Stephen J. Hagen
Professor & Associate Chair
Areas of Interest/Research
In our laboratory we study the dynamics of biological systems. Past research has focused on the use of time-resolved optical methods to study fast (nanosecond and microsecond) processes that occur during the folding and assembly of proteins and peptides. More recently our research has focused on gene regulatory networks, especially those involved in bacterial signaling and communication. We are particularly interested in the physical aspects of bacterial quorum sensing, including the role of noise and stochasticity in quorum sensing networks, the spatial and temporal capabilities and limits of quorum sensing communication, and the ways that quorum sensing networks integrate environmental information of different types.
Background
Professor (2010- ) | Associate Chair (2013- ) | Associate Professor (2004-2010) | Assistant Professor (1999-2004) | Senior Staff Fellow, National Institutes of Health (1998-1999) | A.I.P. Congressional Science Fellow (1997) | Staff Fellow, National Institutes of Health (1992-1996) | Faculty Research Associate, University of Maryland (1989-1992) | Ph.D., Physics, Princeton University (1989) | B.A., Physics, Wesleyan University (1984)
Contact Information
Email: sjhagen@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 392-4716
Office: 2362 New Physics Building
Current Office Hours
Mailing Address
PO Box 118440
2001 Museum Rd
Gainesville FL 32611-8440
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