James A. Glazier, Indiana University Bloomington
Yves Brun, Indiana University Bloomington
Clay Fuqua, Indiana University Bloomington
Gregory Madey, University of Notre Dame
Patricia Maurice, University of Notre Dame
Mark Alber, University of Notre Dame
Stan Marée, Utrecht University

The Biocomplexity Institute, Indiana University Bloomington
Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Biocomplexity, University of Notre Dame
College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health

The collective behavior of bacteria is significant in bioengineering, agriculture, medicine, naval architecture and geosciences. Biofouling is a major problem in situations ranging from surgically implanted stents to submarines and biofilms are a major source of antibiotic resistance. The signaling pathways for bacterial collective phenomena differ significantly from those in eukaryotes and thus present an important opportunity to compare different natural design solutions to similar biological tasks. This workshop aims to develop a more comprehensive view of our current understanding of these issues, suggest new directions and collaborations. Specific areas of focus are: motility and taxis, quorum sensing, multicellular aggregation and biofilms, distributed behavior and intercellular signaling, differentiation and development, and pathogenic and symbiotic interactions. The workshop will bring together researchers in many disciplines (including experimental and theoretical biology, biophysics, engineering, mathematics and computer science) to discuss current and future problems in collective phenomena in single-celled organisms. The talks will cover length scales from single molecule interactions and genetics to systems biology and ecology. A specific goal of the workshop is to bring experimentalists and modelers and engineers and basic researchers together and to include people who would not normally attend the same conference.

More information will be coming soon regarding this workshop.

Inquiries should be directed to Ms Yana Teterina at yteterin [at] indiana (dot) edu.