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Pattern formation and fluctuations in biological/soft condensed matter physics
Reference
BBS/E/J/000CA347
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Martin Howard
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
John Innes Centre
Department
John Innes Centre Department
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
6,950
Status
Completed
Type
Institute Project
Start date
01/12/2007
End date
30/09/2010
Duration
34 months
Abstract
My current research is centred on several rapidly emerging topics in systems biology. These include modelling the dynamics of plasmid partitioning by the ParABC system, unravelling the effects of fluctuations in morphogen systems, modelling the dynamics of DivIVA in Streptomyces branching, and simulating the position of cell division in fission yeast. All of these problems involve complex pattern-forming spatiotemporal dynamics, where mathematical modelling is essential in determining the underlying mechanisms at work. Techniques used include partial differential equation models, often in the form of reaction-diffusion equations, as well as Langevin equations. Stochastic simulations are frequently employed, typically using Monte-Carlo methods.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Not funded via Committee
Research Topics
Microbiology, Systems Biology
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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