The Kaufman Group studies complex systems in which the dynamics are strongly influenced by crowding.
A variety of systems of interest in chemistry and soft condensed matter physics display dyanmics strongly influenced by crowding. We study a subset of such systems with an assortment of techniques.
Crowding is surprisingly important in biology on a number of different lengthscales. Protein folding, macromolecular diffusion in the densely packed environment of the cell, and cell motion in the crowded environment of the extracellular matrix are all affected by crowding. We focus on the last of these issues as well as related topics that have piqued our curiousity
Areas of study currently include:
