The environment in which living cells function is a random, dynamic one - molecules diffuse in random directions and chemical reactions occur at random times. Robust, reliable cellular processes have evolved from noisy parts living in a noisy environment by developing methods to either reject or exploit randomness. Understanding how cells function in their ”stochastic” environments will allow researchers to make advances in areas as diverse as medicine, molecular computing and nanotechnology.
This workshop unites researchers working on different aspects of the problem of understanding the role of stochasticity in biochemical systems. Experts in developing mathematical methods to describe cellular behavior, experimentally analyzing biochemical processes, performing advanced computations of stochastic behavior, and designing novel biological devices will work together to share the latest results in this exciting area of research and define new research directions for future study.