Embryogenesis as information processing
How does information flow through physical processes to generate robust and precise patterns? Where does the information come from?
Research
Research Themes
Dynamical systems of fate and form
How do morphogenesis and cell differentiation interact to constrain and canalize development?
Modeling tissue flows
How do active stress patterns self-organize and generate coherent morphogenetic movements?
Dynamic morphoskeletons
What are the most robust, frame-invariant features of tissue flows? How do they arise and what role do they play?
Autocatalytic chemical ecosystems
Could ecological dynamics increase complexity before the first cells?