3:45–5:00 pm
GCIS W301/303 929 E. 57th St
Host: Asst. Prof. Elizabeth Jerison, Dept. of Physics (ejerison@uchicago.edu)
Adaptive navigation in bacteria and flies
During chemical navigation organisms need to continuously adapt their strategy to the changing signal statistics and context in which the navigation takes place. What information to extract from the signal and how to utilize it can change over time. I will report on experiments we conducted that examine how bacteria and fruit flies perform such adaptation.
About the JFI Colloquium: The James Franck Institute Colloquium is a monthly event inviting distinguished scholars from research institutions around the globe to share creative, groundbreaking research at the intersection of chemistry, physics, and materials science. As an interdisciplinary institution, the JFI welcomes researchers and students from a wide variety of scientific disciplines to attend and partake in lively discussion. Colloquium speakers are nominated by JFI faculty and selected annually by the colloquium committee. Find the full calendar on the JFI website.