RESEARCH GROUP Biomathematik und Theoretische Bioinformatik

Our group, led by Ellen Baake, establishes a bridge between bioinformatics and mathematics. Our main area of research is the mathematical theory of biological evolution, in particular population genetics. We seek to understand the dynamics of genes in populations under the joint influence of mutation, selection, recombination and genetic drift. The tools we use come from probability theory (branching processes, interactive particle systems, large deviations) as well as from the theory of dynamical systems.