Group Members
Keaton Holt
Graduate Student, Department of Physics
Urey Hall 7246
Keaton is developing simulations of mitochondrial network dynamics, as well as exploring live-cell imaging data on mitochondrial networks. His work is focused on understanding how transport, fission, and fusion parameters translate into cellular-scale mitochondrial structures and how these structures modulate the mixing of mitochondrial contents.
Owen Santoso
Graduate Student, Department of Physics
Owen is exploring how the orientational and positional distribution of microtubules modulates the behavior of motor-driven particles in cylindrical domains.
Yuyi Zhang
Graduate Student, ECE Department
Yuyi investigates the dynamics of reaction-diffusion systems in the endoplasmic reticulum. Using statistical mechanics and simulations she explores the physics of mitochondria–ER contact sites and calcium dynamics in the ER.
Mugdha Thatte
Visiting Master's Student from IISER Pune
Mugdha is exploring the key physical features that govern the spread of mitochondrial material in neurons with the help of stochastic agent-based simulations and field-based models as well as analyzing live-cell imaging data on Drosophila sensory neurons.
Lizzy Teryoshin
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics
Lizzy is investigating encounter dynamics for particles executing run-and-tumble motion, as well as particles moving along explicit cytoskeletal networks.
Former group members
Zubenelgenubi Scott
Graduate Student, Department of Physics, Class of 2024
Now in the O'Brien Lab at the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.
Zitao (Albert) Yang
High school student, La Jolla County Day, class of 2023
Albert is now an undergraduate at Caltech.
Saurabh Mogre
Graduate Student, Department of Physics, Class of 2021
Now at the Allen Institute for Cell Science
Anamika Agrawal
Graduate Student, Department of Physics, Class of 2022
Now a Shanahan Foundation Fellow at the Allen Institute and University of Washington
Aidan Brown
Postdoctoral scholar, 2018-2020
Now Assistant Professor of physics, Ryerson University, Toronto.
Mario Hidalgo-Soria
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Physics
Constance Zanze
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics
Constance is pursuing a PhD in radiological sciences at UT Health San Antonio
Katherine Xiang
Visiting undergraduate student, summer 2019
Now a Hertz Fellow and graduate student at Harvard University, Biophysics.
Zexi (Larry) Yu
Undergraduate student, Department of Physics, class of 2021
Larry is now a Quant Analyst at State Street.
Yunhao (Mike) Sun
Undergraduate student, Department of Physics, class of 2022
Alexander Lorenzo
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics, class of 2019
Alex is now working as a free-lance mathematics tutor.