Dr Jerome Chopard
Email: jerome.chopard@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

• Phd in System Biology, University of Monptellier II, France
• Msc in evolution and ecology, University of Montpellier II, France

Major Research Interests

• Communication: Continuous exchanges with biologists to: (i) gather and analyse data obtained from experiments in vivo; (ii) provide a plausible explaination to phenomena through modelisation and thus discuss new hypotheses and experiments.
• Modelling: Use of knowledge in the field of physics and mathematics to formalize biological processes. An adequate representation helps to analyse and understand questions raised in biology and ecology.
• Programming: Numerical implementation of models whenever an analytical solution is lacking. A spatial representation of data (3D, time sequence, . . . ) usually provides a visual incentive that encourage the discussion with partners from biology.

Teaching

• 2009 Lecture on modelisation of physiological processes in meristems and growth description (5h) for master: System Biology applied to plant development (J. Traas,ENS Lyon)
• 2008 Tutorials on growth speci cation at tissue level through mechanics (1 day) for the SY-STEM workshop in Montpellier
• 2008 Teaching of modelisation of plant morphogenesis (5h) for master: System Biology applied to plant development (J. Traas,ENS Lyon)
• 2005 Multi-grid methods applied to computation of water fluxes in plants (2h) for master: multi-scale representation of plants (C. Godin, LIRMM Montpellier)
• 2002-2005 Teacher assistant in Universite Montpellier II:
  • Statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.
  • Physics.

Publications

• 2010 Towards a virtual flower meristem: integrative model of the emerging flower meristem’s molecular regulatory network in Arabidopsis thaliana, C. La Rota, P. Das, J. Chopard, S. Paindavoine, C. Godin, J. Traas and F. Moneger, in prep.
• 2010 Mechanical expression of morphogenesis, J. Chopard, O. Hamant, J. Traas, C.Godin, in prep
• 2010 Auxin accumulation during symbiotic infection of Casuarina glauca by Frankia, F. Perrine-Walker, P. Doumas, M. Lucas, V. Vaissayre, N. Beauchemin, L Band, J. Chopard, A. Crabos, G. Conejero, B. P´ret, J. Verdeil, V. Hocher, C. Franche, M. Bennett, L. Tisa, and L. Laplaze, submitted
• 2009 PlantGL : a Python-based geometric library for 3D plant modelling at different scales, C. Pradal, F. Boudon, C. Nouguier, J. Chopard, C. Godin, Graphical Models 2009
• 2008 Flux-based Transport Enhancement as a Plausible Unifying Mechanism for Auxin Transport in Meristem Development, S. Stoma, M. Lucas, J. Chopard, M. Scheadel, J. Traas, C. Godin, PLOS Computational Biology 10 (4) 2008
• 2008 Modelling foliage characteristics in 3D tree crowns: influence on light interception and leaf irradiance, C. Parveaud, J. Chopard, J. Dauzat, B. courbaud, D. Auclair, Trees (22) 87-104
  

Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Woodland and Forest Health

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