Speakers
Description
Biological processes occur at many scales. To simplify mathematical analyses, the multiscale nature of these systems is often abstracted. However, processes at one scale can have important effects at other scales. To clarify these effects, detailed cross-scale modelling is needed. There are many approaches that have been developed by researchers in different sub-fields of mathematical biology. In this session, we will bring together researchers studying cross-scale biological dynamics across a range of natural systems. This will highlight how novel mathematical frameworks can be used to formulate rules for cross-scale forces and to discover complex emergent phenomena across levels of biological organization. Mathematically, the talks will draw on tools from stochastic processes, dynamical systems, game theory, and network science to explore cross-scale phenomena in many settings, including cancer, infectious disease, and cultural evolution.
