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Trevor GrandPre

@myphysicsjourney.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Physics at WashU working in areas of biophysics and soft matter.

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wbialek.bsky.social @wbialek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We have been fortunate to have our community enriched by a remarkable stream of Fellows, both theorists and experimentalists. This is our annual effort at renewal. Please apply if it looks like a good fit!!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It was a wonderful time at KITP and I also enjoyed the discussions!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Very cool!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I’m happy to share a new preprint from my group, led by Sam Kovach! We show that memory in biochemical reactions can drive rich behavior in biomolecular condensates, including self-propulsion and polar order. arxiv.org/abs/2607.14451
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Memory-Driven Self-Propulsion and Flocking of Chemically Active Droplets
Biomolecular condensates are continually remodeled by biochemical reactions that can exhibit non-Markovian, history-dependent dynamics. We develop a theory of active phase separation with non-Markovia...
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arXiv bot (cond-mat) @krxiv-cond-mat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Memory-Driven Self-Propulsion and Flocking of Chemically Active Droplets arxiv.org/pdf/2607.14451 Samuel Kovach, Trevor GrandPre.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.14451
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arXiv cond-mat.soft Soft Condensed Matter @condmatsoft-bot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Samuel Kovach, Trevor GrandPre: Memory-Driven Self-Propulsion and Flocking of Chemically Active Droplets arxiv.org/abs/2607.14451 arxiv.org/pdf/2607.14451 arxiv.org/html/2607.14451
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thank you for the spotlight!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks Bro!!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks, Yogesh!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I’m honored to be selected as one of Scientific American’s inaugural Young American Scientists, a recognition of 28 early-career researchers whose work is shaping the future of science. My interview is here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/trev...  #SciAmYoungScientists @sciam.bsky.social
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Trevor GrandPre
Building models to understand how self-organizing structures in cells lead to disease
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It’s great to finally get this article out!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I’m looking forward to the program!
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davidasivak.bsky.social @davidasivak.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Hiring a postdoc! Join us in heavenly Vancouver to develop nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and information theory to understand free-energy transduction in biomolecular machines, in close collaboration with experimentalists. Details: sfu.ca/physics/siva...
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Postdoc Ad
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
If you’ll be attending APS in person or virtually, check out the talks from my group. I look forward to seeing many of you there!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
In this video, I break down the physics of Stranger Things Season 5, from wormholes to exotic matter. I explain what the creators get right and what is pure Hollywood magic. This was a great collaboration with WashU Arts & Sciences! What would you all like to see next? youtube.com/shorts/Y-xuC...
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Physics professor breaks down the science of Stranger Things season 5
YouTube video by WashU Arts & Sciences
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Very cool!
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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Understanding bimolecular condensates through physics Meet NITMB Affiliate Member, @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social! Trevor GrandPre is an assistant professor of physics at Washington University in St. Louis driving biological discovery with statistical physics and soft condensed matter physics 🔗 ⬇️
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davidasivak.bsky.social @davidasivak.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The seventh annual Workshop on Stochastic Thermodynamics (WOST VII) will be held May 18-22, 2026. This workshop is entirely online and free to attend. 10-minute lightning talks will be chosen from 1-page abstracts, with priority given to early-career researchers.
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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Exploring biological questions in new theoretical ways Thank you for joining us at the first day of the 'Expanding the Palette of Mathematics in Biology' workshop! We look forward to returning tomorrow to continue our discussions
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Together, our results highlight an active role for clients in regulating condensate composition and phase behavior, providing an important step forward in understanding client–scaffold interactions in multicomponent biomolecular condensates.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Using a combination of theory and experiments, we further demonstrate that clients can shift the critical point that defines phase separation in these systems. We test this prediction by titrating a client into a mixture of scaffolds that does not phase separate on its own.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Here, we show that client enrichment can have nontrivial effects on scaffold composition within multicomponent condensates, including enrichment of one scaffold accompanied by depletion of another.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Examples include focal adhesion condensates involved in cell motility in animal cells and P bodies found in yeast.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Biomolecular condensates are cellular compartments formed by macromolecules with attractive interactions, often referred to as scaffolds, that drive phase separation. Other molecules, known as clients, are not required for condensate formation but can become selectively enriched.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I'm also honored to present this work at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting next month as the recipient of the Physical Cell Biology Early Career Award! I'm grateful to the Subgroup Committee for this recognition.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I’m excited to share a new preprint led by Aishani Ghosal, formerly a postdoc in my group and now an assistant professor at NISER, with experiments led by Lindsay Case’s group at MIT! We show how client recruitment shapes composition in multicomponent condensates. arxiv.org/abs/2601.11450
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Principles of Client Enrichment in Multicomponent Biomolecular Condensates
Biomolecular condensates are commonly organized by a small number of scaffold molecules that drive phase separation together with client molecules that do not condense on their own but become selectiv...
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arXiv q-bio.BM Biomolecules @qbiobm-bot.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Aishani Ghosal, Nicholas E. Lea, Lindsay B. Case, Trevor GrandPre: Principles of Client Enrichment in Multicomponent Biomolecular Condensates arxiv.org/abs/2601.11450 arxiv.org/pdf/2601.11450 arxiv.org/html/2601.11450
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APS Division of Biological Physics @aps-dbio.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Considering a career outside academia? Join us Jan 21 at 2:30pm ET for a virtual panel “Non-academic career paths in biological physics” to hear from panelists working in national labs, startups, and industry Register here: apsphysics.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: APS DBIO: Non-academic career paths in biological physics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: APS DBIO: Non-academic career paths in biological physics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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Dr. Allyson Sgro @allysonsgro.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Are you a junior scientist working in theoretical biophysics? @zamakany.bsky.social and I are organizing another workshop this fall here at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. Travel and the workshop expenses are all covered! tinyurl.com/yc66fawc
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Junior Scientist Workshop on Theoretical Biophysics
Attendees will have the opportunity to present as well as learn from one another. They will give 20-minute talks on their own research questions, as well as in-depth 45-minute whiteboard tutorials on
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Zwicker Group @zwickergroup.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Our "Roadmap for Condensates in Cell Biology" is now available on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2601.03677 🎉 This article summarizes the interdisciplinary weekly discussions we had at our condensate workshop at KITP in the summer of 2025. Feedback is very welcome!
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Roadmap for Condensates in Cell Biology
Biomolecular condensates govern essential cellular processes yet elude description by traditional equilibrium models. This roadmap, distilled from structured discussions at a workshop and reflecting t...
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Suraj Shankar 🏳️‍🌈 @surajshankar.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
With @tzerhan29.bsky.social, @jasnir.bsky.social and Asja Radja, we are thrilled to organize an Aspen summer workshop (Aug 9-Sept 6) on the "Physics of Collective Function in Active Living Matter". Applications are open at aspenphys.org/event/physic... till Jan 15!! Please share and apply soon!
Summer program for workshops at the Aspen Center for Physics
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David Hathcock @davidhathcock.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Postdoctoral Job Opportunity! I am hiring a postdoc to join my group next fall. Many possible research directions in theoretical biophysics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. See the posting linked below for details — apply by Jan 15th for full consideration.
physics.utoronto.ca
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Zwicker Group @zwickergroup.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
We're looking for a postdoc to strengthen our group! Please apply by January 15, 2026 if you're a fun and motivated person who likes theoretical modeling of biological processes by combining analytics and numerics. There is freedom in choosing projects! Details: www.ds.mpg.de/4110032/job_...
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Excited to share the first paper from my group with Gianluca Teza (MPI-PKS) and Attilio L. Stella (U Padova)! “Coarse-Graining via Lumping: Exact Calculations and Fundamental Limitations” shows when lumping is exact and when it fails even without approximations. arxiv.org/pdf/2512.11974
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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Applications for our 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program are now open! Our program offers summer fellowships to undergraduates to engage in cutting-edge research at the interface between mathematics and biology Learn more at www.nitmb.org/surp
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Timothy O'Leary @timothyoleary.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We are opening a FACULTY POSITION (tenure track, permanent) in the University of Cambridge at the interface of control and biology, interpreted broadly. Theorists and wet lab quantitative biologists with backgrounds in control, EE, applied math, ... apply by Jan 28! www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...
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University Assistant/Associate Professor in Control Theory and Systems Biology
Applications are invited for a University Assistant/Associate Professorship in the broad area of Control Theory and Systems Biology. The successful candidate will join the Control Group
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Applications are open until December 15 for the Ed T. Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physics. You’ll have the freedom and support to pursue your own research ideas independently.
physics.wustl.edu
Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship
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idpgrc.bsky.social @idpgrc.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
8 months left till the IDP GRC and GRS!! 🍜🔬🖥️𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻! We will be selecting speakers from abstracts in the next few weeks - make sure your abstract is online! Registration link: www.grc.org/intrinsicall...
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2026 Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Intrinsically Disordered Proteins will be held in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr) Switzerland. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I’m excited to be included on the list as an Affiliate Member of NITMB. I look forward to visiting the Institute more often and actively participating in the scientific community!
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Peter Liljeroth @liljeroth.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Two tenure track positions in computational physics @aalto.fi: www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...
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Assistant Professors, Computational Physics | Aalto University
Condensed matter, including quantum, magnetic and photonic materials.
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I had the privilege of giving Science Saturday, an engaging public lecture meant to spark curiosity about the wonders of science. My talk, “The Physics of Mysterious Droplets,” explored liquid-like droplets inside our cells and the physics behind their behavior: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R16...
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The Physics of Mysterious Cellular Droplets
YouTube video by WU Physics Department
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APS DSOFT @apsdsoft.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Curious about the latest advancements in soft matter physics by young researchers? Join our Students’ Virtual Conference, on November 6th from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET! We have a great lineup of 20 speakers covering a wide range of topics. Register via the QR code or via tinyurl.com/DSOFTConfere...
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Simone Pigolotti @simonepigolotti.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Independent researcher fellowships (non-tenure track) at OIST, with a focus on broadly defined theory www.oist.jp/research/bur...
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Buribushi Fellowship
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Qiwei Yu @qiweiyu.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
As the march meeting abstract deadline approaches, please check out our session! Please RT/forward
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Congratulations Alex!!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
This conference was amazing! I’m glad that I went and could participate. I can’t wait to visit again!!
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Thank you!!
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BPPB Seminar Series @bppbseminar.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Please join BPPB on Fri July 25 for talks by Dagan Segal (Insights from zebrafish into cancer cell adaptation) and Trevor GrandPre (Trait-space patterning is dictated by the tempo & mode of mutation). For more information & to sign up for our email list, please visit sites.google.com/view/bppb-se...
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Trevor GrandPre @myphysicsjourney.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Congratulations Julia!!
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Schmidt Science Fellows @schmidtfellows.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Opening Day Energy at our 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Summit, in association with @caltech.edu , and we are so excited to reconnect with our Fellows, friends, and partners over the next three days. Growing interdisciplinary community together!
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