AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Saturday, April 12, 2008 00:23:32

Associate secretaries:
Susan J Friedlander, AMS susan@math.northwestern.edu

Saturday April 5, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Special Session on Some Mathematical Problems in Biology, from Macromolecules to Ecosystems, I
Room 148, Ballantine Hall
Organizers:
Santiago David Schnell, Indiana University schnell@indiana.edu
Roger Temam, Indiana University temam@indiana.edu
- 9:00 a.m.
  Mathematical and computational methods for understanding the dynamics of biochemical networks.
  Gheorghe Craciun*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  (1038-92-84)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Modeling Mammalian Circadian Rhythms.
  Daniel B Forger*, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan
  (1038-92-149)
- 10:00 a.m.
  A neurobiological model of the human sleep/wake cycle.
  Michael Rempe, MBI; Ohio State University
  Janet Best, Ohio State University
  David Terman*, Ohio State University
  (1038-92-57)

Saturday April 5, 2008, 2:30 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on Some Mathematical Problems in Biology, from Macromolecules to Ecosystems, II
Room 148, Ballantine Hall
Organizers:
Santiago David Schnell, Indiana University schnell@indiana.edu
Roger Temam, Indiana University temam@indiana.edu
- 2:30 p.m.
  Synchronization in Basal Ganglia Networks.
  Leonid L Rubchinsky*, Dept of Math Sciences and Center for Math Biosci, IUPUI; Stark Neuroscience Res Inst, Indiana Univ School of Medicine
  Choongseok Park, Departmen of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Mathematical Biosciences, IUPUI
  Robert M Worth, Dept of Neurosurgery, Indiana Univ School of Medicine; Dept of Math Sciences and Center for Math Biosciences, IUPUI
  (1038-92-139)
- 3:00 p.m.
  Bifurcation theory for a model of the oculomotor neural integrator.
  Andrea K Barreiro*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mathematics
  Jared C Bronski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mathematics
  Thomas J Anastasio, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
  (1038-92-27)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Break
- 4:00 p.m.
  Impact of fluid flow on modeling bacterial biofilms.
  David Chopp*, Northwestern University
  (1038-92-82)
- 4:30 p.m.
  A multiscale model of blood clot development.
  Mark Alber*, Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame
  (1038-92-17)

Sunday April 6, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Special Session on Some Mathematical Problems in Biology, from Macromolecules to Ecosystems, III
Room 148, Ballantine Hall
Organizers:
Santiago David Schnell, Indiana University schnell@indiana.edu
Roger Temam, Indiana University temam@indiana.edu
- 9:00 a.m.
  Multi-Cell Modeling of Biological Development using the GGH Model and CompuCell3D: Applications, Technology and Open Problems.
  James A. Glazier*, Indiana University, Department of Physics and Biocomplexity Institute
  (1038-92-125)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Two-Sex, Age-Structured, Logistic Population Models.
  Fabio Augusto Milner*, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067
  Kai Yang, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067
  (1038-92-86)
- 10:00 a.m.
  A new mathematical model of syphilis.
  Ruijun Zhao*, Purdue University
  (1038-92-110)

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