Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- e.ullner@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273184
- Office Address
Department of Physics and Institute for Complex Systems and Mathematical Biology (ICSMB) Old Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3UE Meston Building Room 344 Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Biography
03.09 - now SULSA Lecturer for Systems Biology at the University of Aberdeen
09.08 - 12.08 Visiting researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. Herzel at the Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt University Berlin (Germany)
10.06 - 08.08 Researcher, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) research fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
02.05 - 09.06 Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems Dresden (Germany)
09.04 - 12.04 Researcher, University of Potsdam (Germany)
10.02 - 11.02 visiting researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. Jordi García-Ojalvo at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)
09.01 - 08.04 Physics - Nonlinear dynamics University of Potsdam (Germany)
Dr. rer. nat., summa cum lauda (with distinction)
topic: “Noise-induced phenomena of signal transmission in excitable neural models”
stipend of the International Max Planck Research School
on Biomimetics SystemsMemberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Postgraduate Research School Officer for the School of Natural and Computational Sciences
Director of Postgraduate Programmes in the Department of Physics
- External Memberships
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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Research
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Research Overview
- neuronal networks
- application of statistical physics to modelling of complex biological systems
- investigation of synthetic genetic oscillators with cell-to-cell communication
- global rhythm generation in an ensemble of diverse genetic circadian clocks
- stochastic processes and noise-induced phenomena
- stochastic dynamics in neuronal models
- biological systems with phase repulsive and inhibitory coupling
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Physics.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Current Research
balanced neuronal networks of spiking neurones
complex irregular dynamics
data analysis
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Physics.
data science
statistical physics
modelling biological systems
modelling synthetic genetic networds
co-supervision of microbiological projects
- Teaching
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- Publications
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Modelling Robust Feedback Control Mechanisms That Ensure Reliable Coordination of Histone Gene Expression with DNA Replication
PloS ONE, vol. 11, no. 10, e0165848Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMammalian Brain As a Network of Networks
Opera Medica & Physiologica, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 11-26Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.20388/OMP2016.001.0024
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5669/1/OMP_2016_01_0024.pdf
Self-Sustained Irregular Activity in an Ensemble of Neural Oscillators
Physical Review X, vol. 6, pp. 1-13Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.011015
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5542/1/PhysRevX.6.011015.pdf
Complex and unexpected dynamics in simple genetic regulatory networks
International Journal of Modern Physics B, vol. 28, no. 14, 1430006Contributions to Journals: Literature ReviewsExponential signaling gain at the receptor level enhances signal-to-noise ratio in bacterial chemotaxis
PloS ONE, vol. 9, no. 4, e87815Contributions to Journals: ArticlesParameter estimation methods for chaotic intercellular networks
PloS ONE, vol. 8, no. 11, e79892Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNoise and oscillations in biological systems: multidisciplinary approach vetween experimental biology, theoretical modelling and synthetic biology
International Journal of Modern Physics B, vol. 26, no. 25, 1246009Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979212460095
Theoretical basis of the community effect in development
BMC Systems Biology, vol. 5, no. 54Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAbundance of stable periodic behavior in a Red Grouse population model with delay: A consequence of homoclinicity
Chaos, vol. 20, no. 4, 045117Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3527032
Cooperative differentiation through clustering in multicellular populations
Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 263, no. 2, pp. 189-202Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.11.007
