Organizers : Madan Rao, Mukund Thattai, Sandeep Krishna, Shachi Gosavi and Shashi Thutupalli
Venue: NCBS, Bangalore
Dates: Jun 15 - 24, 2016
Monsoon School- Physics of Life 2016 VIDEO
Batch of 2016
Biology is essentially an interdisciplinary field and is in the forefront of modern physics and information sciences. The goal of this school is to:
(i) expose undergraduate students from mathematics, physical sciences and engineering backgrounds to exciting problems in biology through research talks by biologists, physicists and computer scientists. Topics include: the structure and function of biomolecules; the organization of cells; the development of organisms from embryos to adults; the structure and function of the brain; populations and ecosystems; and aspects of evolution.
(ii) provide pedagogical instruction on a range of mathematical topics, so that students will be better prepared to enter Ph.D. programmes in computational biology, systems biology, biophysics, and related areas. Topics include: biophysics and soft-matter physics, ranging from aspects of molecules to those of cells and tissues; information processing and decision making, at the level of cells or of the brain; stochastic processes in molecules or populations; genetic networks and feedback systems; biomechanics and robotics.
Location: Malgova
Schedule
| 15/06/2016 | 16/06/2016 | 17/06/2016 | 18/06/2016 | 19/06/2016 | 20/06/2016 | 21/06/2016 | 22/06/2016 | 23/06/2016 | 24/06/2016 | |
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| Wed | Thur | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thur | Fri | |
| 9:30-11:00 | Arnab | Arnab | Manoj | Manoj | Manoj | Mukund | Project Presentations | |||
| 11:00-11:30 | Tea-Break | Tea-Break | Tea-Break | Tea-Break | Tea-Break | Tea-Break | Tea-Break | Tea-Break | ||
| 11:30- 13:00 | Introduction | Richard | Vijay | Project development | Shashi | Kavitha Jain | Kavitha Jain | Mukund | Project Presentations | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||
| 14:00-15:00 | Roop Mallik | Maithreyi Narasimha | Namrata Gundiah | Dasaradhi Palakodeti | Sunil Laxman | Amitabh Joshi | Career discussion | |||
| 15:00-15:30 | (PLEASE NOTE TIMING 15:00 - 16:00) Usha Vijayraghavan | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | ||
| 15:30-17:30 | Tutorials | Tutorials | Tutorials | Tutorials | Tutorials | Tutorials | Tutorials | |||
| 17:30-19:30 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | |||
| 19:30-20:15 | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | School dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner |
Namrata Gundiah (IISc, Bangalore)
Amitabh Joshi (JNCASR, Bangalore)
Sunil Laxman (InStem, Bangalore)
Roop Mallik (TIFR, Mumbai)
Maithreyi Narasimha (TIFR, Mumbai)
Dasaradhi Palakodeti (InStem, Bangalore)
Usha Vijayraghavan (IISc, Bangalore)
Lecturers:
Arnab Bhattacharyya (IISc, Bangalore)
Manoj Gopalkrishnan (TIFR, Mumbai)
Kavita Jain (JNCASR, Bangalore)
Vijaykumar Krishnamurthy (ICTS, Bangalore)
Richard Morris (NCBS, Bangalore)
Mukund Thattai (NCBS, Bangalore)
Shashi Thutupalli (NCBS, Bangalore)