Katie Bentley
The Francis Crick Institute
UK
Overview
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Course overview
This practical course teaches the basics of multicellular modelling to any researcher wishing to enter the field, particularly experimentalists with no prior experience of computational modelling.
It is a “hands-on” course with 60% of the time devoted to students working on laptops performing exercises designed to give a practical familiarity with different types of computational modelling. The course focuses on the dynamics of multicellular systems- from embryos to organoids, covering both the molecular side (how gene regulatory networks perform pattern formation) and also the mechanical side in 2D and 3D (how the movements and activities of many cells together leads to tissue-level morphogenesis and organisation).
A carefully-chosen variety of modelling tools will be introduced, which cover the core approaches of vertex models, finite element models (FEM), and agent-based models (ABM). Attendees will also work through the week in small groups on group projects, which will be presented on the last day to the whole class. Each day will end with a keynote lecture by a prominent researcher in the field, putting the topic of the day into context through an example of relevant biological research.
The week is organised to maximise networking between the students and the teachers and speakers.
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Speakers
Speakers, trainers, staff
James Briscoe
The Francis Crick Institute
UK
Javier Buceta
Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I²SysBio) CSIC-UV
Spain
Alex Fletcher
The University of Sheffield
UK
Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Spain
Yanlan Mao
MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology
UK
James Sharpe
EMBL Barcelona
Spain
Alejandro Torres-Sanchez
EMBL Barcelona
Spain
Berta Verd
University of Oxford
UK
Alexandria Volkening
Purdue University
USA
Scientific organisers
Katie Bentley
The Francis Crick Institute
UK
James Sharpe
EMBL Barcelona
Spain
Alejandro Torres-Sanchez
EMBL Barcelona
Spain
Event organisers
Julia Patricia Nohle
Course and Conference Officer
EMBL Heidelberg
Germany
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Date: 14 - 20 Jun 2025
Location: EMBL Barcelona
Organisers:
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Katie Bentley
The Francis Crick Institute, Kings College London, UK -
James Sharpe
EMBL Barcelona, Spain -
Alejandro Torres Sanchez
EMBL Barcelona, Spain -
Contact: Julia Patricia Nohle