What is studied

This program aims to direct students towards the study of biological systems across multiple space-time scales, from individual molecules to the organism, using the experimental and theoretical methods of physics. Specifically, students will learn the fundamentals of biophysics, complex systems physics, and soft matter physics, as well as various experimental (mainly optical) and theoretical techniques for observing, manipulating, and modeling living systems.

Particular attention will be paid when selecting, where possible, teaching materials by integrating examples and experimental data from the numerous active laboratories in the Florence area specializing in the physics of biological systems and soft matter. At the same time, special effort will be made in theoretical and computational courses to solve appropriate models for understanding the experimental data in question.

Courses

Among the characteristic and affiliated/integrative courses in this area, the following are recommended:

For further options regarding core, affiliated/integrative, or elective courses in this and other areas, please refer to the specific rules and tables for the Physics of Matter curriculum.