Speaker:

Brandon Ogbunu, Associate Professor, Yale School of Medicine

Title:

Soft Rules for Biological Engineering: Context and Complexity in Evolutionary Genetics and Beyond

Abstract:

In this seminar, I will discuss contemporary approaches to engineering of complex biological systems through the lens of cutting-edge ideas in evolutionary theory and population genetics.

Speaker Bio:

C. Brandon Ogbunu is an Associate Professor (Tenure) in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. He is a computational biologist whose research investigates complex problems in epidemiology, evolutionary & population genetics, and evolution. His work utilizes a range of methods, from experimental evolution, to biochemistry, applied mathematics, and evolutionary computation.

Location:

In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/97538907404
PW: NICO26

About the Speaker Series:

Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems, data science and network science. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. Please visit: https://bit.ly/WedatNICO for information on future speakers.