BioSoft, @telavivuni.bsky.social, congratulates the 2026 Laureates of the Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics:
Prof. Arup Chakraborty (MIT), Prof. James J. Collins (MIT), and Prof. Ned Wingreen (Princeton) for their groundbreaking contributions advancing modern biophysics.
Stepping beyond the lab at the BioSoft Retreat.
We enjoyed student-led lectures, shared creativity through a music workshop, lively poster discussions, and a refreshing field trip.
Special shout-out to @yairshokef.bsky.social , Head of BioSoft, @telavivreview.bsky.social, for making it possible.
#BioSoft Seminar @telavivuni.bsky.social
🎙️ Prof. Sidney Redner (Santa Fe Institute)
📅 Feb 25, 2026
📍 Ornstein Bldg., Room 111
First-passage processes: exit times, disorder, chemoreception, “worst” graphs & the shapes of first-passage paths.
A must for stochastic & complex systems fans!
BioSoft @telavivuni.bsky.social is proud to highlight Prof. @roybeckbarkai.bsky.social participation in the German–Turkish–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.
American Physical Society & Physical Review Letters featured recent research by Prof. @yairshokef.bsky.social,head of BioSoft, @telavivuni.bsky.social.
The work explores mechanical systems based on geometric frustration, from knotted loops to mechanical computation.Congrats on this achievement!🎉
✨ Highlights from the BioSoft Mini-Symposium ✨
Great discussions celebrating the 2025 @telavivuni.bsky.social International Prize in Biophysics.
Guest lecture by Dr. Arvind Murugan (University of Chicago): "Embodied Learning & Computation in Physical Systems."
Thanks to everyone who joined!
#BioSoft
This week at @biosofttau.bsky.social , aSpecial Mini-Symposium!
We’re honoring the 2025 @telavivuni.bsky.social International Prize in Biophysics.
Featuring Prof. Arvind Murugan (@ucstonecenter.bsky.social )
Wed, Jan 14|11:00–13:00|Kaplun 118, Tel Aviv University
Join us!
#BioSoft Seminar
Jan 7 | 11:00| Kaplun #118
Dr. Ivan Terterov (WIZ)
Correlation functions for stochastic processes with biased observations
Single-molecule FRET, photon detection & recovering true dynamics from biased data. Students & researchers welcome!
#TAU #Biophysics #SingleMolecule #FRET
Congrats to Michael Faran PhD student at Prof. Gili Biskers lab on his new paper! 🎉
Introducing the Stochastic Landscape Method,coarse-graining nonequilibrium dynamics from a single 1D signal, with 7–8 orders lower computational cost.
@telavivuni.bsky.social
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
🧬🔬 #BioSoft Seminar Tel-Aviv University
Dec 31 | 11:00 | Kaplun #118
Prof. Michael Elbaum (WIZ)
Rethinking cryo-electron tomography: from imaging to diffraction and back
Cryo-EM, tomography, STEM & 3D cellular context — students & researchers welcome!
We proudly congratulate Prof. @lampellab.bsky.social on receiving the IVS–Excellence Early-Career Award for Research.
A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research and impact.
👏🌟
#BioSoft Seminar
📅Dec 17 | 11:00
📍Kaplun #118, Tel aviv University
🎙️Prof. Amir Ayali
"From insect motion & locomotion to bio-inspired technological innovations"
Students, postdocs & faculty welcome!
Insect-inspired design, collective motion & swarm robotics. Don’t miss it!
#TAU #Research #Seminar
Call for Nominations! 🌟
The 2026 Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics is now open. Since 2006, the prize honors outstanding contributions in biophysics.
Award: $100,000
Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
🔗 More info: english.tau.ac.il/TAU_biophysics
Send in your nominations!
🧠 #BioSoft Seminar TAU
Dec 3 | 11:00 | Kaplun #118
Prof. David Lukatsky (BGU)
“Design Principles of Protein–DNA Recognition Specificity in Embryonic Stem Cells”
Insights into TF–DNA binding, GC-content, and the role of c-Myc in reshaping genomic regulation.
Dont Miss It!!
🧠🔬 #BioSoft Seminar TAU
📅 Nov 26 | 11:00
📍 Kaplun #118
🎙️ Jonathan Karin @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social
“Interacting Agents in Biology: Spectral Methods for Cellular Systems & Swarm Configurations”
scRNA-seq signal disentangling, spectral methods, GSP, and swarm modeling — don’t miss it!
🧠🔍 #BioSoft Seminar @ Tel Aviv University
📅 Nov 19, 2025
📍 Kaplun #118
🎙️ Tommer D. Keidar (TAU)
“Stochastic & Adaptive Resetting: Optimizing Search Strategies & Designing Non-Equilibrium Steady-States”
Don’t miss insights into stochastic processes & complex systems!
#TAU #Biophysics
🧬🧠 #BioSoft Seminar Tel Aviv University!
📅 Nov 12, 2025 | 11:00
📍 Kaplun #118
🎙️ Prof. Michal Sharon (Weizmann Institute)
“Expanding the Proteasome Paradigm: Uncovering the Independent Roles of the 20S Core Complex in Degradation”
Don’t miss it! #TAU #Proteomics #Biochemistry #Research
🧠🤖 #BioSoft Seminar Alert!
Next week at Tel-Aviv Uni,
Daniel Riveline (CNRS)
“Collective Effects & Curie Principle in Biological Cells: Experiments & Theory”
Dive into how cells behave collectively & the theory behind it!
#CellBiology #Biophysics #Research #TAU
💡Best way to learn electronics and ARDUINO for lab work?
🎨In an artist’s studio of course!
Inspired by her amazing work, students (and some brave PIs) joined artist & friend Liat Segal in her studio for a workshop on the basics.
Thanks @biosofttau.bsky.social for help funding!
🧠🤖 BioSoft Seminar — This Wednesday!
📅 Oct 29, 2025 | 🕚 11:00
📍 Kaplun #118, Tel Aviv University
🎙️ Prof. Benedetto Allotta (Univ. of Florence)
🦾 “Enhancing Hand Functions through Wearable Robotics: the MDM Lab Journey”
🌟 Upcoming #BioSoftSeminar 🌟
Join us Sun, Oct 19 | 16:00 | TAU (Kaplun 118)
Explore how self-assembling peptides & the QTY code are reshaping biomolecular design with Prof. Shuguang Zhang (MIT).
🧬 Where chemistry meets innovation!
#ProteinDesign #QTYCode #BiotechInnovation
🚀 Meet the @barakhirshberg.bsky.social Lab
From enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics to bridging physics & ML, they’re redefining how we study complex systems.
🔬 Curious how stochastic resetting speeds up protein folding or even AI training?
#MolecularDynamics #Physics @telavivuni.bsky.social
👏 Big congrats to our very own @barakhirshberg.bsky.social on winning the Israel Chemical Society Excellent Young Scientist Prize! 🏆
Well-deserved recognition for amazing research and an inspiring team. 🚀
#Science #Chemistry
🔬 Meet the Bisker Lab at Tel Aviv University!
From nanosensors to protein folding, they're pushing boundaries in biophysics and nanotech.
#Science #Nanotech #Biophysics #MeetTheLab #Biosoft
I'm very proud to receive the @acscomp.bsky.social OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry!
Thank you also to Rob Paton and Zoe Cournia.
Congrats Josh, Tibor and Denise, my fellow recipients 🥳
@biosofttau.bsky.social
well-deserved recognition! 👏
🎉 Save the Date: Sept 9, 2025 🎉
We’re celebrating 80 years of brilliance in fluid mechanics & electrokinetics!
Join us for a full-day colloquium honoring Prof. Touvia Miloh
Top minds. Cutting-edge science. And a legacy worth celebrating.
#BioSoftTAU #Science #Electrokinetics #TAU
🎉 Thank you for joining BioSoft Day #6 at TAU!
A day full of inspiring talks, posters, and scientific exchange.
👏 Congrats to our poster prize winners!
📍 See you next year at BioSoft Day #7!
#BioSoftDay #Biophysics #SoftMatter
📅 Reminder: BioSoft Day #6 is happening on July 21, 2025, at the Steinhardt Museum, Tel Aviv University (09:00–17:00)!
Join us for a full day of exciting talks, poster sessions, and scientific exchange.
🔗 www.biosoft.sites.tau.ac.il/biosoftday2025
Congratulations to @yairshokef.bsky.social , Chaviva Sirote-Katz, Tamás Kálmán, Naomi Spiro, Ofri Palti, Yotam Feldman, and Guy Cohen on the publication of two papers in Physical Review Research.
Outstanding work by an exceptional team!
Read here: journals.aps.org/prresearch/c...
#Metamaterials
