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Quantum biological effects in microtubules

October 2025 · Czech Academy of Sciences

Quantum Biological Effects in the Microtubule Skeleton

In a Bioelectrodynamics webinar, Dr. Travis Craddock explored how quantum phenomena, including spin dynamics and energy transfer through aromatic amino acids, may influence neuronal function through microtubule structures, moving beyond classical models.

Quantum spin dynamics in biology

August 2025 · Northwestern University

Quantum Spin Dynamics in Biology

At Northwestern's Monthly Seminar in Physical Genomics, Dr. Craddock examined how weak magnetic fields and magnetic isotopes, particularly magnesium-25 nuclear spin, may influence biological systems through the radical pair mechanism, with implications for neurological disease.

Science of Consciousness 2025 quantum biology plenary

July 2025 · Barcelona, Spain

Science of Consciousness 2025: Quantum Biology Plenary

The Quantum Biology Plenary featured Philip Kurian, Travis Craddock, and Anita Goel addressing topics from the computational capacity of life to whether new physical frameworks are needed to understand consciousness, highlighting quantum biology as an emerging lens on cognition.

Quantum neurobiology and neuroinflammatory illness lecture

2025 · University of Waterloo

What is Quantum Neurobiology and How Can it Help Neuroinflammatory Illness?

In a Faculty of Science lecture, Dr. Craddock introduced quantum neurobiology and its relevance to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and long COVID, covering how inflammation-linked reactive oxygen species may trigger quantum energy events within neuronal microtubules.