Videos from Prospects in Theoretical Physics 2019
The 2019 Prospects in Theoretical Physics program, "Great Problems in Biology for Physicists," took place July 15–26, 2019, covering topics ranging from virology, cancer, and immunology to machine learning and neural networks. Watch videos from the program at the links below.
- Introduction and Course Overview
- Arnold Levine
- Building Unique Sequencing Platforms to View Different Parts of the Genome
- David Ting
- Evolutionary Dynamics and Population Genetics
- Michael Desai
- Learning Phylogeny Through Simple Statistical Genetics
- Nick Patterson
- Viruses Overview
- Tom Shenk
- Evolution of Influenza
- Marta Łuksza
- Retroviruses: Replication and Consequences for Evolution of Their Hosts
- Steve Goff
- Cancer Origins and Overview
- Arnold Levine
- Some Quantitative Problems in Evolution and Heterogeneity of Human Cancers
- Raul Rabadan
- Circadian Rhythms: Past, Present and Future
- Michael Rosbash
- Immunology Overview
- Arnold Levine
- The Statistical Ensemble Approach to Adaptive Immunity
- Curt Callan
- Immune Checkpoint Blockade: Blurring the Line between Autoimmunity and Tumor Immunity
- Jedd Wolchok
- Epigenetics of Human Health and Disease
- Shelly Berger
- Metabolism Revisited
- Josh Rabinowitz
- Design Principles of Physiological Circuits and Their Aging Process
- Uri Alon
- Large-Scale Connectomics of Cerebral Cortical Networks
- R. Clay Reid
- Towards a Computational Model of the Brain: Tools for Mapping and Perturbing Neural Circuits
- Ed Boyden
- Modeling Proteins: From Sequences to Structure and Fitness
- Remi Monasson
- Memory in Bacterial Adaptations to Fluctuating Stress
- Edo Kussell
Find more videos at the IAS YouTube channel.
Prospects in Theoretical Physics is an intensive two-week summer program typically designed for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars considering a career in theoretical physics. First held by the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in the summer of 2002, the PiTP program is designed to provide lectures and informal sessions on the latest advances and open questions in various areas of theoretical physics. Prospects in Theoretical Physics builds on the strong relationship of the research groups at the Institute and Princeton University, and many faculty members from the physics departments at both institutions are actively involved in the program together with scientists from neighboring institutions.
