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Research Projects: Exploring the Frontiers of Biological Emergence

This is example content. This content should be removed or replaced with real content. The CAFE-BIO Doctoral Network offers a unique portfolio of cutting-edge research projects, each designed to push the boundaries of our understanding of emergence in biological systems. These projects are at the heart of our training program, providing our Doctoral Candidates with the opportunity to conduct original, impactful research under the guidance of world-leading experts.

Each project is inherently interdisciplinary, integrating methodologies and perspectives from fields such as systems biology, biophysics, computational modeling, neuroscience, and microbiology. They are carefully crafted to address key questions about how complex functions, structures, and behaviors arise from simpler interactions across various biological scales – from molecular assemblies to cellular communities and entire organisms.

Explore the diverse range of projects available, each offering a distinct challenge and a chance to contribute significantly to the coherent analytical framework for biological emergence. These projects are not only scientifically stimulating but also provide comprehensive training in advanced research techniques and transferable skills, preparing our Doctoral Candidates for successful careers in academia, industry, and beyond.

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Bayesian inference of active Brownian motion

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Beyond the extensile/contractile dichotomy in active nematics

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Bottom-up modelling of dense bacterial suspensions

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Collective tug-of-war dynamics: from molecular motors to ant groups

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Control theory for topological active matter

Defect dynamics in pulsating active matter

Dense active matter and the cage escape dynamics of active particles

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Dynamics of interacting molecular motors

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Elucidating the role of mechano-signalling feedback in dense cellular collectives

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Exploring (dry) active field theories (AMB+) to unravel solidification of protein condensates

Growth of cells in viscoelastic medium

Learning non-reciprocal interactions between migrating cells

Microscopically-informed active field theories

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Proliferating active media

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Statistical mechanics of motility and growth within extracellular matrices

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