Evolutionary dynamics

Date
Oct 9, 2020, 10:00 am10:00 am
Location
Zoom

Details

Event Description

Evolution is a combination of randomness and selection, in systems with many interacting degree of freedom, and hence a challenging problem in statistical physics.
In this symposium we will look at the dynamics of evolution in the real world, including data on covid-19, in simplified laboratory experiments,
and in abstract theoretical models, grounded in statistical mechanics.

To receive a Zoom invitation and a password, please register at https://forms.gle/BYaSWq8xwzwGizUA7  

10:00 - 11:30   Richard Neher, University of Basel
12:00 - 1:30     Ivana Cvijović, Stanford University (Fall 2020)
2:00 - 3:30       Oskar Hallatschek, University of California, Berkeley

Tracking and predicting viral evolution, from flu to covid-19
Richard Neher, University of Basel  

Evolution at high resolution
Ivana Cvijović, Stanford University

Space – evolution's ultimate frontier
Oskar Hallatschek, University of California, Berkeley

 

Sponsors
  • CPBF an NSF PFC
  • Initiative for the Theoretical Sciences (ITS)
  • CUNY doctoral programs in Physics and Biology