Biological Physics
Welcome to the biological physics group at NC State. We are a highly collaborative collection of research groups that is interested in the physics of biological systems. Please email bio-physics@ncsu.edu if you would like more information and visit the Physics Department graduate program webpage if you would like to learn about how to join the department as a PhD student.
News
Alexandria Kerr Defends Master’s Thesis!
Last month (3/20/26), Alexandria Kerr of LeBlanc’s group successfully defended her Master’s! Her thesis was called “Validating the Robustness of Fluorescence Lifetime over Intensity-Based FRET...
Niaz Goodbee Passes Oral Prelim!
On February 26, 2026, Niaz Goodbee passed his PhD oral preliminary exam! He is now a PhD candidate. His oral prelim was called “Probing Nuclear...
Congrats to the Fall 2025 Graduates!
Fall 2025 graduation brought a lot of celebrations for the Biophysics department. The biophysics department wishes to extend a hearty congratulations to everyone! Dr. Kenya...
Joseph Lannan Defends Thesis!
On January 5th 2026, Joseph Lannan successfully defended his PhD thesis! Lannan’s thesis is called “Novel mechanism of biological contraction and building cyborg cells.” He...
Carolina Biophysics Symposium 13th Event
The Carolina Biophysics Symposium held it’s 13th Biennial event. It is an event designed to bring together NC biophysicists. This year is was held in...
New Paper from Dr. Weninger’s Group
Dr. Weninger’s group recently published a new paper called “DNA mutagenesis driven by transcription factor competition with mismatch repair.” This paper deals with how transcription...