#29 – Chaitanya Gokhale: Theoretical eco-evolutionary dynamics Epistimones

Chaitanya Gokhale is a research group leader in theoretical eco-evolutionary dynamics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology. His lab uses theoretical biology to elucidate the associations and interactions that power emergent complexity at multiple scales.



TIMESTAMPS

(00:35) – Natural and synthetic gene drives 

(08:54) – Population dynamics of gene drives 

(14:50) – Mating complexity on gene drive dynamics 

(28:00) Evolutionary game theory 

(41:38) Single games vs multiple games 

(56:44) – Mutualism 

(1:07:00) – Origin of his interest in theoretical biology 

(1:16:13) – Advice for aspiring scientists