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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Biography

Weida Liao is a PhD student in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) and at Trinity College, University of Cambridge (UK), supervised by Prof. Eric Lauga FRS. She uses mathematical modelling and numerical simulations to understand both naturally occurring and artificially induced flows inside cells. Weida received her BA and MMath from the University of Cambridge in 2021, focusing on Continuum Mechanics in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos. During her studies, she developed her interest in the fluid dynamics of biological phenomena through research internships at DAMTP on the synchronisation of swimming microorganisms. She now especially enjoys collaborating with experimentalists on viscous flow problems in biology, and her current work includes projects on focused-light-induced cytoplasmic streaming (FLUCS), and cytoplasmic streaming in mammalian oocytes.

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Publications

Hydrodynamic Mechanism for Stable Spindle Positioning in Meiosis II Oocytes
W Liao, E Lauga
– PRX Life
(2024)
2,
043003
Hydrodynamic mechanism for stable spindle positioning in meiosis II oocytes
W Liao, E Lauga
(2024)
Natural convection in the cytoplasm: Theoretical predictions of buoyancy-driven flows inside a cell
N Desai, W Liao, E Lauga
– PLoS ONE
(2024)
19,
e0307765
Opto-fluidically multiplexed assembly and micro-robotics
E Erben, W Liao, A Minopoli, N Maghelli, E Lauga, M Kreysing
– Light Sci Appl
(2024)
13,
59
ISO-FLUCS: symmetrization of optofluidic manipulations in quasi-isothermal micro-environments
A Minopoli, S Wagner, E Erben, W Liao, ID Stoev, E Lauga, M Kreysing
– eLight
(2023)
3,
16
Theoretical model of confined thermoviscous flows for artificial cytoplasmic streaming
W Liao, E Erben, M Kreysing, E Lauga
– Physical Review Fluids
(2023)
8,
034202
Energetics of synchronization for model flagella and cilia.
W Liao, E Lauga
– Phys Rev E
(2021)
103,
042419

Research Group

Biological Physics and Mechanics

Room

H2.03