Schedule

Week 1

Nov 16, 2026 – Welcome and Intro to Python (HC 13:15-17:00).

Nov 17, 2026 – Evolving populations I: Mutation and selection (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC8 13:15-17:00).

Nov 19, 2026 – Evolving populations II: Genotype-phenotype maps (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC9 13:15-17:00).

Week 2

Nov 23, 2026 – Guest lecture: Rutger Hermsen (HC 13:15-17:00).

Nov 24, 2026 – Evolving populations III: Collective behaviour (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC10 13:15-17:00).

Nov 26, 2026 – Pattern formation I: Gradients and segments (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC1 13:15-17:00).

Week 3

Nov 30, 2026 – Guest lecture: Pattern formation (HC 13:15-17:00).

Dec 1, 2026 – Pattern formation II: Turing patterns (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC2 13:15-17:00).

Dec 3, 2026 – Pattern formation III: Clock and Wavefront (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC3 13:15-17:00).

Week 4

Dec 7, 2026 – Guest lectures: Vivek Bhardwaj and Leo Jo, What is a cell type? (HC 13:15-17:00).

Dec 8, 2026 – Cell differentiation: gene regulation in time (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC5 13:15-17:00).

Dec 10, 2026 – Cell differentiation: gene regulation in space (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC6 13:15-17:00).

Week 5

Dec 14, 2026 – Guest lecture: Florian Berger (HC 13:15-17:00).

Dec 15, 2026 - Morphogenesis: Cell sorting (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC4 13:15-17:00).

Dec 17, 2026 - Environment and Development (HC 11:00-12:45 and WC7 13:15-17:00).

Week 6 (self-study and exam)

Jan 7, 2027 –Exam (pen and paper)

Week 7-9 (Mini projects)

Jan 11, 2027 - Mini projects presentation and making teams

The following weeks you will have classrooms available to work on your mini projects (check in myTimetable, 13:15-17:00). During this time you should schedule meetings with your supervisor to discuss progress of your mini project.

Week 10 (Mini symposium)

Feb 4, 2027 - Mini projects final presentation