Controlling Pattern Formation in Active-Ordered Fluids Active fluids comprised of reconstituted biopolymers and motor proteins are self-driven materials that exhibit rich spatiotemporal dynamics. These dynamics are characterized by buckling instabilities and the proliferation of topological defects in orientational order. These defects drive material flows and give the system its striking, characteristic texture and dynamics. One …

A stochastic first-order reaction gene translation and nuclear-to-cell ratio homeostasis model Cell size varies between different cell types, and between different growth and osmotic conditions. However, the nuclear-to-cell volume ratio (N/C ratio) is largely maintained. In this presentation, I will first introduce an osmotic pressure balance model of N/C ratio determination, which relates the N/C …

Understanding the effect of white matter delays on large scale brain dynamics The presence of myelin is a powerful structural factor that controls the conduction velocity of mammalian axons. It is the combination of local synaptic activity and non-local delayed axonal interactions within the cortex that is believed to be the major source of large-scale …