AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Sunday, May 11, 2008 00:21:07

Associate secretaries:
Michel L Lapidus, AMS lapidus@math.ucr.edu, lapidus@mathserv.ucr.edu

Saturday May 3, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on Applications of Delay-Differential Equations to Models of Disease, I
Room B-24, Bauer South
Chairs:
John Milton, Claremont Colleges jmilton@jsd.claremont.edu
Organizers:
Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College aer04747@pomona.edu
- 8:30 a.m.
  Opening Remarks: John Milton
- 9:00 a.m.
  Models for Sexually-Transmitted Diseases: From Sir Ronald Ross to Ken Cooke and beyond.
  Carlos Castillo-Chavez*, Arizona State University
  (1039-92-175)
- 9:30 a.m.
  A Mathematical Model of Circulating Dendritic Cells in Cancer.
  Lisette dePillis, Harvey Mudd College
  Angela Gallegos*, Occidental College
  (1039-92-82)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Modeling Glucose-Insulin Regulatory System with Two-Time Delays.
  Jiaxu Li*, University of Louisville
  Yang Kuang, Arizona State University
  Clint C. Mason, NIH/NIDDK
  (1039-92-138)
- 10:30 a.m.
  Stick balancing at the fingertip: Legends of the fall.
  John Milton*, The Claremont Colleges
  Elizabeth Balch, Claremont McKenna College
  Meredith Strauss, Scripps College
  Ferrin Ruiz, Scripps College
  (1039-92-64)

Saturday May 3, 2008, 3:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on Applications of Delay-Differential Equations to Models of Disease, II
Room B-24, Bauer South
Chairs:
John Milton, Claremont Colleges jmilton@jsd.claremont.edu
Organizers:
Ami Radunskaya, Pomona College aer04747@pomona.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  Maturation Delays and Oscillation in Predator-Prey Models.
  Richard H. Elderkin*, Pomona College
  Kenneth L. Cooke, Pomona College (Deceased)
  Wenzhang Huang, University of Alabama, Huntsville
  (1039-92-70)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Mathematical Models for Erythropoiesis.
  Joseph M. Mahaffy*, San Diego State University
  (1039-92-78)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Testing the decreasing potential hypothesis using delays.
  Ami E Radunskaya*, Pomona College
  (1039-34-68)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Discussion:Teaching delay equations to undergraduates (Milton and Radunskaya)

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