Senior Lecturer
חבר/ת סגל אקדמי בכיר
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research
Dr. Victor Yashunsky
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About
Victor is an Assistant Professor leading the "Living Matter" lab at Ben-Gurion University's Sde Boker campus. He earned his PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and completed postdoctoral training at Institut Curie in Paris.About the Lab
The Living Matter lab is an experimental laboratory investigating how tissues shape themselves and the physical mechanisms driving morphogenesis (the development of form). By combining experiments with theoretical models, we uncover the physical principles underlying the self-organization of cell collectives and their function as unified tissues.
To address these questions, we develop advanced methods for measuring and controlling the organization of biological structures, using high-resolution microscopy, miniaturized environments with micro-fabrication technology, and innovative algorithms for computer vision.
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Courses
Data-Based Research with Python (3 CPT, 001-2-4065)
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, Ben-Gurion University of Negev
Hands-on Image and Video Analysis without Coding: From Acquisition to Quantification, graduate course (3 CPT, 001-2-4063)
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, Ben-Gurion University of Negev
Mechanics and Dynamics of Living Multicellular Systems, graduate and undergraduate course (3 CPT, 367-1-4061)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of Negev
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, Ben-Gurion University of Negev
Hands-on Image and Video Analysis without Coding: From Acquisition to Quantification, graduate course (3 CPT, 001-2-4063)
Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, Ben-Gurion University of Negev
Mechanics and Dynamics of Living Multicellular Systems, graduate and undergraduate course (3 CPT, 367-1-4061)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of Negev
Publications
"Irreversibility and symmetry breaking in the creation and annihilation of defects in active living matter", arXiv:2508.15622
"Topological Defects in Multi-Layered Swarming Bacteria", Soft Matter 2024
"Chiral Edge Current in Nematic Cell Monolayers", Physical Review X 2022
"Topological Defects in Multi-Layered Swarming Bacteria", Soft Matter 2024
"Chiral Edge Current in Nematic Cell Monolayers", Physical Review X 2022
