Aim of the research area
This is a new area of study that seeks to understand how order in multicellular
systems emerges from randomly moving cells as they interact with their
surroundings. The movement of individual cells and cell populations is
inherently affected by biophysical fluctuations. This research seeks to
elucidate the principles by which cells influence their environment and
how that environment restricts the randomness and freedom of cell movements,
thereby alleviating strain and disorder in tissue[s] and leading to a conducive,
robust, and harmonious state. This is a 5-year project that started in
2010.
