Animal developmental biology is full of fascinating questions:

• How do sister cells choose between different fates?
• How do patterns form?
• How do tissues obtain and maintain their shapes?

In our team, we address these questions using computer models. Models are great tools to check if our current understanding is consistent with expected outcomes, and to test mechanistic hypotheses for their feasibility. A well-crafted model is also predictive: In our everyday lives we all rely on weather models to predict rainfall. Our ultimate goal is to generate predictive models of animal development with all of its complexities.
Depending on the specific question and the prior biological knowledge, we craft our models using approaches such as ordinary differential equations or multiscale cell-based models using cellular Potts or center-based formalisms. 

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Tsingos group - Department of Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics