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| The goal of this project is to |
| investigate a model for the growth
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| bacterial colonies on top of agar |
| plates. The results will be tested |
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| against experimental observations |
| performed in the laboratory of
Prof. |
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| N. Mendelson, from the Department |
| of Molecular and Cellular Biology. |
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| The model consists of coupled |
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| differential equations which were |
| derived from a more general system |
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| by Profs. J. Lega and T. Passot. |
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| Depending on student interest,
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| project will involve numerical |
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| simulations of ordinary and partial |
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| differential equations, analysis
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| experimental data and/or modeling
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| biological phenomena. |
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