Working Group leader: Deborah Stenkamp Group members: Jagdish Patel, Marty Ytreberg Originated: Summer 2016 Description: This working group on an as-needed basis, to discuss progress and approaches for modeling a set of tandemly-replicated cone opsins from the zebrafish, medaka, cichlid, and guppy. They selected these RH2-type cone opsins based upon the availability of…
Intrinsic coupling between pathogen virulence and antibiotic efficacy Dr. Matthew Scott, University of Waterloo Thursday, September 8, 2016, 12:30 pm Location: Engineering Physics 122 Behavior modeling for social simulation Samantha Swarup, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech Thursday, September 15, 2016, 12:30 pm Location: Engineering Physics 122 Integrative analysis of the immune response to influenza-pneumococcal coinfection…
Working Group leader: Jim Bull Group members: Scott Nuismer, Chris Remein, Courtney Schreiner, Tanner Varrelman, Nathan Layman, Andrew Basinski, Anna Sjodin, Breanna Sipley, Beth Tuschhoff Originated: Summer 2016 Description: We develop theory for transmissible vaccines while generating papers and training students and postdocs. Publications: Nuismer SL, Basinski A, Bull JJ. 2019. Evolution and containment of…
Working Group leader: Alex Vakanski Group members: David Paul, Russell Baker, Min Xian, Joshua Bailey Originated: May 2016, supported by a CMCI MAG; currently this working group coincides with a Pilot Grant Description: This group focuses on the development of mathematical models for representing human motions, to potentially benefit patients undertaking a physical rehabilitation therapy…
A ballooned beta-logistic model with a bioassay application Nancy Flournoy, University of Missouri Monday, January 25, 2016, 12:30 pm Location: Commons Whitewater Room Influenza virus reassortment Dr. Anice Lowen, Emory University School of Medicine Friday, March 25, 2016, 3:30 pm Location: Life Sciences 277 Pediatric rehabilitation: caring for children with disabilities in the state of…
Working Group leader: Berna Devezer Group members: Erkan Buzbas, Gustavo Nardin, Bert Baumgaertner Originated: Fall 2015 Description: Our team aims to study the current problem of nonreproducibility of scientific results across multiple disciplines by advancing theory. We use statistical theory and stochastic modeling to identify theoretical meaning and determinants of irreproducibility. Berna Devezer and the…
Integrated inferences of demography and selection from population genetic data Sohini Ramachandran, Center for Computational Molecular Biology Brown University Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 3:30 pm Location: Life Sciences 277 Dynamical systems with random switching and application to brain biochemistry and insect physiology Sean Lawley, University of Utah Thursday, November 19, 2015, 3:30 pm Location: Life…
Working Group leader: Bert Baumgaertner Group members: Steve Krone, Craig Miller, Ben Ridenhour, Florian Justwan Originated: Summer 2015 Description: We develop and analyze epidemiological models of infectious disease to understand how social and behavior factors affect disease dynamics. We work with both analytical models (e.g., ODEs) and generative models (e.g., ABMs). We also design surveys…
Working Group leader: Craig Miller Group members: Holly Wichman, JT Van Leuven, Yesol Sapozhnikov, Keera Paull, Jacob Schow, Tessa Wedmyer Originated: June 2015 Description: This working group focuses on phage and phage-host interactions. We have several research directions. One project involves attenuating the bacteriophage phiX174 using synonymous recoding and asking questions about how mutational effects…
Working Group leader: Christopher Remien Group members: Ben Ridenhour, Tuan Phan Originated: June 2015 Description: We are developing new methods to study and analyze microbial community dynamics and applying the methods to publicly available data and data collected by members of the group. If a grant is funded, the working group will last as long as…