Enrico Carlon
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Enrico Carlon
@ecarlon.bsky.social
Professor @KU Leuven, Statistical and Computational Physics, Interested in DNA (Statistical)-mechanics, Chromatin Structure, Biomolecular Condensates

Left X-Twitter on Nov. 2024 - building up a new community here!
Congratulations to Giandomenico Vanore on being awarded a PhD Fellowship by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

He will conduct his doctoral research under my supervision on the project “Understanding the structure of interphase chromosomes.”

#statistical_physics #polymers #chromatin #MD_simulations
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🧬 Seminar Alert!
Join us next Friday 17 Oct. for “Mechanics, Dynamics and Shape in Oocytes” by Dr. Bart Vos — a deep dive into how physical forces and cell mechanics shape early development.

Discover the emerging field of mechanobiology, where physics meets life.
October 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Interest in pursuing a PhD/postdoctoral position in experimental Condensed Matter Physics with applications to biological systems? Don’t miss this opportunity from the "Small Biosystems Lab" felixritortlab.com UBarcelona which combines statistical physics with single-molecule experimental techniques
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Enjoying this workshop on the Statistical Mechanics of polymers in Venice these days...
Great program and organization!

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July 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Plectonemes are supercoiled structures that form when DNA is overwound (or underwound). They help DNA fit in tight space and play an important role in gene regulation. The figure illustrates plectonemes forming in DNA under torque and tension as in magnetic tweezers in vitro experiments. (2/4)
April 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM