Prof. Dr. Hans Othmer

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietBioinformatik und Theoretische Biologie,Mathematik in der Biologie und anderen Naturwissenschaften
KeywordsCell-cell interaction, Directed motion, Interacting cell systems, Internal cell dynamics, Kinetic models,developmental biology

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtMinneapolis
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Minnesota
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Mathematics

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Stefan MüllerMax-Planck-Institut für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Angela StevensMax-Planck-Institut für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften, Leipzig
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.01.2004

Programm(e)

2003Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Othmer is an internationally outstanding expert in mathematical biology. His research covers modeling and analysis of coupled cell systems, gene regulatory networks, signal transduction, transport through membranes, calcium dynamics in neural tissue, and of development of the NIH model organism Dictyostelium discoideum. The Humboldt prize is supporting his project on a better understanding of the interplay between internal cell dynamics, cell communication and motion; a question of great importance in development and several disease states.