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Rastko Sknepnek is a Chair of Biological Physics at the University of Dundee, affiliated with both the School of Science and Engineering (Physics department) and the School of Life Sciences (Computational Biology). His research focuses on pattern formation in complex geometries, physics of biological/artificial membranes, active matter systems, and computational biophysics.
- PhD in Physics (2004, Missouri S&T)
- Postdoctoral training at McMaster, Iowa State/Ames Lab, Northwestern, and Syracuse University
- Joined University of Dundee in 2013 as Lecturer and Dundee Fellow
Current work explores cellular homeostasis, actomyosin dynamics, and collective cell behavior, with recent publications analyzing epithelial monolayers, active matter models, and developmental mechanics. His 2025 projects include AI applications for drug resistance and cell shape quantification.
Scientific Awards:
- Distinguished University Postdoctoral Fellowship (Syracuse, 2012)
- Dundee Fellow (2013)
He leads the Computational Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysics Group, collaborating with institutions like University of Oxford, UCL, and University of Bristol. Grants include £2.1 million from UKRI for embryonic self-organization research and BBSRC funding for cell dynamics studies.
