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Profile
| Academic position | Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader |
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| Research fields | Statistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics,Biophysics |
| Keywords | cytoskeleton, Theoretical biophysics, mechanics of fiber networks, protein-membrane interactions, protein self-assembly |
Current contact address
| Country | France |
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| City | Orsay |
| Institution | Universite de Paris XI (Paris-Sud) |
| Institute | Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Modeles Statistiques |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Erwin Frey | Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/09/2020 |
Program(s)
| 2020 | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Lenz has made major contributions to the physics of living cells. He has developed theoretical models to understand the actin cytoskeleton and validated them through collaborations with experimental groups. His work on protein-membrane interactions sheds new light on molecular mechanisms driving membrane deformation. During his stay in Germany, he studies generic physical principles underlying the self-assembly of mechanically frustrated structures with potential applications in medicine and biotechnology. |