Mathematical Biology Seminar, 04-05

Mathematical Biology Seminar: Jason Miller (VH 1200, from 27 Sep 2004 (03:30 PM) to 27 Sep 2004 (04:30 PM))

Jason Miller will describe a method of describing the shape of two and three dimensional objects in terms of a central locus of points call the Blum Medial Axis. This tool originated in biology as a way to study morphology.

Mathematical Biology Seminar (VH 1200, from 25 Oct 2004 (03:30 PM) to 25 Oct 2004 (04:30 PM))

Jon Beck will speaks about two projects he is developing, one in collaboration with Dr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, and another that's inspired by his relationsip with hay.

Mathematical Biology Seminar (VH 1200, from 11 Oct 2004 (03:30 PM) to 11 Oct 2004 (04:30 PM))

Two students, Andy Schwendemann and Iosif Neitzke, will share with us the fruit of the summer interdisciplinary research labors. Andy is working with Dr. Osborn and Dr. Thatcher on modeling pollen flight dynamics. Iosif worked with Dr. Brad Barbazuk at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center as a summer research intern. He investigated data mining to identify miRNA.

Mathematical Biology Seminar (VH 1200, from 08 Nov 2004 (03:30 PM) to 08 Nov 2004 (04:30 PM))

Laura Fielden will speak about her professional interests and about a mathbio project she is (or will be) mentorings with colleague Dr. Phil Ryan (Mathematics) on tick respiration.

Mathematical Biology Seminar (VH 1200, from 18 Oct 2004 (03:30 PM) to 18 Oct 2004 (04:30 PM))

An Introduction to Phylogenetics: Concepts, Methods, Applications. Phylogenetics is the study of evolutionary relationships between and within species. Most modern phylogenetic work uses DNA and protein sequence data to reconstruct an evolutionary tree of the species under study. Because the number of such trees increases rapidly with the number of species, enormous effort has gone into devising computationally efficient phylogenetic algorithms. In this talk, we'll briefly explore phylogenetic concepts and methods, with emphasis on linking the mathematical models with the underlying biology. We will then use this knowledge to examine a famous case regarding possible HIV transmission within a dental practice.

Biology Seminar: Dr. Jason Miller (MG 2050, from 17 Sep 2004 (12:30 PM) to 17 Sep 2004 (01:30 PM))

Dr. Jason Miller, Associate Professor Mathematics Discipline, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO “New opportunities for interdisciplinary undergraduate research: Truman’s Math-Biology Initiative”