biophysicist
/ˌbaɪoʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/
noun
- A scientist who studies the physical principles of living things, such as how cells move or how energy flows in the body.
- The biophysicist used lasers to observe how proteins fold inside a cell.
- As a biophysicist, she spends her days modeling the electrical signals in the human brain.
- The university hired a new biophysicist to lead research on muscle contraction.