Overview
Title: Competing actin-propelled beads: a biophysical model
Mariya Savinov is an NITMB Fellow. In their research, Savinov has used ideas from viscoelastic mechanics, fluid dynamics, percolation theory, and active matter to develop biomechanical models which reveal the role of friction, motor stress, and system size in actomyosin network dynamics. At the NITMB, Savinov seeks to develop new mathematical modeling approaches to investigate the underlying principles of adaptive collective dynamics of multicellular systems, generating experimentally testable predictions to explore with collaborators working on eukaryotic and prokaryotic model systems.
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