David Hathcock
davidhathcock.bsky.social
David Hathcock
@davidhathcock.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the Flatiron Institute. Incoming Assistant Professor of Physics at University of Toronto 2026 | Previously: IBM Research, Cornell Physics | Statistical mechanics, theoretical biophysics, dynamical systems

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Very excited to share some life updates: in summer 2026 I will be starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at University of Toronto! My group will study a range of problems in biophysics using nonequilibrium statistical mechanics—cellular signaling and adaptation, gene regulation, etc.
Applications for @utoronto.ca graduate programs in Physics are due this Friday, Dec 12th. We have a range of exciting experimental and theoretical biophysics groups studying signaling, genetic networks, IDPs, population dynamics, etc. My group will be actively recruiting PhD students next fall.
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Excited to share a new preprint! With @jiexiaolab.bsky.social, we investigated the impact of topological domain formation on the coupling between neighboring genes and the resulting transcription processes.
Chromosomal Topological Domain Formation Modulates Transcription and the Coupling of Neighboring Genes in Escherichia coli
Chromosomal topology and transcription are tightly coupled, yet the quantitative impact of topological constraints on transcription, supercoiling, and the potential coupling between neighboring genes ...
www.biorxiv.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Very excited to share some life updates: in summer 2026 I will be starting as an Assistant Professor of Physics at University of Toronto! My group will study a range of problems in biophysics using nonequilibrium statistical mechanics—cellular signaling and adaptation, gene regulation, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by David Hathcock
Abstracts for the 2026 APS Global Physics Summit are due October 23! Consider submitting to one of the many exciting DBIO-sponsored Focus Sessions.

Submit your abstract here:
APS Global Physics Summit 2026 abstract submission
Present your physics research to over 14,000 physicists from around the world.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
With the APS abstract deadline coming next week, please consider submitting to our Cellular Signaling focus session (04.01.29), co-organized with @qiweiyu.bsky.social and sponsored by @aps-dbio.bsky.social. The session will highlight recent theory and experiments across various signaling systems.
For the 2026 APS March Meeting, please consider submitting your abstract to our new focus session on Cellular Sensing and Signaling (04.01.29), which aims to bridge theory and experiments to understand how cells sense and respond to environmental signals.
October 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Very exciting news! Love to see this community grow.
📣 GSNP is now DSNP, the APS Division of Statistical and Nonlinear Physics!
This milestone reflects our members' dedication in building a thriving and interdisciplinary community. Let’s continue advancing the frontiers of science together! engage.aps.org/dsnp/home

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June 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reposted by David Hathcock
Check out the CUNY-ITS/Princeton-CPBF symposium tomorrow on Information and Irreversibility itsatcuny.org/calendar/202... featuring @fakhrilab.bsky.social, my colleague John Bechhoefer, and yours truly!
Information and Irreversibility — Initiative for the Theoretical Sciences
Friday, 18 April, 2025 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM Skylight room
itsatcuny.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Reposted by David Hathcock
Join us Friday April 11 for talks by David Hathcock @davidhathcock.bsky.social (Mechanisms for dissipation-enhanced adaptation & cooperative sensing in bacterial chemotaxis) & Shailaja Seetharaman @sseethar.bsky.social (Mechanosensitive LIM domain protein FHL2 tunes endothelial function) #biophysics
April 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM