Theory across Biology 
Unitobler F021, Lerchenweg 36, Bern

Program - 14.06.2024

09:30 - 09:55: registration and welcome coffee

09:55 - 10:00: introductory words

10:00 - 10:45: EMBO YIP lecture -  Christoph Zechner (MPI Dresden): Stochasticity in Cells and Tissues
“Using molecular fluctuations to study chromatin dynamics in living cells”

10:45 - 11:30: Charles Mullon (University of Lausanne): Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology
"On the many paths that lead to polymorphism"

11:30 - 12:00: Selected Speaker - Peter Lenart (University of Bern)
"“Time-dependent impact of developmental processes on the evolution of aging”

12:00 - 14:00: lunch / flip chart session

14:00 - 14:45: Vassily Hatzimanikatis (EPF Lausanne): Metabolic engineering
“Is there a (unified or unifying) theory of metabolism?”

14:45 - 15:15: Selected Speaker - Daan de Groot (Biozentrum, Basel)
“Unlocking the potential of single-cell omics data through principled analysis”

15:15 - 15:45: coffee break / flip chart session

15:45 - 16:15: Selected Speaker - Kathrin Laxhuber (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, DE)
“Spatial organisation of the cell's metabolic engine”

16:15 - 17:00: Zena Hadjivasiliou (Crick Institute): Self-organisation of development
“Shaping morphogen gradients: from molecules to tissues and back”

17:00 - 18:00: last thoughts over drinks