Chaitanya S. Gokhale is a Professor of Theoretical Biology at the Chair for Computational and Theoretical Biology at the Julius-Maximilians University Würzburg. He was born in Pune, India on 17 June 1984.

Academic Career

Chaitanya completed his postdoctoral research at the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand (2014-2016) and at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön, Germany (2011-2014). He served as Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology from 2016-2023 and was a Full Member of the Kiel Evolution Center during this time.

Research Interests

His research focuses on theoretical biology with applications to evolutionary dynamics, eco-evolutionary systems, and the mathematical foundations of biological processes. He is particularly interested in evolutionary game theory and its applications to understanding complex biological systems.

Funding and Recognition

Chaitanya has received numerous grants and recognitions including:

• BayInt - Bayern International Collaboration Fund
• Marie Skłodowska Curie Doctoral Research Network (EvoGames+)
• DFG Priority Program SPP 1590 Principal Investigator grant
• Otto Hahn Medal from the Max Planck Society
• Bundesamt für Naturschutz (Federal Agency for Nature Conservation) funding

Languages

He is fluent in Marathi (mother tongue), English, German, and Hindi.

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Publications

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