BANERJEE LAB — GEORGIA TECH

Living matter theory.

We build physical models of living systems using tools from physics, mathematics, and systems biology — revealing the design principles that govern life from molecules to multicellular collectives.

School of Physics · Georgia Tech · Atlanta, GA

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cytokinesis dynamics

epithelium

single-cell

Three lines of inquiry, one question: how does life build itself?

i. SUBCELLULAR

Physical principles of intracellular organization

How does a cell build and organize intracellular structures to control its physical behavior?

ii. SINGLE-CELL

Single-cell biophysics

How do single cells grow, move, adapt, and learn in dynamic and fluctuating environments?

iii. COLLECTIVE

Collective multicellular behavior

How do cells communicate, coordinate, and cooperate to drive tissue morphogenesis and collective mechanical function?

— RECENT WORK

Selected recent papers.

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PRX LIFE · 2026

Multi-timescale adaptation and emergent learning in single bacterial cells

Kratz JC, Wang H, Si F, Banerjee S

'26

Perez-Verdugo et al Current Biology 2026

CURRENT BIOLOGY · 36, 1908

Mechanosensitive feedback organizes cell shape and motion during hindbrain neuropore morphogenesis

Perez-Verdugo F, Maniou E, Galea G, Banerjee S

'26

eLIFE · 12, RP92203

Catalytic growth in a shared enzyme pool ensures robust control of centrosome size

Banerjee DS & Banerjee S

'25

Perez-Verdugo and Banerjee PRX Life 2023

PRX LIFE · 1, 023006

Tension remodeling regulates topological transitions in epithelial tissues

Perez-Verdugo F & Banerjee S · Featured in APS Physics

'23

mBIO · 13, e00659-22

Antibiotic resistance via bacterial cell shape-shifting

Ojkic N, Serbanescu D, Banerjee S · Editor's Pick

'22