Armand Despons

I am a theoretical physicist trained in thermodynamics and statistical physics, with a particular interest in the physics of biochemical systems. During my PhD, I studied autocatalysis, a central feature of metabolism, from a theoretical standpoint. I examined how the topology of autocatalytic reaction networks shapes their nonequilibrium behavior. As a postdoc, I now focus on bioenergetics by developing theory in close connection with experimental data to understand how thermodynamics influences cell physiology.

Short CV 

2021 --- 2024, PhD in Physics at Gulliver Lab, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Paris. Advisor: David Lacoste

2019 --- 2021, MSc Physics at Paris-Saclay University, ICFP Soft Matter and Biophysics, Paris

2016 --- 2019, BSc Physics at Paris-Saclay University, Paris