Weekly Mathematical Biology Seminar
Spring 2016 semester (usually) Wednesdays at 3:05pm, in LCB 215
| Date | Speaker |
|---|---|
| January | |
| January 13 | ... |
| January 20 | ... |
| January 27 | ... |
| February | |
| February 3 | ... |
| February 10 | Michael Cortez, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Utah State University "Eco-evolutionary predator-prey dynamics: Using fast-slow dynamical systems theory to identify how (co)evolution alters population cycles?" abstract |
| February 17 | Ignacio Rodriguez-Brenes, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Irvine "Evolutionary dynamics of cancer in hierarchically organized tissues" abstract |
| February 24 | ... |
| March | |
| March 2 | Michelle Mendoza, Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Utah "Understanding the controls behind cell motility dynamics" abstract |
| March 9 | ... |
| March 16 | Spring Break |
| March 23 | David Temme, Department of Biology, University of Utah "Why I can't explain biology without mathematics" abstract |
| March 30 | Juan Carlos del Álamo, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego "Measuring mechanical forces exerted by cells: to 3D and beyond" abstract |
| April | |
| April 6 | Tom Alberts, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah "The Bak-Sneppen Model of Biological Evolution" abstract |
| April 13 | ... |
| April 15 (Friday) | Joint Math Biology/Stochastics Seminar at 3pm in LCB 219 Stewart Ethier, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah "A population genetics interpretation of the two-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet distribution" abstract |
| April 19 (Tuesday) | Special Mathbio Seminar at 3:05pm in LCB 219 Ben Fogelson, Courant Institute, New York University "Force scaling and symmetry breaking in a simple model of cell contraction and adhesion" abstract |
| April 20 | Martin McMahon, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah "Qualitative and quantitative aspects of the response of cells to signal pathway activation and response to pathway-targeted cancer therapy" abstract |
| April 25 (Monday) | Special Mathbio Seminar at 3:05pm in LCB 219 Stanislav Y. Shvartsman, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University "Complex structures from cell sheets" Laboratory Focus |
| April 27 (LCB 219) |
Robert Marc, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah "Analyzing High Resolution Retinal Connectomes" abstract |
| May | |
| May 2 (Monday) | Special Mathbio Seminar at 3:05pm in LCB 219 Sasha Panfilov, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Gent University "Mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation obtained using anatomically accurate modeling" abstract |
| May 4 | ... |
