(1) understanding the physical principles governing biological processes with both theoretical and experimental approaches;
(2) exploiting and developing new methods and tools based on optics, microscopy, and nanotechnology to interrogate complex biological systems at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels.
(一) 以物理和化學為基礎,結合理論和實驗,探索生命現象的本質;
(二) 運用光學、顯微技術和奈米科學技術,開發新一代工具,研究生物系統在分子、細胞器官和細胞集群層次上的行為。