About me

Hello! I’m Wei Wang (汪巍), currently a Ph.D. student in Physics at Johns Hopkins University. My main research interest lies at the interface between physics and living systems.

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics, Johns Hopkins University2020–2026
  • Advisor: Brian A. Camley
• B.S. in Physics, Tongji University (同济大学)2016–2020

Selected Publications

▶ Ruptures and tissue size control

What controls whether cells - or clusters of cells - break off from an invading cancerous front? We use a phase field model exploring how confinement, adhesion, and chemotaxis drive cell dissociation that can lead to metastasis - capturing behavior observed in experiments with microfluidic channels.

Confinement, Jamming, and Adhesion in Cancer Cells Dissociating from a Collectively Invading Strand

W. Wang, R. A. Law, E. P. Ipiña, K. Konstantopoulos, and B. A. Camley^✉
PRX Life 3, 013012 (2025)

Controlling tissue size by active fracture

W. Wang and B. A. Camley^✉
Phys. Rev. E 113, 034405 (2026)

Divergence of detachment forces in the finite Voronoi model

W. Wang and B. A. Camley^✉
arXiv:2604.15481 [cond-mat.soft] (2026)

🎉 The associated code is wrapped up as a Python package, PyAFV! See an interactive simulation demo using our PyAFV on Prof. Dapeng (Max) Bi's homepage!

▶ Cell sensing under noise

How precisely can a cell detect when it runs into another cell? This question is fundamental for understanding how single cells coordinate navigation and decision-making, with implications for immune surveillance and cancer invasion.

Limits on the accuracy of contact inhibition of locomotion

W. Wang and B. A. Camley^✉
Phys. Rev. E 109, 054408 (2024)