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Living systems continually transform energy reservoirs into action. These active movements occur across scales, from conformational changes of molecular motors through to the collective motion of migrating animals. Active motility is fundamental to the way living matter functions and self-organises. It is a key response strategy to external or internal stimuli. Thus, it is simultaneously a fundamental characteristic of biological adaptability and of the physicality of organisms. Because of its dual nature, researching motility has been among the most effective points of collaboration between biologists and physicists.

This workshop is the second in a series exploring Motility in Microbes, Molecules and Matter (MMMM) and this meeting seeks to look beyond motion of individual units to ask how motility within dense collectives can lead to self-organised structures. The programme is organized jointly by the IOP Biological and Computational Physics Groups with the aim to stimulate new collaborative partnerships between experimental biologists and computational physicists.

We will focus on the role of motility in dense collections of cells, from biofilms through to tissues. We will particularly focus on the role of motility in self-organisation of structures within these biological materials. The workshop will revolve around four keynote presentations on the feedback between motility and signalling in morphogenesis and biofilms. Talks will be bilateral, with a duo of experimental and computational approaches. To foster in-depth exchanges, the workshop includes multiple round-table discussions tackle and debate key questions.

We would be delighted if you would join us in advancing the frontier of collaborative work on motility in dense cellular material at this one-day workshop.





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