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My scientific path has been deeply shaped by my collaboration with Béla Novák and John Tyson. Working on the early embryonic cycles of Drosophila melanogaster, I was introduced to a way of thinking that seeks simple, robust principles behind complex biological phenomena.
Beyond the specific results, Béla Novák’s approach, which combines conceptual clarity with biological insight, left a lasting mark on how I approach modeling. This influence continues to guide my work at Institut Curie, where I continue to explore the cell cycle in cancer. There, I have moved from deterministic ODE models toward a stochastic Boolean framework to better capture the heterogeneity and variability of tumor systems.
This presentation is both a reflection on our early work and a personal tribute to Béla’s enduring impact on our scientific thinking.
