Biological and Molecular Physics

The BM program aims at frontier research in biomolecular physics with the objective to unravel the physics of molecular processes, from molecules to living cells. It involves the structure and dynamics of (bio)molecules, the structure-function relationships in protein- and DNA systems, and their role in the fine-tuning of life processes in the complex environment of the cell. The program’s main assets, the long experience in molecular physics, advanced spectroscopy and imaging, and our well established links to the Life-Science Institutes at Leiden University allow us to develop and implement innovative techniques and apply them to a broad range of (bio)molecular and cellular systems.

	Thijs Aartsma Single-molecule biophysics, fluorescence-based biosensors and photosynthesis.
	Gerard Canters Fluorescence-based biosensors and electron-transfer proteins.
	Marileen Dogterom Physical understanding of cytoskeleton-based processes. Dr Dogterom is associated member. Her lab is located in Amsterdam at AMOLF
	Edgar Groenen Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.
	Martina Huber Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.
	Peter Gast Electron Paramagnetic Resonance.
	Doris Heinrich Biophysics of cellular dynamics.
	John van Noort Organization and dynamic reorganization of chromatin.
	Michel Orrit Single Molecule optics.
	Helmut Schiessel Quantitative description and modeling of chromatin.
	Thomas Schmidt Organization of the cell membrane in relation to cell signaling.