Foundations of MOSIMBIO

The basic aim of the group MOSIMBIO (MOdeling and discrete SIMulation of BIOlogical systems) is to note general properties of microbial populations and ecosystems with models based on the individual cells: IbMs (Individual-based Models). 

 

The research is carried out through the development of specific models addressed to particular systems. The microorganisms under study range from bacteria to fungi, yeasts and protozoa. The problems under study respond to a particular industrial demand or social concern, and the developed models pursue the improvement of the technological use of microbial systems in diverse fields such as food safety, soil quality and pharmaceutics.

 

Yet, an ultimate goal of the group is to acquire holistic understanding of microbial ecosystems in general; that is, to unravel the connections between the local microscopic rules (governing cells) and the macroscopic observations (regarding communities that typically contain around 109 cells).

Last years, continuous top-down approaches have been incorporated in order to look for a more complete approach of the systems under study.