Why Shape Matters: How Cells Build Our Bodies?

Polish-French-British biophysicist Prof. Ewa Paluch from the University of Cambridge studies cell shape—what determines it and what role changes in cell movement play in the body, which sometimes leads to disease. In her lecture, she will demonstrate how combining physics, chemistry, and biology allows us to understand the architecture of cells and tissues, how this knowledge translates into medicine, and how combining concepts from different fields helps answer key questions in science.