by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Steven Schofield is a Professor of Physics at University College London (UCL), jointly appointed at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Australia, earning degrees from...
by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
Our lab focuses on understanding the interplay between cytoskeletal organisation and the mechanics of cells and tissues. Our work is organised around four main themes: the cellular actin cortex: we are trying to understand the dynamic molecular mechanisms responsible...
by Eamonn Boylan | Jul 9, 2024
My group uses Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy to investigate the structure of novel materials and proteins. Our work is unashamedly collaborative and brings together biologists, chemists, materials scientists and physicists. There are several main...
by Grzegorz Komorowski | Nov 10, 2022 | News, Publication, Research Highight
Mechanobiology is an emerging multidisciplinary field that investigates how physical forces and changes in the mechanical properties of cells and tissues contribute to biological processes, including development, cell differentiation, physiology, and disease. Proteins...
by Grzegorz Komorowski | Apr 16, 2021 | Publication, Research Highight
LCN researchers at King’s College have devised a new method to measure the stiffness of soft culture surfaces & 3D hydrogels using atomic force microscopy (AFM) force spectroscopy carrying out much of the work at the LCN in Bloomsbury. The research...
