The Laufer Center

for Physical and Quantitative Biology

  • The Laufer Center at Stony Brook University
  • Modern open office space with large windows, white ceiling with exposed ducts, bright green chairs, yellow accents, and workstations with computers.
  • Interior of a modern library or study area with large windows, yellow accent wall, and people sitting and standing, some using electronic devices.
  • Modern office or conference room with large windows, orange chairs around a table, and ceiling-mounted projector and lighting fixtures.
  • Modern classroom with tables and chairs, a whiteboard, and large windows showing trees outside.
  • A classroom lecture hall with students attentively listening to a presenter at the front. The room has wooden walls, a large projection screen displaying a presentation titled 'Molecular Computation for Bioengineering,' and windows on one side. Students are seated in tiered wooden seats, some taking notes and others watching the presentation.

Our research is diverse.

We model, simulate, and measure the actions of biomolecules.

We insert gene circuits into cells.

We design modulators of cell fate/decision processes.

We discover drug candidates.

We develop math and physics for deeper understanding of biological systems’ structure, dynamics, machinery, evolution, and interactions.