Tokyo College Event: “Information Flows Across Scales: Development, Neuroscience, Evolution”
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / Applying students / International students / Alumni / Companies / High school students / Technical college students / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | October 14, 2026 14:00 — 15:00 |
| Location | Online |
| Venue | Zoom Webinar |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
Zoom Webinar |
| Registration Period | August 26, 2026 — October 14, 2026 |
| Contact | tokyo.college.event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp Tokyo College collects personal information in order to provide you with the event URL and information about our current and future activities. Your personal information will not be disclosed to any third parties. |
Abstract
The story of biology is largely one about information. The Central Dogma talks about information flowing from DNA to proteins. During organismal development, cells use positional information to decide what tissue to become. In neuroscience we talk about neurons processing information. And in evolutionary biology, we study information stored and inherited in genomes. This lecture will introduce efforts at the interface of physics, information theory, and biology, to reshape this narrative into a predictive scientific theory.Program
LecturerGašper TKAČIK (Professor, Institute of Science and Technology Austria)
Commentator
KURODA Shinya (Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
Moderator
EMA Arisa (Associate Professor, Tokyo College)
