Aleksandra Ardaseva

Aleksandra Ardaseva is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Guest Researcher at the Niels Bohr International Academy (NBIA) and Niels Bohr Institute (NBI), University of Copenhagen. She works in the fields of Theoretical Physics and Biophysics, focusing on active matter systems.

• PhD from Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
• Current affiliation: Department of Biocomplexity and Biophysics, NBI

Her research bridges Theoretical Physics and Biophysics, particularly in modeling physico-chemical coupling in active biological matter. Key areas include nematic systems, topological defects, and cancer cell adaptation strategies using analytical and numerical techniques.

Recent publications focus on topological defect dynamics in active-passive nematic mixtures, stress localization in biological matter, and nematohydrodynamics of cell monolayers. Articles appear in journals like Physical Review Letters, Communications Physics, and Nature Reviews Physics.