Spring 2020

The biophysics/soft matter seminars will be held Mondays at 1:30pm in P8445.2 unless otherwise stated.

Date Speaker Topic
Jan 20 Geoff Schiebinger (Mathematics, UBC)

Towards a Mathematical Theory of Development: Analyzing Developmental Stochastic Processes with Optimal Transport

Jan 27 Adam Barlev(Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SFU)

DNAs Encounter with Ultraviolet Light: An Instinct for Self-Preservation?

Feb 3 Karel Proesmans (Physics, SFU)

From broken symmetries to bounds on current fluctuations

Feb 10 Jayon Paulose (Physics, Oregon)

Patterns of genetic diversity under long-range dispersal

Feb 13 Eric Jones (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Simplification and control of microbial ecosystems