Foundations and Current Trends

This is the 3nd installment of the new Gordon Research Conference on Stochastic Physics in Biology. Our conference will bring together an emerging community of theorists and experimentalists that investigate fundamental questions about how living systems tolerate or utilize fluctuations, noise, or heterogeneity. Researchers will discuss current progress on uncovering emergent phenomena and design principles that allow cells to function, develop and evolve in the stochastic regime. The conference is organized to encourage discussion across different research communities focused on biological questions at diverse spatial and temporal scales. Talks from leading researchers and lively discussions will encompass current research topics in biochemical networks (day 1), cells (day 2), development (day 3), and evolution (day 4). The meeting will help support interdisciplinary research at the interface between biology, physics and mathematics.