| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/D068800/1 |
| Title: |
Phylogenetic combinatorics: A mathematical theory for the analysis of phylogenetic trees and networks |
| Principal Investigator: |
Moulton, Professor V |
| Other Investigators: |
|
| Researcher Co-Investigators: |
|
| Project Partners: |
|
| Department: |
Computing Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of East Anglia |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research |
| Starts: |
01 October 2006 |
Ends: |
31 March 2010 |
Value (£): |
334,702
|
| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Logic & Combinatorics |
Population Ecology |
| Statistics & Appl. Probability |
|
|
| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
| No relevance to Underpinning Sectors |
|
|
| Related Grants: |
|
| Panel History: |
|
|
Summary on Grant Application Form |
|
According to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the present day species can be related by an evolutionary tree, much in the same way as members of a family can be related by a family tree. One of the central problems in biology is to work out what this tree is (or, usually small parts of this tree), since this can be helpful, for example, in understanding how organisms work. The flourishing area of phylogenetics is concerned with solving this problem. However, since it is by no means an easy problem, advanced mathematical theories are required to help discover its solution. The main aim of this project is to investigate and develop such mathematical theories. We expect that these theories will not only enable biologists to better understand their data, but that they will almost certainly lead to new research directions in pure mathematics, much in the same way that physics inspired new mathematics in the 20th century.
|
|
Key Findings |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Potential use in non-academic contexts |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Impacts |
|
| Description |
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk |
| Summary |
|
| Date Materialised |
|
|
|
|
Sectors submitted by the Researcher |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
| Project URL: |
|
| Further Information: |
|
| Organisation Website: |
http://www.uea.ac.uk |