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Participez au premier colloque interdisciplinaire de doctorants à Paris, organisé par des étudiants de l’école doctorale interdisciplinaire européenne « Frontières du Vivant ».
In June 2011, during the 2nd Paris Interdisciplinary PhD International Symposium, mathematicians, evolutionists, molecular biologists, cognitive scientists, sociologists, designers and artists will be invited to confront their perception of shapes and discuss the relevance of shapes in living systems. This symposium will be a unique opportunity to gather established senior researchers, young researchers and students from many different fields, start interdisciplinary debates and build up an open-minded and truly interdisciplinary scientific community.
Studying biological objects and their shape raises interesting scientific questions : Can we explain how and why a system builds and invests energy to maintain a certain shape ? How do living systems sense the shapes surrounding them ? What is the function of these shapes on different levels of description ? From receptor-ligand interactions, globular shape of Volvox colonies, biofilms of B. subtilis, branched shapes of neurons, to the structure of living space of social species. What are the mechanisms that direct the change of shape during metamorphosis of insects and embryogenesis ? How do naturally occurring shapes differ from artificial shapes ? Can we and should we use our knowledge and technology to re-shape living systems ?
Ce colloque a pour but de réunir des jeunes chercheurs (en master, doctorat, post doctorat) de domaines divers (biologie, physique, chimie, mathématiques, informatique…) avec d’éminents chercheurs, afin d’encourager des échanges scientifiques riches autour des sciences de la vie. Le thème retenu pour cette année s’intitule « Shapes in living systems ».
Conférenciers confirmés :
Jean-François Joanny, Institut Curie
Jacques Prost, ESPCI ParisTech
Robert D. Goldman, NorthWestern University
Dennis Discher, University of Pennsylvania
Eshel Ben-Jacob, Tel-Aviv University
Ron Eglash, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Audrey Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Botond Roska, Friedrich Miescher Institute
Kumaran Ramamurthi, US National Cancer Institute
Patrick Eichenberger, New York University
Nicolas Thoma, Friedrich Miescher Institute
Anthony Herrel, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Kerwyn Casey Huang, Stanford University
Linda Smith, Indiana University
et bien d’autres…
Programme, inscription, renseignements pratiques : consulter le site de l’évenement