PhD defence

Sculpting at Microscale: Constructing Membraneless Organelles in Synthetic Cells

PhD candidate C (Chang) Chen MSc
Promotor prof.dr.ir. JHB (Joris) Sprakel
Co-promotor dr. SR (Siddharth) Deshpande
Organisation Wageningen University, Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter
Date

Fri 10 October 2025 13:00 to 14:30

Venue Omnia, building number 105
Hoge Steeg 2
6708 PH Wageningen
+31 (0) 317 - 484500
Room Auditorium

Summary

This project is about bioengineering cell-mimicking vesicles that can undergo shape transformations and primitive migration. The aim is to study the fundamental interplay between biomolecular condensates, aqueous two phases systems, and deformable lipid membranes.