BIOMAT Course
Additional Info
- ECTS credits: 6
- University: University of Granada
- Semester: 3
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Topics:
The course is structured around several minicourses and guest seminars, addressing various contemporary issues in the Life Sciences and Social Sciences. The duration of each session will be tailored to the specific topic discussed. Examples of subjects to be covered include: recent findings on complex systems and emergent behaviors in biomedicine and social sciences; nonlinear modeling of interactions among groups of individuals; analysis of collective versus individual behavior; examination of pattern formation in collective processes; cellular communication; application of game theory processes to individual interactions as a driver for modeling cooperation or competition among species; chemotaxis and quorum sensing; economic agent models; cellular movement; inmune system, among others.
For a historical overview of the topics covered, please refer to the following website:
Modeling Nature Training
The minicourses and seminars will be held intensively throughout the semester. Additionally, the course will be complemented with an intensive session in June. The theme for the 2024-2025 course will be anti-aging and cancer, focusing on both cellular modeling and implications for the immune system and inflammatory processes.