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Losert, Wolfgang

Losert, Wolfgang

Professor of Physics
Director, Partnership for Integrative Cancer Research
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Physics
Institute for Physical Science and Technology
Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics
Brain and Behavior Institute
1147 Physical Sciences Complex
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Research:

Dynamics of Living Systems: Our goal is to assess how the motion of individual cells and the collective dynamics of cell groups are affected by physical cues, in particular electric fields and the topography of the microenvironment. 

Education:

Ph.D., City College of the City University of New York, 1998

 

Dynamics of Living Systems: Our goal is to assess how the motion of individual cells and the collective dynamics of cell groups are affected by physical cues, in particular electric fields and the topography of the microenvironment. 


Spring 2023  Physics 132 - Physics for Life Scientists II

Wolfgang Losert Named AAAS Fellow

National Honor Recognizes Outstanding Scientific Contributions

Maryland Engineers Graham, Nau, Zhao elected Fellows of AAAS

Three Clark School professors have been newly chosen as 2022 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.

UMD Invests Over $10M in Research Equipment to Drive Discovery, Innovation

The University of Maryland (UMD) is making a major investment to obtain the most technologically advanced equipment on the College Park campus for application across a broad range of research areas, from neuroimaging to next-generation quantum materials.

NSF Awards $1M Grant to UMD Researchers

The interdisciplinary project will explore the molecular connection between the gut and the nervous system.

Girvan, Losert, and Waks Named APS Fellows

Girvan, Losert, and Waks Named APS Fellows

IREAP Class of 2013

Congratulations to all of IREAP's Ph.D. and M.S. graduates!