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Collective movement is a pervasive phenomenon in the living world, encompassing a diverse range of organisms, from protein motors to bacterial colonies, schools of fish, and flocks of birds. Despite their distinct biological characteristics, these systems exhibit strikingly similar patterns and dynamics, suggesting the existence of fundamental principles that govern their organization.
At the Living Matter Lab, we investigate how tissues self-organize, focusing on the physical mechanisms underlying collective cell motion. By combining quantitative experiments with theoretical models, we seek the physical laws that govern self-organization in multicellular systems. We study a range of biological systems—from cell colonies to bacterial swarms—focusing on the emergence of order, symmetry breaking, and active flows at the mesoscale.
In parallel, we develop experimental tools to measure and control multicellular organization, including live-cell microscopy, microfabricated confinement environments, and custom image analysis algorithms for tracking cells, flows, and topological defects.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Living cell studies using infrared surface plasmon-based spectroscopy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 Oct 2006 → 1 Oct 2012
Award Date: 12 Jun 2013
External positions
Postdoc
1 Oct 2015 → 1 Mar 2019
Postdoc, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 Apr 2013 → 1 Oct 2015
PhD (direct track), Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1 Oct 2006 → 1 Apr 2013
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Biomimetic engineering of a fortified ice composite with enhanced mechanical properties
Adar, C., Baron, Y., Rofman, B., Bar Dolev, M., Bahari, L., Yashunsky, V., Sirotinskaya, V., Shoseyov, O. & Braslavsky, I., 1 Dec 2026, In: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 268, 116037.Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Irreversibility and symmetry breaking in the creation and annihilation of defects in active living matter
Be’er, A., Neimand, E. D., Agarwal, Y., Corbett, D., Pearce, D. J. G., Ariel, G. & Yashunsky, V., 1 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Physics.Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Bar-Ilan University
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Irreversibility and symmetry breaking in the creation and annihilation of defects in active living matter
Beer, A., Neimand, E. D., Corbett, D., Pearce, D. J. G., Ariel, G. & Yashunsky, V., 12 Jan 2026, 23 p.Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Topological defects in multicellular systems
Singh, P., Neimand, E. D. & Yashunsky, V., 4 Dec 2026, (Published Online) Biophysics of Tissue Self-Organization in Morphogenesis: The Role of Dynamics Along the Biointerface. Pajic-Lijakovic, I. (ed.). Academic Press, p. 95-114Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Biomimetic Engineering of a Fortified Ice Composite with Enhanced Mechanical Properties
Adar, C., Baron, Y., Rofman, B., Bar-Dolev, M., Bahari, L., Yashunsky, V., Sirotinskaya, V., Shoseyov, O. & Braslavsky, I., 14 Jul 2025.Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Research output: Working paper › Preprint