Alexis Pietak is a biophysicist and research scientist whose work focuses on understanding the mechanisms underlying the creation of complex, functional patterns in living systems. Dr. Pietak has a PhD in physics (2005), and dual degrees in engineering physics (2000) and biochemistry (2001) from Queen's University in Canada, along with more than a decade of experience in theoretical and experimental research at various universities in Canada and New Zealand. Since 2008, Dr. Pietak has used her multidisciplinary math, physics, and biology experience to develop useful and inventive computational models applicable to patterning processes happening in both in vitro culture plates and bioreactors, as well as the complex environment of living systems.
