Jack Tuszynski
Politecnico di Torino
Quantum Consciousness depends on physics classical computers do not reproduce
Jack Tuszynski PhD is a professor of physics and biophysics at the Politecnico di Torino, with cross-appointments at the University of Alberta and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Calgary and has held positions at the Niels Bohr Institute and the University of Arizona.
Tuszynski’s research centers on quantum coherence in biological systems, particularly the computational properties of microtubules. He has developed detailed biophysical models of ion conductance, electromagnetic signaling, and information processing in cytoskeletal structures, providing a quantitative foundation for quantum approaches to consciousness.
He speaks at Consciousness Science 2026 (CS26) in San Diego, contributing computational biophysics and modeling expertise to the quantum consciousness debate alongside Penrose, Hameroff, and Neven.
Known for. Quantum biology of microtubules, computational biophysics, quantum approaches to consciousness
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