| Plenary 3 | 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm, July 27Okubo Prize Winner |
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| Hans Othmer |
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| School of Mathematics and Digital Technology Center, University of Minnesota |
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| Title | Robustness of Pattern Formation in Development |
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| Abstract | In many developing systems the outcome is buffered to numerous perturbations, ranging from major ones such as separation of the cells at the 2-cell stage in Xenopus (which can lead to one smaller, but normal adult, and an amorphous mass of tissue), to less severe ones such as changes in the ambient temperature or the loss of one copy of a gene. The general question is how systems are buffered against variations in such factors. We address this question in the specific context of scale-invariance: how different size embryos lead to normally-proportioned adults. |
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| Chair | Avner Friedman |
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| Location | Woodward 2 |
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