Summary of Research

The interface between biology and physics currently resides at the level of macromolecules and their complexes: Direct application of the canonical laws of physics does not satisfactorily describe much of the general behavior of molecular-level biological systems. Our understanding of topics such as protein folding and function, dynamics of molecular complexes and behavior of systems of interacting molecules can be enhanced through new formalisms of the physical laws of biology. I am interested primarily in using coarse-grained models and statistical physics techniques to elucidate the underlying physical rules that are applied to the elements of living systems.

Timothy Lezon

Assistant Professor