Cargese Summer School
14-26 July 2008

The Geometry and Mechanics of Growth
in Biological Systems

Registration Closed


General scope

The variety of shapes and processes involved in plant and animal development is fascinating. The interplay between geometry, mechanical forces, biochemical signalling and morphogenesis has recently emerged as the object of interdisciplinary investigation combining approaches from developmental biology, computer science, mechanical engineering and physics. Specific examples include genetic expression in the drosophilla embryo, organ initation in plants, or growth and remodelling in bones.

The goal of the School is to bring together the different communities working on growth and morphogenesis, build a common language and knowledge, and foster future multidiscilplinary research.

The School will feature lectures aimed at an audience from different backgrounds. It will start with introductory courses in plant biology and physics of continuous media. Subsequent courses will cover more specialised topics in plant and animal development, and in continuous media, see Topics for details.

School location

Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse.
Corsica, France.
http://www.iesc.univ-corse.fr/Pages/Institut.html