Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics Symposium

Honoring the recipients of the 2026 Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics.

The event is free for all participants, but registration by July 5 is required.

Program:

9:00-9:30 - Gathering

9:30-9:50 - Yuval Ebenstein, Tel Aviv University - Physical Epigenetics: from Single-Molecule DNA Mapping to Methylation Entropy Landscapes

9:50-10:10 - Avigdor Eldar, Tel Aviv University - Phages and Communication: Finding Opportunities in Your Local Neighborhood

10:10-10:50 - Ned Wingreen, Princeton University, USA - Condensate Size Control: Doing Chemistry in Adaptable Compartments

10:50-11:20 - Coffee

11:20-11:40 - Award Ceremony

11:40-12:00 - Gili Bisker, Tel Aviv University - Fluorescence Fluctuations of Embedded Nanoprobes Reveal Nonequilibrium Activity

12:00-12:40 - Arup Chakraborty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA - How the Immune System Learns

12:40-13:40 - Lunch

13:40-13:50 - Mattan Gelvan, Tel Aviv University - Hydrodynamic Spin-Pairing and Active Polymerization of Oppositely Spinning Rotors

13:50-14:00 - Tommer D. Keidar, Tel Aviv University - Adaptive Resetting for Informed Search Strategies and the Design of Non-Equilibrium Steady-States

14:00-14:20 - Lihi Adler-Abramovich, Tel Aviv University - Engineered Supramolecular Nanostructures for Tissue Regeneration

14:20-15:00 - James J. Collins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA - Synthetic Biology: Biophysical Blueprints for Programming Life