Peter Wolynes and Mingchen Chen
AI tool unlocks long-standing biomedical mystery behind Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool has revealed how disease-linked proteins misfold into harmful structures, a key advance in understanding neurodegenerative disorder

Dr. Anatoly Kolomeisky
Rice researchers unravel menopause timing, shedding light on ovarian aging and fertility

Menopause, driven by ovarian aging and the depletion of ovarian reserve, marks the end of a woman’s fertility, and while many aspects of these processes are well understood,

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Peter Wolynes wins 2025 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences

The NAS Award in Chemical Sciences is presented annually to recognize innovative research that deepens our understanding of the natural sciences while benefiting humanity.

Mohit Kumar Jolly
Mohit Kumar Jolly awarded 2023 ICTP Prize

Every year, the ICTP Prize is awarded to young researchers coming from, and working in, developing countries, recognizing the originality and importance of their contributions to physics.

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Evelyn Tang wins IUPAP Interdisciplinary Early Career Scientist Prize

CTBP Co-Directors, José Onuchic and Peter Wolynes, are pleased to announce that Dr.

José Onuchic Festschrift
José Onuchic Festschrift

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Rice Physics of Living Systems Program Rated #5 in the nation

In their first year of evaluating Physics of Living Systems programs (Biophysics), U.S. News Rankings rates the Rice University program as fifth in the nation.

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Peter Wolynes honored with symposium session at ACS

During the 2023 March meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Dr. Peter Wolynes was honored with a special symposium.

Erez Lieberman Aiden, PhD
Erez Lieberman Aiden - 2023 O'Donnell Award Recipient

Erez Lieberman Aiden, Ph.D., of Baylor College of Medicine, is one of the Texas' Rising Star Researchers being honored with a 2023 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award for Physical Sciences by the Texas

Dr. Mary (Cindy) Farach-Carson
Farach-Carson named ASBMR 2021 Stephen M. Krane Award recipient

The Krane Award is given in recognition of outstanding achievements in basic, translational, or clinical research in inflammation and/or skeletal matrix biology.

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