SPP 2013 Physics Congress Plenary Speaker: Gijs Wuite

Dr. Gijs Wuite obtained his Ph.D. in biophysics in 2000. Since 2001 he has led his own group at the VU University Amsterdam and in 2009 was appointed to full professor. In his research he has successfully applied quantitative physical tools to investigate fundamental problems in biology, and to search for the unification of apparently unrelated biological phenomena. Moreover, he has been at the front of recent new and fast developments of biophysical techniques that have enabled visualization, manipulation and control of complex biological reactions. His work has appeared in journals such as Nature, Science, PNAS and Physical Review Letters. His research has been awarded with the prestigious ERC-consolidator grant.