ASALLY LAB since 2014

Bioelectricity

Physics of Life.
Engineering Living Systems.

We study how bacteria generate and change electrical states, and how these dynamics shape their responses to changing environments. We develop tools to measure and perturb membrane potential.

University of Warwick · School of Life Sciences

Our research

Electrical Dynamics in Bacteria.

How do bacteria change their electrical state when their environment changes? What can these dynamics tell us about physiological state? We study how bacteria regulate membrane voltage and how electrical dynamics relate to physiology, stress responses and collective behaviour.

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  1. Understand Physics of Life
  2. Measure Quantitative biophysics
  3. Control Electrical & optical inputs
  4. Engineer Engineering biology

Emergent dynamics

How do interactions between cells generate patterns and collective responses?

Biofilms & swarms →

Engineering biology

Experimental apparatus from Asally Lab

Building tools to measure and perturb cellular dynamics with electrical and optical inputs.

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We are based in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick, UK. We welcome enquiries across microbiology, biophysics and engineering biology.

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