Thierry Emonet

Thierry Emonet is the Lewis B. Cullman Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Professor of Physics at Yale University. He is affiliated with the Department of Physics and conducts research in biophysics, focusing on chemical sensing in cells and flies, from molecules to animal behavior. His work explores how cells and flies sense chemicals and use this information to make decisions during goal-oriented tasks such as chemical navigation. He studies these processes using experiments and mathematical modeling, combining insights from biology, physics, and computational methods. His research interests include bacterial sensing, fly olfaction, and T cell decision-making.

Thierry Emonet is a professor in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Physics at Yale University. His research focuses on microbiology, olfaction, chemotaxis, biophysics, and quantitative experimental and theoretical biology. He investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial behavior, including chemotaxis and morphogenesis, as well as the biophysical principles governing olfactory receptor neuron responses. His work also explores the dynamics of genetic information flow in bacteria and the role of noise in cellular decision-making. Emonet employs computational models and high-throughput experimental approaches to uncover the interplay between individual and collective behavior in biological systems.