Prof. Dr. Omar Adel Saleh

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietStatistische Physik, Nichtlineare Dynamik, Komplexe Systeme, Weiche und fluide Materie, Biologische Physik
KeywordsSel-assembly, Mechanics of soft matter, DNA, Biopolymer physics, Single-molecule biophysics

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtSanta Barbara
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Institut/AbteilungMaterials Department and Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Tim LiedlSektion Physik und Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.08.2017

Programm(e)

2017Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Saleh is an international authority in the mechanics and electrostatics of DNA. He has pioneered the use of high-precision experiments that use mechanical manipulation to measure electrostatic forces and salt associations of single DNA molecules, with immediate implications for molecular biology. In Germany, he intends to research DNA mechanics at a larger length scale, particularly studying the behaviour of large assemblies of DNA that mimic the physical structure of the genome.