Quantum Biology Institute

🧬 As quantum mechanics turns 100, @ScienceNews spoke with five physicists shaping its future. Our own @ClariceDAiello was featured to spotlight quantum biology and the work being done at the @QuantumBioOrg. Check out the full read: sciencenews.org/article/quantu…

Big welcome to Savannah Villalobos, our very first intern at the Quantum Biology Institute (and happy birthday to her as well). Savannah is a Los Angeles native and a student at Loyola Marymount University, where she studies entrepreneurship with plans to add a minor in biology.…

🎉 Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Jennilyn Gaitan, who leads operations across the Quantum Biology Ecosystem! From lab logistics to community coordination, she keeps everything running smoothly—and we’re so lucky to have her at the helm.

Big Quantum Bio Meeting, tomorrow Thu Jun 12, 7am PT/10am ET! This week, @quantumbioorg welcomes Carlos Renteria, from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to talk about "Advanced optical imaging to control and image intrinsic biomolecules in live cells."

Please help us give a warm welcome to Dr. Brian Ross, our new Head of Biochemistry at the Quantum Biology Institute. Brian just relocated to LA after completing a postdoc focused on protein engineering and working as a bioinformatician specializing in high-throughput sequencing.…

📸 Here are some pictures of the hypomagnetic chamber installed inside the shaking incubator at the Maryland lab. This past week, Mike Montague ran the transcriptomics experiment and harvested about 40 micrograms of RNA from E. coli incubated in both hypomagnetic conditions and…

Big Quantum Bio Meeting, tomorrow Thu May 15, 7am PT/10am ET! This week the @QuantumBioOrg welcomes Diego Santiago Alarcon, from @USouthFlorida, Dept. Integrative Biology, to talk about "Beyond Classical Bounds: Quantum Computing to Enhance Understanding of Evolutionary Genomics"…

Science isn't always super flashy. Lately, @ClariceDAiello has been deep in the foundational work—coordinating floor wax treatments (result pictured), installing power-failure sensors, setting up automated antivirus and backups across Institute systems, and more. It might not…

We’re excited to welcome experimental quantum physicist Lőrinc Sárkány to the Quantum Biology Institute! Lőrinc is a quantum engineer with experience designing atomic lattice clocks, among other quantum instruments. He’ll lead the design of the optical system for our…

Big Quantum Bio Meeting, tomorrow Thu Apr 10, 7am PT/10am ET! This week the @QuantumBioOrg welcomes Douglas E. Brash from @YaleMed, to talk about "Chemical Excitation of Electrons in Biomolecules: A Pseudopod Toward the Clinic". Tune in to learn about quantum biology! Details…

Big news: The Quantum Biology Institute is partnering with @jcventerinst to explore the multiomics of weak magnetic field responses in microbial model organisms. This collaboration will leverage their genomic expertise and advanced facilities to drive quantum biology forward.…

Big Quantum Bio Meeting, tomorrow Thu Feb 27, 7am PT/10am ET! This week the @QuantumBioOrg welcomes Lewis M. Antill, from the Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, S. Korea, to talk about "Single-photon quantum effects in fluorescent biomolecules" Tune in to…

Head biologist at the Quantum Biology Institute @QuantumBioOrg Join the quantum biology revolution: open search for head biologist at the Quantum Biology Institute in Los Angeles. To read the full job description and apply, see link in the thread! #cell_biology #molecular_b...

Big Quantum Bio Meeting, tomorrow Thu February 20, 7am PT/10am ET! This week the @QuantumBioOrg welcomes Thomas Fay from @univAMU_Europe, to talk about "Quantum coherence in biological electron transfer" Tune in to learn about quantum biology! Details below:

We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Michael Montague to @QuantumBioOrg and the quantum biology ecosystem. A leader in synthetic biology, bioinformatics, and biosecurity, Dr. Montague’s work has been foundational in advancing biology, including his contributions to the first synthetic…

Big Quantum Bio Meeting, tomorrow Thu February 13th, 7am PT/10am ET! This week the @QuantumBioOrg welcomes @mcer33 from Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czechia, to talk about "Biological autoluminescence: ubiquitous endogenous biological…

Big Quantum Bio Meeting, tomorrow Thu Feb 5, 7am PT/10am ET! This week the @QuantumBioOrg welcomes Gabriel Bertolesi from @UCalgary, to talk about "Environmental Influences on Skin Pigmentation: Exploring the Role of Magnetic Fields" Tune in to learn about quantum biology!…