Xin Li, Ph.D.

Xin Li, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow
Xin Li, Ph.D.

Xin grew up in Hubei Province where he spent four years attending Wuhan University. He then moved to the Institute of Theoretical Physics, CAS, Beijing where he received his PhD degree in 2010.  From 2006 to 2012, Xin lived in Germany working with Prof. Lipowsky and Prof. Kierfeld before attending Rice University working with Prof. Kolomeisky.  He is currently a Postdoc  in Prof. Thirumalai's research group at the University of Texas at Austin. Xin's research focuses on cytoskeleton assembly, collective motion of molecular motors, network dynamics and evolution of cancers.

Education:

  • PhD in Physics, Institute of theoretical physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010

Publications:

Actin Polymerization and Depolymerization Coupled to Cooperative Hydrolysis

Mechanisms and topology determination of complex chemical and biological network systems from first-passage theoretical approach

Bifurcation of Velocity Distributions in Cooperative Transport of Filaments by Fast and Slow Motors

 

Contact Information

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