Dr. Jasmine Nirody

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jasmine Nirody is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy. Her research interests focus on the relationship between structure and function in adaptable systems that move through variable environments. She explores the underlying mechanisms of movement in biological systems, including proteins, cells, and animals, as they respond to mechanical stimuli in their environments. Her work is characterized by a combination of theories and experimental approaches from biomechanics, biophysics, and mechanical engineering. She has a PhD in Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and previously completed fellowships in Physics and Biology at Rockefeller University and studies in Physics and Zoology at the University of Oxford. Nirody is passionate about her lab's current projects, which include studying movement patterns of organisms such as flagellated bacteria and walking panarthropods. For more information about her research and lab, please visit her website.

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Department of Philosophy