Title: Mesoscopic models for propagation in biology
Speaker: Vincent Calvez (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon)
Abstract: I will discuss three case studies of biological waves which share some common features from the mathematical viewpoint: 1/ the collective migration of bacteria E. coli in a micro-channel 2/ the wave of invasion of cane toads in Australia 3/ the adaptation of an ageing population to a changing environment. I will address the mathematical question of wave propagation, and discuss some biological consequences for each of these case studies.
Bio: Born in 1981 in Saint-Malo (France) CNRS Senior Researcher Institut Camille Jordan, Lyon, France Currently at the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, Vancouver, BC
I have been working on mathematical models for biology since my undergraduate studies. I did my PhD under the supervision of Benoît Perthame in Paris 6 about modeling and analysis for collective motion of cells. I studied concentration waves of bacteria in a micro-channel by means of a mesoscopic model based on kinetic transport equations. More recently, I moved to theoretical eco-evolutionary biology, e.g. dispersal evolution, propagation of invasive species, and evolution of ageing.
Curriculum Vitae
2016 CNRS Senior Researcher at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
2016 EMS Prize
2015 Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), ENS de Lyon
2014 CNRS Bronze medal
2008 CNRS Young Researcher at ENS de Lyon (France)
2007 PhD in Mathematics, Univ. of Paris 6 and ENS
2001 Interdisciplinary program in math and biology, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris
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