UCL Institute for the Physics of Living Systems Annual Symposium 2024
20 June 2024, 8:50 am–5:00 pm

The Institute for the Physics of Living Systems (IPLS) Annual Symposium will showcase the exciting interdisciplinary research performed by IPLS researchers and our collaborators. Our Symposium will take place on 20 June 2024 as an in-person event.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Jas Gill-Thind
Location
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Jeremy Bentham Room (JBR)Wilkins Main BuildingGower StreetLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
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 UCL. We aim to spur new collaborations within UCL 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.
Please register by 10th June 2024 for joining instructions.
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 UCL Main Library.
Programme:
08.50-09.00 Welcome and Introduction
Session I
Chair: Chi-Chun Chen (UCL)
09.00-09.30 The evolution of kinetic proofreading
Kabir Hussain (IPLS, UCL)
09.30-10.00 How 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 (UCL)
10.30-11.00 A universal robustness to spatio-temporal variation in pattern formation
Mohit Dalwadi (IPLS, UCL)
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 (UCL)
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 (UCL)
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, UCL)
15.00-15.30 Break and Discussion
Session V
Chair: Yanlan Mao (UCL)
15.30-16.00 Early career researcher flash talks
16.00-17.30 Closing discussion and Drinks reception