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Our goal in organising this symposium is to showcase the depth and breadth of research at the interface between physics, mathematics, computer science, and biology in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº. We aim to spur new collaborations within ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and across London by presenting new interdisciplinary approaches to tackle complex biological questions. 

Registration for this event is free but it is mandatory. We have limited spaces so please register early to avoid disappointment.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
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Directions: The Jeremy Bentham Room (JBR), is located in the Wilkins Building. Please walk through the quadrangle and take the entrance to the right. Please turn left along the South Cloisters and then walk up the stairs on your right, beside the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Main Library. 

Programme:

08.50-09.00  Welcome and Introduction

Session I

Chair: Chi-Chun Chen (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

09.00-09.30  The evolution of kinetic proofreading
Kabir Hussain (IPLS, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

09.30-10.00ÌýÌýHow Extracellular Matrix Shapes the Developing Human Brain
Katie Long (King’s College London)

10.00-10.30  Break and Discussion

Session II

Chair: Giulia Celora (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

10.30-11.00  A universal robustness to spatio-temporal variation in pattern formation
Mohit Dalwadi (IPLS, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

11.00-11.30  Multiscale Mechanics of Organ Morphogenesis
Rashmi Priya (Francis Crick Institute)

11.30-12.00  Break and Discussion

Session III - Keynote Speaker

Chair: Kabir Hussain (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

12.00-13.00  Encoding mechanical and chemical information in cell membrane organization: a sensory engram
Satyajit Mayor (University of Warwick and NCBS Bangalore) 

13.00-14.00  Lunch and Discussion

Session IV

Chair: Jonas Hartmann (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

14.00-14.30  Bayesian model discovery for biochemical networks
Vahid Shahrezaei (Imperial College London)

14.30-15.00  Self-organisation through nonequilibrium catalytic activity
Jaime Agudo-Canalejo (IPLS, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

15.00-15.30  Break and Discussion

Session V

Chair: Yanlan Mao (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº)

15.30-16.00  Early career researcher flash talks

16.00-17.30  Closing discussion and Drinks reception