynamics on cell surfaces.
		Sara Shah BSc student, Medical Physics sara.shah@torontomu.ca Sara is carrying our research for her 4th year thesis, working on the effect of cristae as barriers to diffusion in the mitochondrial matrix.

Group Pictures

   Former group members:

		Liam Kischuck Liam completed his MSc in Complex Systems from 2021 - 2023, working on undestanding how tubular network geometry controls protein cluster behaviour.
		Maysum Khalfan Maysum completed his 4th year thesis in 2022 - 2023, working on the effect of cristae as barriers to diffusion in the mitochondrial matrix.
		Miriam Quintanilla Miriam completed her 4th year thesis in 2022 - 2023, working on EGF receptor dynamics on cell surfaces.
		Jaleesa Leblanc Jaleesa did summer research in 2022, modeling EGF receptor dynamics and signaling on cell surfaces.
		Rutvik Patel Rutvik did summer research in 2021 and completed his 4th year thesis in 2021 - 2022, modeling protein concentration fluctuations in mitochondrial networks.
		Jamal Faraj Jamal completed his 4th year thesis in 2020 - 2021 working on how protein distributions in mitochondrial networks are affected by network dynamics.
		Robert Kalisky Robert completed his 4th year thesis in 2020 - 2021 working on how protein folding quality control is impacted by the kinetics of folding and degradation.