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The IMA-LMS David Crighton Award Lecture 'Modelling Genes' will be given by Professor Alison Etheridge FRS OBE (Wolfson Centre for Mathematical Biology), winner of the 2023 IMA – LMS David Crighton Award.
Abstract
The patterns of genetic variation that we see in the world around us have been produced by myriad forces including natural selection, mutation, random mating, and other genetic, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms. How do they interact with one another, and what was their relative importance in shaping the patterns that we see today? This question lies at the heart of theoretical population genetics. In this talk we’ll discuss some of the ways in which apparently simplistic mathematical models can capture some of the essence of evolution and, moreover, display a rich and beautiful mathematical structure.
Lecture and Medal Presentation
Professor Alison Etheridge FRS OBE will be presented with the David Crighton Medal, which is awarded biennially for services both to mathematics and to the mathematical community, on Thursday 18th April 2024 at the Royal Society. The talk, given by Professors Etheridge will be followed by a buffet reception.
Registration for the event will start at 6.10 pm and the event proper will start at 6.30 pm. The Ceremony and Lectures will be held in the Kohn Centre / Marble Hall and will be followed by a buffet reception.
Further information: Admission is by advance booking only on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is free of charge. All attendees must register in advance. If you would like to attend this event, please email Stacie Lang, Governance & EDI Officer at The IMA stacie.lang@ima.org.uk – by 5pm on 12 April 2024 . Please provide the name of each person attending.
Please read further details about the David Crighton Medal which is a joint award of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and the London Mathematical Society.