Special Interest Group Meeting

Mathematical modeling of fungal growth and function

Organiser

Fordyce Davidson, University of Dundee, UK

This SIG meeting will cover aspects of fungal growth ranging from the bio-mechanics of vesicle trafficking and hyphal tip growth through to the form and function of mycelial networks. Individually, contributions will be interdisciplinary and will underpin advances in biological understanding at the chosen scale. Collectively, they will represent a significant advance in the multi-scale understanding of fungal biology. A multi-scale, quantitative approach is ideal for (and perhaps necessary to) the efficient translation of molecular genetics to a deeper understanding of the organism as a whole and its role in the host environment. This meeting will show-case state-of-the-art mathematical and computational approaches.

Confirmed Speakers

Dr Fordyce Davidson, University of Dundee, UK
Modelling Fungi Across Scales

Dr Marcus Roper, University of California, USA
Dynamics of genomic spreading and mixing in a growing filamentous fungus

Dr Graeme Boswell, University of Glamorgan, UK
A hybrid model of the development of fungal networks

Luke Heaton, University of Oxford, UK
Growth induced mass flows in fungal networks

Daniel Hofstadler, University of Graz, Austria
A discrete model of mycelial growth including anastomosis

Dr Mark Fischer, College of Mount St. Joseph, USA
On the motion of fungal spores through air and water