About me
I just started as a Lewis-Sigler fellow at Princeton University. My interests include the physical properties and self-assembly of biological structures such as tissue and the cellular cytoskeleton. I use tools from soft matter physics and statistical mechanics to develop a quantitative understanding of the mechanical behavior of such systems to elucidate the function of this behavior in various biological processes.
The main theme of my Ph.D. research is the elasticity, dynamics and statistical mechanics of semiflexible polymer networks, inspired by the cytoskeleton in living cells. My research ranges from basic theoretical aspects of semiflexible networks to problems directly motivated by experiments on reconstituted biopolymer networks. The tools I use include both analytical and numerical methods. I work closely with experimentalists to directly test the models we develop, to design and advance experimental methods, and for inspiration of new theoretical research.
Contact details
EmailPhone:001-609-258-7194
Fax: 001-609-258-8004
Address:
Chase Broedersz
Lewis-Sigler-Fellow
263 Carl-Icahn-Laboratory
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08540
USA