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2011 Fall Central Section Meeting
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
October 14-16, 2011 (Friday - Sunday)
Meeting #1074

Associate secretaries:

Georgia Benkart, AMS benkart@math.wisc.edu

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Special Session on Discrete Methods and Models in Biomathematics

• Friday October 14, 2011, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  Special Session on Discrete Methods and Models in Biomathematics, I
  Room 121, Burnett Hall
  Organizers:
  Dora Matache, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Jim Rogers, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Alan Veliz-Cuba, University of Nebraska-Lincoln aveliz-cuba2@unl.edu
  

  • 4:00 p.m.
    Characterizing and Modeling the Microarchitecture of Mother-of-Pearl.
    Susan N Coppersmith*, Physics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1074-92-270)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Strings, Trees, and RNA Folding.
    Christine E Heitsch*, School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1074-92-252)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Reconstructing the parameters of a phylogenetic network from its tree-average distances.
    Stephen J Willson*, Iowa State University
    (1074-92-21)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Applications and Pitfalls of Structured Population Models in Ecology.
    Brigitte Tenhumberg*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1074-92-129)
• Saturday October 15, 2011, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Special Session on Discrete Methods and Models in Biomathematics, II
  Room 121, Burnett Hall
  Organizers:
  Dora Matache, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Jim Rogers, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Alan Veliz-Cuba, University of Nebraska-Lincoln aveliz-cuba2@unl.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Dynamical and structural analysis of a T cell survival network identifies novel candidate therapeutic targets for large granular lymphocyte leukemia.
    Assieh Saadatpour*, Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
    Rui-Sheng Wang, Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
    Aijun Liao, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
    Xin Liu, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
    Thomas P Loughran, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
    Istvan Albert, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
    Reka Albert, Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
    (1074-92-100)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Testing for fragment bias in high-throughput sequencing experiments.
    Valerie Hower*, University of California, Berkeley
    Lior Pachter, University of California, Berkeley
    Richard Starfield, University of California, Berkeley
    (1074-92-230)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Reverse Engineering of Discrete Models Using Algebraic Geometry.
    Alan Veliz-Cuba*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1074-14-290)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Using distance geometry to encode memory patterns in neuronal networks.
    Carina Curto*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1074-92-298)
• Saturday October 15, 2011, 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  Special Session on Discrete Methods and Models in Biomathematics, III
  Room 121, Burnett Hall
  Organizers:
  Dora Matache, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Jim Rogers, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Alan Veliz-Cuba, University of Nebraska-Lincoln aveliz-cuba2@unl.edu
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    From network structure to neural code topology.
    Vladimir Itskov*, UNL
    (1074-92-299)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Macro-level modeling of the response of C. elegans reproduction to chronic heat stress.
    Patrick D McMullen*, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
    Erin Z Aprison, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
    Peter B Winter, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
    Luis AN Amaral, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University
    Richard I Morimoto, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University
    Ilya Ruvinsky, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago
    (1074-00-329)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Boolean Model of Budding Yeast Cell Cycle.
    Robert Todd*, University of Nebraska at Omaha
    Tomas Helikar, University of Nebraska at Omaha
    (1074-92-259)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Cell Collective: A collaborative modeling platform for biological processes.
    Tomas Helikar*, University of Nebraska-Omaha
    (1074-92-310)
• Sunday October 16, 2011, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  Special Session on Discrete Methods and Models in Biomathematics, IV
  Room 121, Burnett Hall
  Organizers:
  Dora Matache, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Jim Rogers, University of Nebraska-Omaha
  Alan Veliz-Cuba, University of Nebraska-Lincoln aveliz-cuba2@unl.edu
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Discrete-Continuous Reverse Engineering.
    Brandilyn Stigler*, Southern Methodist University
    (1074-92-305)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A CTL-inclusive Mathematical Model for HIV Treatment with Time-varying Antiretroviral Therapy.
    Nicoleta E Tarfulea*, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, Calumet
    (1074-92-253)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Mean-Field Boolean Model of a Signal Transduction Network.
    Naomi Kochi*, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy at University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Mihaela Theodora Matache, Department of Mathematics at University of Nebraska at Omaha
    (1074-37-169)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Luis Rocha (Indiana University Bloomington) Discussion

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