Prof. Andela Saric
Institute of Science and Technology Austria

About the speaker:

Andela Saric is a Professor at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, near Vienna. She obtained a PhD in Chemical Physics from Columbia University in 2013, followed by a research fellowship at the University of Cambridge. She started her research group at University College London in 2016, before moving to Austria in 2022. Her lab develops computer models for molecular self-organisation far from thermodynamic equilibrium, applied to living and synthetic cells. She is an EMBO Young Investigator, Allen Distinguished Investigator, and a recipient of the ERC Starting Grant.

Abstract: Self-organised materials across the tree of life

Cells are exquisite self-organised materials that shape-shift to fulfil many of their functions, such as moving, dividing, connecting with partners, or exchanging material. Today, I will discuss our research on the computational modelling of cell self-organisation and shape-shifting across the tree of life. I will first focus on cell division across different stages of evolution. I will then turn to cell reshaping driven by chemical exchanges with the environment, in the context of the evolution of complex cells. More broadly, I will show how modelling can help us understand the emergence of life from its building blocks and guide the design of artificial structures that mimic life at the nanoscale.

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Prof. Andela SaricInstitute of Science and Technology Austria

Prof. Andela Saric
Institute of Science and Technology Austria