AMS :: Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting, AMS Special Session

AMS Sectional Meeting AMS Special Session

Current as of Saturday, April 5, 2014 00:23:13

Associate secretaries:

Steven H Weintraub, AMS shw2@lehigh.edu

Saturday March 29, 2014, 8:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Biology, I
Sondheim 205, Sondheim Hall
Organizers:
Jonathan Bell, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Brad Peercy, University of Maryland Baltimore County bpeercy@umbc.edu
- 8:00 a.m.
  Neuronal Cable Theory on Dendritic Trees.
  Jonathan Bell*, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
  (1098-92-216)
- 8:30 a.m.
  Investigating the Limit Cycles of the Ratio-Dependent Predator-Prey System with Constant Harvests.
  Michael J Crone*, George Mason University
  Evelyn Sander, George Mason University
  (1098-92-172)
- 9:00 a.m.
  The Role of Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPT) and the Spread of Drug Resistance to Malaria.
  Zhilan Feng, Purdue University
  Katharine Gurski*, Howard University
  Carrie Manore, Tulane University
  Angela Peace, Arizona State University
  Olivia Prosper, Dartmouth College
  Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem, Lehigh University
  (1098-92-154)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Phase locking in coupled networks.
  Amitabha Bose*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
  (1098-37-213)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Identifiable Reparametrizations of Linear Compartment Models.
  Nicolette Meshkat*, North Carolina State University
  Seth Sullivant, North Carolina State University
  (1098-92-125)

Saturday March 29, 2014, 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Biology, II
Sondheim 205, Sondheim Hall
Organizers:
Jonathan Bell, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Brad Peercy, University of Maryland Baltimore County bpeercy@umbc.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  Population viscosity reduces the risk of disease emergence.
  Timothy Reluga*, Penn State University
  Eunha Shim, University of Tulsa
  (1098-92-201)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Niche Partitioning Along an Environmental Gradient.
  Isaac Klapper*, Department of Mathematics, Temple University
  Jack Dockery, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University
  Hal Smith, School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University
  (1098-92-111)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Dynamics and information transfer in swarms with covert leaders.
  Louis F Rossi*, University of Delaware
  (1098-92-285)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Panel--A Discussion on Mathematical BiologyLevy, Rossi, Edwards, Bose

Sunday March 30, 2014, 8:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Biology, III
Sondheim 205, Sondheim Hall
Organizers:
Jonathan Bell, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Brad Peercy, University of Maryland Baltimore County bpeercy@umbc.edu
- 8:00 a.m.
  Extracellular Geometry Impacts Intracellular Signaling.
  Bradford E Peercy*, UMBC
  Ann Marie Weideman, UMBC
  Lathiena Manning, UMBC
  Bilal Moiz, UMBC
  Michelle Starz-Gaiano, UMBC
  (1098-92-197)
- 8:30 a.m.
  Increasing the Utility of Optical Biosensors.
  David A Edwards*, University of Delaware
  (1098-92-161)
- 9:00 a.m.
  Modeling the Pancreatic-$\alpha$-cell: Paracrine versus Intrinsic Regulation of Glucagon Secretion.
  Margaret Watts*, LBM/NIDDK/NIH
  Ofer Kimchi, Princeton University
  Arthur Sherman, LBM/NIDDK/NIH
  (1098-92-168)
- 9:30 a.m.
  The Dynamics of Drug Resistance in Cancer.
  Doron Levy*, University of Maryland
  (1098-92-204)

Sunday March 30, 2014, 3:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on Mathematical Biology, IV
Sondheim 205, Sondheim Hall
Organizers:
Jonathan Bell, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Brad Peercy, University of Maryland Baltimore County bpeercy@umbc.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  Fitting low-order transfer function models to messy biological data.
  Mustafa Mert Ankarali*, Johns Hopkins University
  Manu S Madhav, Johns Hopkins University
  Shahin Sefati, Johns Hopkins University
  Noah J Cowan, Johns Hopkins University
  (1098-92-174)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Epidemiological Models with Multiple Couplings between many Subpopulations.
  Evelyn Thomas*, UMBC
  (1098-92-279)
- 4:00 p.m.
  Monte Carlo simulations within a rigid base model of DNA with comparison to experimental measurements of persistence length and cyclization.
  Robert S Manning*, Haverford College
  (1098-74-159)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Stochastic effects on biochemical oscillators.
  Angelica Caicedo Casso, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cincinnati
  Hye-Won Kang*, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  Christian Hong, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, University of Cincinnati
  Sookkyung Lim, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cincinnati
  (1098-92-202)