Celebrating Women in Mathematics 2026Equity & Diversity

Wednesday May 6, 2026, 3:00 PM → 5:30 PM Europe/Berlin

Endenicher Allee 60/1-016 - Lipschitzsaal (Mathezentrum)

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15:00
How mathematical concepts can help understand neuronal dynamics
Tatjana Tchumatchenko

Abstract:
Some of the most fascinating open scientific topics lie at the interface between disciplines, often between biology, medicine, and math. I will show how standard mathematical concepts such as linear algebra, topology, and differential equations can help understand numerous processes inside neurons, from molecular trafficking inside individual cells to multi-cell activity patterns. I will discuss our recent work showing how activity manifolds can jointly encode behavioral variables and how molecular dynamics can be traced down to optimality concepts and multi-dimensional diffusion equations.

16:00
Pub quiz about women in mathematics

18:15 (room 2.025 in the Computer Science Institute)
Movie Night
"Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani"