Lehrende/r: Dr. Udo Birk
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: Dynamics of Biophysi
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: Advanced Seminar (Oberseminar) Times: Tuesday 15:45-17:15, Place: IMB Mainz, Ackermannweg 4, Board Room, 2nd floor The course will be available through video conferencing at KIP, Uni Heidelberg Lecturer: Dr. Udo Birk Teaching language will be English, unless otherwise specified. This course addresses students who hold a Masters or Diplom degree in Physics or Biophysics. A good working knowledge in optics, genetics, and in digital image processing should be very helpful. This could be obtained in our other courses on Applied Biomedical Optics (see our Teaching Webpage at www.optics.imb-mainz.de).
Inhalt: Recognizing that many physiologic systems are regulated via feedback mechanisms, we aim to develop quantitative models of biophysical processes, and to validate them with experimental data obtained from independent methods, be it through direct observation using imaging techniques or via indirect quantitative measurements. On the other hand, quantitative measurements of biophysical processes are usually combined with visualization approaches of large and multi-scale data sets. Visualization approaches however, require special care for them to faithfully transport the underlying biophysical truth, and not being subjected to artefacts. Our approach aims at showing that minimal models may capture many properties of collective biological phenomena. Among such phenomena, spontaneous emergence of a collective behavior is a universal property of biological systems. It requires a proper theoretical and modelling framework to fully understand such collective behavior. Minimal models are based on the essential features of the system at hand, such as conservation laws and symmetries, and allow for a deeper understanding of the universal mechanisms lying behind many biophysical problems.
Empfohlene Literatur: Wiley, Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, ISBN: 978-1-118-58178-0
Zusätzliche Informationen: Course webpage: http://www.optics.imb-mainz.de/teach.php