Laboratory for Developmental Dynamics
RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center
Development of multicellular organism is a spatially and temporally dynamic process. A single cell, the fertilized egg, divides many times to generate many functionally different cells, each of which is brought to a specific position to produce complex multicellular structures, i.e. organs and the body. An effective approach to such spatially and temporally dynamic processes is quantitative and computational approach, which combines quantification, modeling and computer simulation. To understand the mechanism of development of multicellular organisms, we are developing mathematical models of developmental systems, such as C. elegans embryo, by combining molecular cell biology, biophysics, genome science, computational science and mathematical science.