Defne Plätturk

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PhD Student.

Understanding multicellularity through mathematics. Enjoys getting lost with challenging problems.

The complex and dynamic nature of biological systems always stimulated me and I am particularly drawn to interdisciplinary working areas where mathematics and biology intertwine. Currently, at IceLab-Umeå University, I am studying on evolution of multicellularity. My background in applied mathematics guides me as I delve into the evolution of multicellularity, and I’m driven to unravel complex developmental processes through my mathematical expertise.

I received my MSc degree in Mathematics from Izmir Institute of Technology. During my master’s degree, I studied ordinary and partial differential equations and their numerical solutions. I investigated the solution properties of physical and chemical problems as I implemented numerical algorithms to solve and/or simulate them.

Beyond the academic realm, I am from Izmir and I enjoy watching art house cinema, listening to timeless tunes, and spending time in nature through hiking and camping.

Current Projects

The evolutionary origins of developmental programs

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Lunch Pitches with Raoul Theler, Jing Helmersson and Madelen Bodin

Lunch Pitches with Raoul Theler, Jing Helmersson and Madelen Bodin

Life satisfaction, science communication, and unobserved variables March 19, 2019 Watch Lunch Pitches Video First Pitcher: Raoul Theler, Visiting researcher at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE) Title: How [...]

Radical Focus

Radical Focus: Achieving Your Most Important Goals with Objective and Key Results Author: Christina R. Wodtke This book shows a method for how you can organise your work and focus you [...]

Lunch Pitch with Eduardo Gracia and Per Stenberg

Lunch Pitch with Eduardo Gracia and Per Stenberg

Nanoscale Beauty and Complete Biodiversity December 11, 2018 Watch Lunch Pitches Video First Pitcher: Eduardo Gracia, Associate senior lecturer (assistant professor) at Department of Physics, Umeå University Title: Beauty at [...]

Lunch Pitch with András Bota and Niklas Lundström

Lunch Pitch with András Bota and Niklas Lundström

Modelling Spreading Processes and Optimal Management Strategies January 22, 2019 Watch Lunch Pitches Video First Pitcher: András Bota, Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Physics, Umeå University Title: Modelling spreading processes in [...]

Hive Talk: The minimum set cover problem in bipartite graphs with Jelena Smiljanic

Hive Talk: The minimum set cover problem in bipartite graphs with Jelena Smiljanic

The minimum set cover problem in bipartite graphs Hive Talk Snippet Jelena talked about the application of the minimum set cover problem in real systems that can be mapped onto [...]

Hive Talk: Shortcuts in modeling carbon and nutrient dynamics at the sediment-water interface with Sebastian Diehl

Hive Talk: Shortcuts in modeling carbon and nutrient dynamics at the sediment-water interface with Sebastian Diehl

Shortcuts in modeling carbon and nutrient dynamics at the sediment-water interface with Sebastian Diehl Hive Talk Snippet Sebastian talked about how to better model the flux of nutrients in the [...]