Systems Biology Theory Lunch

"Chalk" talks (whiteboard only, no slideware) on conceptual issues in biological systems. Open to all.
To join the mailing list or for more information, contact jeremy (at) hms.harvard.edu

Schedule of talks for 2019-20

HMS, Warren Alpert Building, Room 563, 12-2pm, on most fridays during term


      THEORY LUNCH STARTS ON THE LAST FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER, 27 SEP 2019

27 Sep 2019  Torbjörn Lundh  Why don't circular wounds heal and a few other bloody problems
4 Oct 2019  Lea Goentoro  Why are jellyfish round?
11 Oct 2019  Gina Turrigiano  Self-tuning neurons and firing rate homeostasis
18 Oct 2019  Daniel Milo  Embracing neutrality and Nature's safety net
25 Oct 2019  Jon Bloom  Learning in real brains and artificial neural networks
1 Nov 2019  Caroline Uhler  Genomes and AI — from packing to regulation
8 Nov 2019    SB DEPARTMENT EVENT
15 Nov 2019  Meromit Singer  POSTPONED TO 12 JUNE 2020
22 Nov 2019  John Costello  Primitive and modern swimmers achieve high maneuverability through similar turning mechanisms
29 Nov 2019    THANKSGIVING
6 Dec 2019  Eva Jablonka  Learning, memory mechanisms and the evolutionary transition to consciousness
13 Dec 2019  Daniel Promislow  Integrating theories of aging across 10 orders of magnitude

      WE TAKE A BREAK FROM 20 DEC 2019 - 14 FEB 2020 INCLUSIVE

21 Feb 2020  Jianping Fu  Building synthetic human embryo-like entities
28 Feb 2020    SB DEPARTMENT EVENT
6 Mar 2020  Herbert Levine  Hybrid phenotypic states and their possible role in cancer metastasis
    THEORY LUNCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR
    AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
    TALKS ARE BEING RESCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR


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