Does Mathematics Have Anything to do With Biology? - Philip Maini

No two subjects in the sciences are presented as being more different than mathematics and biology, so this is a very fair question to ask, especially as here, "mathematics" does not include statistics, while "biology" includes physiology, medicine etc. This talk will illustrate how mathematics has had a profound impact in biology.

Examples will include Alan Turing's groundbreaking work on biological pattern formation (which Philip has actually applied to football shirt patterns), Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley's Nobel Prize winning explanation for neuronal signalling, and potentially new therapies for certain cancers.

Philip Maini is Professor of Mathematical Biology and Director of the Wolfson Centre for Mathematical Biology in Oxford.

Please email @email to register to attend in person.

The lecture will be broadcast on the Oxford Mathematics YouTube Channel on Wednesday 02 December at 5-6 pm and any time after (no need to register for the online version).

The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.