Seminars of Theoretical Biology 2022!
May, 25th | 16h30-17h30 | Zoom
Speaker: Quentin Vagne (UniGE)
Next Event
25.05.2022 | 16h30-17h30 | Quentin Vagne (UniGE)
Active polar beads theory and rotating cell doublets
Assemblies of cells and tissues demonstrate self-organized collective behaviours, arising from pair-wise interactions between cells that are often polarized. It is a challenge to understand which dynamics can result from the cross-talks between mechanical forces, activity in general and polarity. Here we address this question by building a general active matter theory for a system of interacting polarized cells. We focus particularly on the case of two interacting cells and on the emergence of out-of-equilibrium steady-states where cells spontaneously rotate around each other, as can be observed experimentally in a simple in vitro setting.
About us
The aim of TheBioNet is to build a community of researchers working on diverse topics in mathematical and theoretical biology in Western Switzerland. Every semester we are holding seminars every two weeks where we have invited researchers from Western Switzerland working in theoretical and mathematical biology.
Organizers
- Luca Barberi, UNIGE
- Stefania Ebli, EPFL
- Isaline Guex, UniFR
- Xiang-Yi Li Richter, UniNE
- Vitor Sudbrack, UNIL