computational & experimental biophysics mathematical biology synthetic biology antimicrobial resistance bioelectromagnetics gene regulatory networks machine learning for medical diagnostics microbial evolution experiments phenotypic heterogeneity stochastic simulations
I am an Assistant Professor of Biophysics in the Department of Physics at the University of Alberta. I am also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and an Affiliated Faculty member of the Collaborative Mathematical Biology Group.
Education & Training
NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow/Postdoctoral Associate, Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Stony Brook University (2014-2019) [Advisor: Prof. Gabor Balazsi]
PhD Physics (2014), University of Ottawa. Graduate researcher at the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology [Advisor: Prof. Mads Kaern]
MSc Physics (2010), University of Ottawa. Graduate researcher at the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology [Advisor: Prof. Mads Kaern].
BSc Physics, Applied Mathematics Minor (2008), University of Calgary. Undergraduate researcher at the Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics [Supervisor: Dr. Stuart Kauffman].
BSc Biological Sciences (2008), University of Calgary. Undergraduate researcher at the Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics [Supervisor: Dr. Stuart Kauffman].
My research at the interface of physics and biology combines theory, computation, and experiment to make fundamental advances in the areas of genetic networks, bioelectromagnetics, and drug resistance. For more details, please visit the Charlebois Lab Website.
There may be opportunities postdoctoral fellows with their own funding and a biology graduate student to join my research program. There may also be opportunities for undergraduate students who are interested in doing a research-based independent study course (i.e., PHYS 499 or BIOL 499 at the University of Alberta) and/or summer research. Send me an email including a CV, a brief statement of research interests and qualifications, and a copy of your transcripts (for potential undergraduate and graduate students) if you are interested in joining my group. Please note that only suitable applicants for available positions will be contacted for an interview.
Physical principles important to the operation of biological systems. Biological applications of free energy, entropy, random walks, and diffusion; dynamics at low Reynolds number; cooperativity and 2-state systems; structural self-assembly; kinetic modeling; molecular motors and enzymes; membranes and potentials; genetic networks; sequences and evolution. Prerequisites: MATH 100/114/117/134/144, PHYS 124/144 or EN PH131. PHYS 126/130/146 recommended.
Fall Term 2022Kinematics and dynamics of particles; gravitation; work and energy; linear momentum; angular momentum; systems of particles; introduction to dynamics of rigid bodies. Prerequisites: MATH 100 or 117, and ENGG 130. Corequisite: MATH 101 or 118. Restricted to Engineering students. Other students who take this course will receive *3.0.
Winter Term 2023