It captivates me how biological complexity is often governed by very simple rules. I focus my scientific energy on simulating complex microbial ecosystems and identifying key principles of their evolution. These models contain many interacting players, such as genes, mobile genetic elements, microbes, and their hosts like plants and animals. I believe that these computational models are integral to understanding the complexity of nature.
Computational models are like "virtual laboratories", with which you can playfully unpack the complexity of nature