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ModelMEMS (Modelling Microbial Ecology at Multiple Scales) is hosting its second tutorial (virtually) Aug 17th (3-6 pm): "Exploring bacterial and phage interactions with dynamical models"

Hilje Doekes will give the next tutorial in August, this time about modeling phage/bacterial dynamics. Hilje is an expert in eco-evolutionary dynamical systems modeling and has been interested in understanding the dynamics governing the lysis/lysogenic decisions of phages. She recently published a beautiful paper about modeling a viral small-molecule communication system that governs the switch between lytic and lysogenic modes of a phage.

Hilje will cover the broader question of how to model phage-bacterial interactions and how to use these models to gain insights into the detailed ecological and evolutionary dynamics that are governed by phages. She will first give a historical and current overview of previous models(e.g. and). Next, she'll talk about her own work and finalize the tutorial with a practical hands-on tour of her model.

Register here and watch the previous tutorial here!