Mathematical Biology Journal Club


The purpose of the journal club is to introduce beginning graduate students in Mathematical Biology to research through investigating and presenting some of the basic and classic papers in the field. We will have two groups this year: journal club for first year graduate students (JCI) which will primarily focus on classic papers; and journal club for second year graduate students (JCII) will focus on current research by local faculty.

For more information contact Brynja Kohler or Bob (B-Dawg) Guy.


Spring Semester, 2003
Wednesdays 4:15 pm
LCB 218

REGISTRATION INFO: 6960 section 2, class # 6712
Register for 1 credit hour only.


JCI


Many of our readings may go along with the course: Math 5120 'Mathematical Biology II', however, you are free to choose appropriate topics and papers of your own as well.

  • Wednesday, January 22:
    R. Fitzhugh. (1961). Impulses and physiological states in theoretical models of nerve membrane. Biophysical Journal. Volume 1. pp.445-466.

    PRESENTATION BY WILL NESSE!
  • Wednesday, February 5:
    Casas J. and Djemai, I. Canopy architecture and multitrophic interactions. Chapter 8, in Multitrophic Level Interactions. Tscharntke, T. and Hawkins, B.A. eds. Cambridge Press. 2002.

    PRESENTATION BY BILL KOPPELMAN!
  • Wednesday, February 19:
    Fogelson, A.L. and Kuharsky, A.L.(1998). Membrane binding-site denxity can modulate activation thresholds in enzyme systems. J. Theor. Biol. . Vol. 193, 1-18.

    PRESENTATION BY JOHN ZOBITZ!
  • Wednesday, March 5:
    M. Kirkpatrick and N.H. Barton. (1997) Evolution of a Species' Range. American Naturalist. Vol. 150. No. 1 pp. 1-23.

    PRESENTATION BY COLBY TANNER!
  • Wednesday, March 26:
    B. Ermentrout and M. Lewis. (1997) Pattern Formation in Systems with One Spatially Distributed Species. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Vol. 59. No. 3 pp. 533-549.

    PRESENTATION BY AARON McDONALD!
  • Wednesday, April 9:
    No reading... research presentations.

    PRESENTATION BY WILL NESSE and AARON McDONALD!
  • Wednesday, April 23:
    No reading...

    RESEARCH SHOWCASE!




    JCII


  • Wednesday, January 29:
    Peskin, C.S. (1977). Numerical Analysis of Blood Flow in the Heart. of Comutational Physics. Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 220-252

    PRESENTATION BY LIZ DOMAN!

  • Wednesday, February 12:
    Bell, G.I. (1973). Predator-prey equations simulating an immune response. Mathematical Biosciences. Vol. 16, pp. 291-314

    PRESENTATION BY MEAGAN McNULTY!

  • Wednesday, February 26:
    Keener, J.P. (1983). Oscillatory Coexistence in the Chemostat: A Codimension Two Unfolding. SIAM J Appl Math. Vol. 43, No. 5. pp. 1005-1018

    PRESENTATION BY SHAWN HARRISON!

  • Wednesday, March 12:
    F. R. Adler and R. Karban. (1994). Defended Frotresses or Moving Targets? Another Model of Inducible Defenses Inspired by Military Metaphors. American Naturalist. Vol. 144, No. 5. pp. 813-832

    PRESENTATION BY ROBERT THORN!