The Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting and Conference, July 25-28, 2012
SMB 2012 Minisymposia
MS1: Electrostatics: Numerical algorithms and biological applications (1). July 25, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION A
Organizers: Yongcheng Zhou (Mathematics, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA); Weihua Geng (Mathematics, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA)
Presenters: Lorena Barba, Jaydeep Bardhan, Xiaolin Cheng, Weihua Geng
MS2: Modeling, simulation, and validation of the biomechanics of microbial communities. July 25, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION A
Organizer: David Bortz (Applied Mathematics, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA)
Presenters: Jason Hammond, Sarthok Sircar, Ranga Sudarsan, Scott Van Epps
MS3: First-year mathematics course reform for biology majors. July 25, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION A
Organizer: Carrie Diaz Eaton (Mathematics, Center for Biodiversity, Unity College, Unity, ME, USA)
Presenters: Erin Bodine, Hannah Callender, Timothy Comar, Sarah Hews
MS4: Electrostatics: Numerical algorithms and biological applications (2). July 25, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION B
Organizers: Yongcheng Zhou (Mathematics, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA); Weihua Geng (Mathematics, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA)
Presenters: Yongchen Zhou, Yoichiro Mori, Shuwang Li, Michael Grabe
MS5: Multiscale modeling of biochemical networks that control cell polarization and motility (1). July 25, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION B
Organizers: Alexandra Jilkine (Molecular and Cellular Biology, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA); Jun Allard (Mathematics, Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA)
Presenters: Pavel Zhuravlev, Natasha Savage, Brian Drawert, Tyler Drake
MS6: Bridging mathematical models and experiments. July 25, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION B
Organizer: Yi Jiang (Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA; and Technical Staff Member, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM, USA)
Presenters: Cameron Harvey, Yi Jiang, Paul Macklin, Bridget Wilson
MS7: Multiscale modeling of biochemical networks that control cell polarization and motility (2). July 25, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION C
Organizers: Alexandra Jilkine (Molecular and Cellular Biology, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA); Jun Allard (Mathematics, Univ. of California, Davis, CA, USA)
Presenters: Jun Allard, Bill Holmes, Alexandra Jilkine, Herb Levine
MS8: Trends and innovations in undergraduate math biology curricula. July 25, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION C
Organizers: Meghan Burke (Education Committee Chair, Society for Mathematical Biology; Mathematics, Kennesaw State Univ., Kennesaw, GA, USA); Kelly Sturner (Education & Outreach Coordinator, NIMBioS: National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA)
Presenters: John Jungck, Suzanne Lenhart, Glenn Ledder, Jason Miller
MS9: Recent advances in infectious disease modeling. July 25, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION C
Organizer: Robert Smith? (Mathematics, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada)
Presenters: Elissa Schwartz, Jane Heffernan, Cameron Browne, Robert Smith?
MS10: Modeling and computation of macromolecular structures and interactions (1). July 26, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION D
Organizers: Julie Mitchell (Mathematics and Biochemistry, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA); Shan Zhao (Mathematics, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA)
Presenters: Jason Cantarella, Duan Chen, Oscar Gonzalez, Julie Mitchell
MS11: Agent-based models of biological systems: Approximation and control (1). July 26, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION D
Organizers: Suzanne Lenhart (Mathematics, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA); Abdessamad Tridane (Applied Sciences & Mathematics, Arizona State Univ. at Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ, USA)
Presenters: Rachael M. Neilan, Franziska Hinkelmann, Rene Salinas, Andrew Kanarek
MS12: Survey of mathematical modeling techniques for wound healing. July 26, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION D
Organizer: Rebecca Segal (Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA, USA)
Presenters: Qi Mi, Angela Reynolds, Richard Schugart, Rebecca Segal
MS13: Modeling and computation of macromolecular structures and interactions (2). July 26, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION E
Organizers: Julie Mitchell (Mathematics and Biochemistry, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA); Shan Zhao (Mathematics, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA)
Presenters: Christine Heitsch, Chun Liu, Guowei Wei, Shan Zhao
MS14: Agent-based models of biological systems: Approximation and control (2). July 26, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION E
Organizers: Suzanne Lenhart (Mathematics, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA); Abdessamad Tridane (Applied Sciences & Mathematics, Arizona State Univ. at Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ, USA)
Presenters: Catherine Beauchemin, Paula Federico, Matt Oremland, Xiaopeng Zhao
MS15: Honeybees and pollination. July 26, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION E
Organizer: Hermann Eberl (Mathematics & Statistics and Biophysics Interdepartmental Program, Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada)
Presenters: Liam Callaghan, Hermann Eberl, Mary Myerscough, Rebecca Tyson
MS16: Mathematical modeling of immunization programs. July 26, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION F
Organizers: Ariel Cintron-Arias (Mathematics & Statistics, East Tennessee State Univ., Johnson City, TN, USA); Euha Shim (Epidemiology, Univ. of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, PA, USA)
Presenters: Frederick Chen, John McKay, Travis Porco, Tim Reluga
MS17: Molecular Motors. July 26, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION F
Organizer: Jianhua Xing (Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA)
Presenters: John Fricks, Denis Tsygankov, Jianhua Xing, Jin Yu
MS18: Continuum model descriptions of bacterial biofilms. July 26, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION F
Organizers: Rangarajan Sudarsan (Mathematics and Statistics, Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada); Nick Cogan (Mathematics, Florida State Univ. Tallahassee, FL, USA)
Presenters: Ben Vaughan, Tianyu Zhang, Fordyce Davidson, John Ward
MS19: Intracellular pattern formation: Advances in experiments and modeling (1). July 27, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION G
Organizers: Ching-shan Chou (Mathematics, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA); Adriana Dawes (Mathematics, Molecular Genetics, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA)
Presenters: Rong Li, Yi Tau-Mu, Lani Wu, Ching-Shan Chou
MS20: Epidemiology of multi-host pathogens: Math and biology perspectives (1). July 27, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION G
Organizers: Carrie Manore (Mathematics and Computational Science, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA); Folashade Agusto (Mathematics and Statistics, Austin Peay State Univ., Clarksville, TN, USA); Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem (Mathematics, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, USA)
Presenters: Zoi Rapti, Vrushali Bokil, Maia Martcheva, Robyn Nadolny
Moderator: Carrie Manore
MS21: Mathematical models of stem-cell driven solid tumors. July 27, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION G
Organizer: Heiko Enderling (Center of Cancer Systems Biology, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA)
Presenters: Donghai Dai, Xuefeng Gao, Ignacio Rodriguez-Brenes, Jacob Scott
MS22: Intracellular pattern formation: Advances in experiments and modeling (2). July 27, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION H
Organizers: Ching-shan Chou (Mathematics, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA); Adriana Dawes (Mathematics, Molecular Genetics, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA)
Presenters: Richard Allen, Adriana Dawes, Arpita Upadhyaya, Diana White
MS23: Epidemiology of multi-host pathogens: Math and biology perspectives (2). July 27, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION H
Organizers: Carrie Manore (Mathematics and Computational Science, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA); Folashade Agusto (Mathematics and Statistics, Austin Peay State Univ., Clarksville, TN, USA); Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem (Mathematics, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, USA)
Presenters: Michael Robert, Carrie Manore, Maud Lelu , Ruijun Zhao
Moderator: Folashade Agusto
MS24: Cancer Immunology. July 27, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION I
Organizer: Kathleen Wilkie (Center of Cancer Systems Biology, Tufts Univ. School of Medicine; Boston, MA, USA)
Presenters: Irina Kareva, Doron Levy, Ami Radunskaya, Kathleen Wilkie
MS25: Multiscale modeling of cell movement. July 27, 3:40-5:20 p.m. SESSION I
Organizers: Chuan Xue (Mathematics, Ohio State Univ., Columbus OH, USA)
Qixuan Wang (Mathematics, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Presenters: Zhiliang Xu, Huijing Du, Alicia Prieto Langarica, Yangjin Kim
MS26: Data-driven modeling in mathematical oncology. July 28, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION J
Organizer: Banu Baydil (Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA)
Presenters: Banu Baydil, Arnaud Chauviere, Katarzyna Rejniak
MS27: Modeling gene regulatory networks. July 28, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION J
Organizers: Tim Comar (Mathematics, Benedictine Univ., Lisle, IL, USA); Dan Hrozencik (Mathematics & Computer Science, Chicago State Univ., Chicago, IL, USA)
Presenters: Tim Comar, Dan Hrozencik, Liliana Ironi, Winfried Just
MS28: Modeling and simulations of biopolymer meshworks (MSBM). July 28, 9:40-11:20 a.m. SESSION J
Organizers: Dietmar Ölz, (Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria); Nikolaos Sfakianakis (Applied Mathematics, JGU Mainz, Germany)
Presenters: Nikolaos Sfakianakis, Dietmar Oelz, Martin Bock, Stephanie Portet, Jan Fuhrmann
MS29: Mathematical models in cell biomechanics and intracellular transport. July 28, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION K
Organizers: MunJu Kim (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA); Kasia Rejniak (Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute; Oncologic Sciences, College of Medicine, Univ. of South Florida Tampa, FL, USA)
Presenters: Eric Cytrynbaum, MunJu Kim, Magdalena Stolarska, Wanda Strychalski
MS30: Emergence of resistance in cancer and bacteria-can we beat them at their game?. July 28, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION K
Organizers: David Basanta (Integrated Mathematical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA); Jacob Scott (Centre for Mathematical Biology, Oxford, UK)
Presenters: Daniel Nichol, Steffen Schaper
MS31: Experimental design for dynamical system models in biology. July 28, 11:40-1:20 p.m. SESSION K
Organizer: Vanja Dukic (Applied Mathematics, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA)
Presenters: H. T. Banks, David Bortz, Vanja Dukic, Leifur Thorbergsson
