Cell Motion and Multicellular Organization: A Mathematical Model for pattern formation in the Dictyostelium discoideum slug

Authors

Henry Tullis, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Emily Evans, Brigham Young University - Provo
John Dallon, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Cell motion, Cellular differentiation, Dictyostelium discoideum, mathematical modeling, agent-based model

Abstract

Understanding multicellular behavior is key to biology and medicine

• Embryonic development requires coordinated cell motion, differentiation
• Wound healing also relies on emergent multicellular processes
• Dictyostelium discoideum (Dd) has been identified as a model organism for biomedical research, partly because it is a simple example of multicellularity
• Understanding Dd can improve, inform approaches to these tricky problems

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Tullis, Henry; Evans, Emily; and Dallon, John, "Cell Motion and Multicellular Organization: A Mathematical Model for pattern formation in the Dictyostelium discoideum slug" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 64.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/64

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-03-21

Language

English

College

Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Department

Mathematics

University Standing at Time of Publication

Sophomore

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