Clifford Brangwynne

June K. Wu '92 Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Director of Princeton Bioengineering Initiative

Website: https://softlivingmatter.princeton.edu/

Office: E-Quad, A313

Phone: 609-258-4528

Research interests: Patterning in Developing Embryos; Physical Properties and Function of RNA/Protein Bodies; Architecture and Dynamics of the Cytoskeleton

News

  • Clifford Brangwynne sits near a microscope in his lab

    Brangwynne wins the Breakthrough Prize for revolutionary view of living cells

  • In bioengineering, technology and science move forward in concert

  • Rendering of new engineering building. People are walking on sidewalk in front of building with lots of glass windows. It appears to be just before dusk.

    Part Fifteen: Engineering the Future

  • Woman in white protective suit works in cleanroom

    Part Thirteen: Today’s Princeton Engineering

  • Sofia Quinodoz

    Inspired by mentors, molecular biologist pursues mysteries of the cell

  • diagram of droplet formation

    Theory of bubbles lifts cell biology into a new, more quantitative era

Research

  • Applied Physics

  • Bioengineering and Health

  • Materials Science and Engineering

Primary affiliations

  • Professor and student work together in lab setting.

    Chemical and Biological Engineering

  • Bioengineering Initiative