Preliminary Program subject to change
15C01 Modeling Approaches to Examine Fundamental Issues in Life Sciences
OverviewWe invite submissions that describe the application of mathematical modeling to problems in the life sciences. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, metabolism, signal transduction, gene regulation, motility, and development. Preference will given to submission that directly link mathematical modeling with experimental data. Submissions that described novel modeling approaches are also encouraged.
Primary SponsorBioengineering (15c)
Co-Sponsor(s)Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science (15e)

Chair

Mariajose Castellanos
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle
Bldg. ECS Rm 314
Baltimore, MD 21250
Phone Number: 410-455-8151
Fax Number: 410-455-1049
Email: mc233@cornell.edu

CoChair

Christopher V. Rao
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois
600 South Matthews Ave.
211 Roger Adams Laboratory, Box C-3
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone Number: 217-244-2247
Fax Number: 217-333-5052
Email: chris@scs.uiuc.edu
Experimental And Computational Analysis Of Ras Mutation Effects In Apoptosis Signaling
Pamela K. Kreeger1, Kevin Haigis2, Tyler Jacks3 and Douglas A. Lauffenburger1, (1)Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 56-389, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Building 149, 13th Street, CNY7, Charlestown, MA 02129, (3)Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, E17-517A, Cambridge, MA 02139
Examining Mechanisms Of Alzheimer's With A Neuron Model
Bradford Gates and Mariajose Castellanos, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation Of Lamellipodium Protrusion
Junhwan Jeon1, Nelson R. Alexander2, Alissa M. Weaver2 and Peter T. Cummings1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1604, (2)Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 448 Preston Research Building, Nashville, TN 37232
Can The Neurotoxic Aβ Intermediate Be Structurally Similar To The Fibril But Be More Toxic?
Ben Keshet and Theresa A. Good, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250
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Inferring Large-Scale Gene Regulatory Structures Using Optimization-Based Approaches
Meng Piao Tan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, Christodoulos A. Floudas, Department of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Engineering Quadrangle, Princeton, NJ 08544 and James R. Broach, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
Target Site Search Strategy Of Gene Regulatory Proteins
Andrew Spakowitz and Mario Diaz de la Rosa, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stauffer III - Room 113, 381 North South Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Propagation Of Communication Signals In A Collection Of Cells
R. Ocone, Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences,, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom and J. Panovska, Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences,, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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