in honour of Jacques Prost’s outstanding contributions to the Physics/Biology interface
The workshop will cover the fields of active & living matter and their applications to fundamental problems in biology. It will outline a set of common tools and concepts to understand:
(1) Collective flows - including microswimmers, flocking behavior, active gels
(2) Biological materials - including molecular motors and the cytoskeleton, protein- membrane interactions, dynamics of living tissues in cancer and development
We are grateful to the WE-Heraeus Foundation (see sponsor page) for covering the costs of accommodation - board and lodging - for all participants - there will be no registration fees.
Application to the conference:
to be opened in November 2025.
A limited number of applicants will be selected (70 participants max in Les Houches Seminar room).
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Les Houches
Les Houches is a village located in Chamonix valley, in the French Alps. Established in 1951, the Physics School is situated at 1150 m above sea level in natural surroundings, with breathtaking views on the Mont-Blanc mountain range. Les Houches Physics School is UMS 2002 run by Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA).
The 5 School Partners are - UGA, - the Institut National Polytechnique (Grenoble-INP), - the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), - the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), and - the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon).
Ecole de Physique des Houches: 149 Chemin de la Côte, F-74310 Les Houches, France https://houches-school-physics.com
Organising team
The organizing team of J'ACTIVE WE-HERAEUS Workshop, Les Houches 2026
Patricia Bassereau, Giovanni Cappello, Frank Julicher, Pascal Martin, Jean-François Rupprecht, Virgile Viasnoff
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