Seminars for Biomathematics
Jan 10 2024 |
| Bryce Morsky (FSU) |
| Organizational meeting |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
We will have an organizational meeting for the seminar series this semester. |
Jan 17 2024 |
| Taylor Kessinger (UPenn) |
| Evolutionary dynamics of cooperation via indirect reciprocity |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: Virtual (Zoom) |
We live in a society. Societies depend on costly cooperation between unrelated individuals who have little prospect for repeated interactions––and thus little clear incentive to cooperate. How can... More |
Jan 17 2024 |
| Richard Bertram (FSU) |
| Major Depressive Disorder and Bistability in an HPA-CNS Toggle Switch |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Jan 24 2024 |
| Nicole Bruce (FSU) |
| Modeling the synchronization of pancreatic islets |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Insulin is secreted in pulses by beta-cells located within regions of the pancreas called islets of Langerhans. The pulsatility is evident in blood insulin measurements, indicating that the islet popu... More |
Jan 24 2024 |
| Bhargav Karamched (FSU) |
| A Neuromechanistic Model for Rhythmic Beat Generation |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Jan 31 2024 |
| Kaylie Green (FSU) |
| Tension-based cortical morphogenesis |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Brain structures change shape dramatically during development. This talk will discuss and review the literature on the tension-based morphogenesis hypothesis, which posits that mechanical tension alon... More |
Feb 5 2024 |
| Sean Lawley (University of Utah) |
| Stochastics in medicine: Delaying menopause and missing drug doses |
| Special Biomath Seminar |
| Time: 10:30 AM |
| Location: 204A |
Stochastic modeling and analysis can help answer pressing medical questions. In this talk, I will attempt to justify this claim by describing recent work on two problems in medicine. The first problem... More |
Feb 7 2024 |
| David Wharton (FSU) |
| Allometric scaling laws in biology |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Allometric scaling relations, including the 3/4 power law for metabolic rates, are characteristic of all organisms. This talk will discuss a model of scaling relations that predicts structural and fun... More |
Feb 7 2024 |
| Nicole Bruce (FSU) |
| Differential Equation Model for Central-Place Foragers with Memory: Implications for Bumble Bee Crop Pollination |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Feb 14 2024 |
| Austin Orgeron (FSU) |
| Vaccination and the theory of games |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Voluntary vaccination policies are a source of great contention, particularly when individuals weigh self-interests against an already obtained herd immunity. This talk will cover a game theoretical a... More |
Feb 21 2024 |
| James Thornham (FSU) |
| A Multiscale Model of Complex Endothelial Cell Dynamics in Early Angiogenesis |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Feb 21 2024 |
| Austin Orgeron (FSU) |
| Vaccination and the theory of games |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Voluntary vaccination policies are a source of great contention, particularly when individuals weigh self-interests against an already obtained herd immunity. This talk will cover a game theoretical a... More |
Feb 28 2024 |
| Helen Moore (University of Florida) |
| Mathematical Optimization of Drug Regimens |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:00 |
| Location: 232 Love |
Improvements in drug regimens can make a difference in both clinical trial success and patient outcomes. Optimal control can be used to mathematically optimize regimens, which can then be tested exper... More |
Feb 28 2024 |
| Helen Moore (University of Florida) |
| Math in the Biopharma Industry |
| Industry Seminar |
| Time: 4:00 |
| Location: 204 Love |
I will discuss several aspects of math modeling jobs in the biopharma industry. This includes the types of problems industry math modelers work on, and how their jobs compare with academic jobs. I wil... More |
Mar 6 2024 |
| Sarah Williams (FSU) |
| A Turing Mechanism in Order to Explain the Patchy Nature of Crohn's Disease |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Mar 6 2024 |
| Zachary Deskin (FSU) |
| Optimal control and its application to find optimal treatments for HIV-related cancer |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Individuals infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have a higher risk of developing certain type of cancers, such as Kaposi sarcoma, than individuals not infected with HIV. This is due to th... More |
Mar 20 2024 |
| Townsend Porcher (FSU) |
| A territorial game between wasps |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Experimentalists have observed that male cicada killer wasps (Sphecius speciosus) will redraw the boundaries of their territories to coincide with wooden dowels randomly scattered in a field. This is ... More |
Mar 20 2024 |
| Meghan Peltier (FSU) |
| An Indicator of Crohn's Disease Severity Based on Turing Patterns |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Mar 27 2024 |
| Christopher Ryzowicz (FSU) |
| Molecular Switch Architecture Determines Response Properties of Signaling Pathways |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Mar 27 2024 |
| Haoyang Qian (FSU) |
| Structure and dynamical behavior of non-normal networks |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
In the last two decades, network science has become known as a critical model for understanding complex systems across a wide range of fields. At its core, network science considers a system as a coll... More |
Apr 3 2024 |
| Greg Owanga (FSU) |
| A mathematical model of stroma-supported allometric tumor growth |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
Mounting empirical research suggests that the stroma, or interface between healthy and cancerous tissue, is a critical determinate of cancer invasion. At the same time, a cancer cell’s location and ... More |
Apr 10 2024 |
| Jonathan Engle (FSU) |
| The impact of zealots and consensus makers in voting games |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
The outcome of democratic elections rests on individuals' decision-making that is driven by their varying preferences and sets of information. Individuals may prefer consensus to deadlock, or deadlock... More |
Apr 11 2024 |
| Amelie Thompson (FSU Mathematics) |
| Mathematical Modeling of the Brain |
| Honors In The Major Undergraduate Thesis Defense |
| Time: 3:00 |
| Location: LOV 204A |
The cortical folding of the brain, made up of gyri and sulci, plays a significant role in brain function and is unique to the individual. Abnormalities in cortical folding have been associated with di... More |
Apr 17 2024 |
| Martyna Smart (FSU) |
| Coupled dynamics of behaviour and disease |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: LOV 232 |
The spread of disease is significantly impacted by human behaviour. In particular, homophily ("bird of a feather flock together") and outgroup aversion can affect disease transmission rates and the up... More |
Apr 17 2024 |
| Greg Owanga (FSU) |
| A Mathematical Model of Stroma-Supported Allometric Tumor Growth |
| Biomathematics Journals Seminar |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: Dirac library |
Apr 24 2024 |
| Erol Akçay (UPenn) |
| An introduction to social evolution |
| Biomathematics Seminar |
| Time: 3:05 |
| Location: Zoom |
This talk will survey the author's research on social evolution. |
Apr 24 2024 |
| James Thornham (FSU) |
| A Multiscale Model of Complex Endothelial Cell Dynamics in Early Angiogenesis |
| Biomathematics Journals |
| Time: 5:00 |
| Location: 216 Dirac Library |