Jeremy Guntoro

Jeremy is a computational biophysicist interested in applying mathematical approaches to understand the mechanisms underlying complex biological systems. He is currently working on the coarsening model of meiotic crossover patterning, which explains crossover interference and assurance through the diffusion of the protein HEI10 along the synaptonemal complex.

His current research aims to extend this model to diploid and tetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa, with the goal of advancing our understanding of meiosis in polyploid organisms, a group that includes many important crops, such as wheat.

Prior to joining the JIC, Jeremy completed his PhD at Imperial College London, where he studied the information thermodynamics of polymer copying and folding.