Mathematical Models for Phototaxis

by Doron Levy - (University of Maryland)

Certain organisms undergo phototaxis, that is they migrate toward light. In this talk we will discuss our recent results on modeling phototaxis in order to understand the functionality of the cell and how the motion of individual cells is translated into emerging patterns on macroscopic scales. This is a joint work with Amanda Galante, Susanne Wisen, Tiago Requeijo, and Devaki Bhaya.