| January, 2007 |
| Jan 9 | Doron Levy
Department of Mathematics, Stanford University
Title:
Modeling the Dynamics of the Immune Response to Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Tuesday at 11am in
MATX 1102. |
| Jan 11 | Robert Guy
University of Utah and University of California Davis
Title: A multiphase flow model of calcium induced morphology changes
in true slime mold
Abstract
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| Jan 15 | Christoph Hauert
Program for Evolutionary Dynamics,
Harvard University
Title:
Evolutionary Dynamics: Structured Populations and the
Problem of Cooperation
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Monday at 4pm in
MATH 104. |
| Jan 16 | Christoph Hauert
Program for Evolutionary Dynamics,
Harvard University
Title:
Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: The Role of Punishment and
Volunteering
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Tuesday at 2pm in WMAX 216 (PIMS upstairs) . |
| Jan 18 | Claus Rueffler (Math Biology Seminar)
Zoology, University of Toronto
Title:
Work in progress: The evolution of phenotype determination and an attempt to classify simple life-history models
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Thursday at 2pm in
WMAX 216 (PIMS upstairs). |
| Jan 19 | Claus Rueffler (Dept Colloquium)
Zoology, University of Toronto
Title:
The evolutionary ecology of resource specialization
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Friday at 3pm in
TBA. |
| Jan 24 | Kristan Schneider (Math Biology Seminar)
Mathematics, University of Vienna
Title:
Long-term evolution of polygenic traits under frequency-dependent
intraspecific competition
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Wednesday at 2pm in
WMAX 216 (PIMS upstairs). |
| Jan 25 | Andrey Shaw (Green College Speaker Series on Contemporary Immunology)
Pathology and Immunology, Washington University
Title:
How does the T cell recognize foreign antigen?
Details
Note: This talk will be held on a Wednesday at 5pm in
the Green College Coach House. |
| Jan 25 | Kristan Schneider (Dept Colloquium)
Mathematics, University of Vienna
Title:
A Multilocus-Multiallele Analysis of Frequency-Dependent Selection Induced
by Intraspecific Competition
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Thursday at 12.30pm in
MATH 105. |
| Jan 26 | Lionel Harrison (Phys. Chem. Seminar)
UBC Chemistry
Title:
Pattern-forming Dynamics in Biological Development
Details
Note: This talk will be held on a Friday at 4.00pm in
Wesbrook 238. |
| February, 2007 |
| Feb. 1 | Jung Kyung Kim
School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering,
Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
Title: Function Follows Form - Transport Phenomena Coupled with Mechanics in Biological Systems
Abstract
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| Feb 1 | David Mowat (Green College Speaker Series on Contemporary Immunology)
Deputy Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Ottawa
Title:
Public Health: from Evidence to Practice
Details
Description: How does an understanding of how evidence is used in making decisions about programs and policies to protect the health of the pubic help us to make better decisions?
Note: This talk will be held on a Thursday at 5pm in
the Green College Coach House. Reception to follow talk. |
| Feb 26 | Emily Stone
University of Montana
Title:
Analysis of Stomatal Dynamics
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Monday at 3pm at the IAM (LSK 301). Refreshments before talk in LSK 306. |
| Feb 27 | Emily Stone
University of Montana
Title:
Detecting Spillover: A dynamical systems modeling approach
to glutamatergic synaptic signaling
Abstract
Note: This talk will be held on a Tuesday at 12:30pm at PIMS (WMAX 216). Pizza at talk.
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| March,
2007 |
| Mar 12 | Greg Hammond (Green College Speaker Series on Contemporary Immunology)
Director of Public Health, Manitoba Health
Title:
New Vaccine Programs or Not?
Details
Description: I will explore the background for the recent introduction of four new childhood vaccine programs across Canada and some challenges facing all countries in the introduction of new vaccine programs in the future.
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| March 15 | Michael Gilchrist
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Title:
Predicting Protein Production Rates from Codon Usage Patterns: A
Nested Model Approach
Abstract
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| March 22 | Josef Ackerman
University of Guelph
Title:
The role of mathematics in physical ecology
Abstract
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| April,
2007 |
| April 5 | Junling Ma
University of Victoria
Title: Evolutionary Branching
Abstract
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| April 26 | Joshua Weitz
Georgia Tech
Title: Evolutionary and Population Dynamics of Bacteria and Phage
Abstract
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| May,
2007 |
| May 3 | Joe Tien
Fred Hutchinson
Title: Geometric approaches to parameter estimation for differential equations.
Abstract
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| June,
2007 |
| June 15 | Claude Muller
Location: WMAX 216; Time: 2-3pm
Institute of Immunology,
National Public Health Laboratory
L-1950 Luxembourg
Title: The spread and evolution of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Africa.
Abstract
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| June 18-20 |
Synchronous Rhythms in the Brain
A PIMS CRG Workshop
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| July,
2007 |
| July 5 | Stewart Chang
University of Michigan
Title: Multi-scale modeling of antigen presentation with applications to tuberculosis.
Abstract
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| July 30 | Epidemiology talks at PIMS:
12pm: Suani Pinho
Instituto de Fisica - Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
Title: Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Diseases
Abstract
1pm: Pizza
1:30pm-2:30pm: Three talks by students in project teams:
Sustained oscillations in Cholera
Infections in hospitals
Stochasticity in Vaccination
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| August, 2007 |
| August 7 | Veronica Grieneisen - 10:00 am in WMAX 216
Utrecht University
Title: Morphogen Gradients Stable During Growth?
an example in plant development
Abstract
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| August 7 | Stan Maree - 2:00 pm in WMAX 216
Utrecht University
Title: T-cell dynamics within Lymph Nodes
Abstract
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| August 8 | James P. Keener - 2:00 pm in WMAX 216
University of Utah
Title: How cells make measurements
Abstract
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| August 20 | Wouter-Jan Rappel - 2:00 pm in WMAX 216
UCSD
Title: Which way to go? Modeling eukaryotic chemotaxis
Abstract
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| September, 2007 |
| Monday, September 17 | Hong Qian - 3pm in LSK
University of Washington
Title: The Chemical Master Equation: Theories, Computations, and Applications
(IAM Colloquium)
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| Tuesday, September 18 | Hong Qian - 12:30 pm in WMAX 216
University of Washington
Title: A Non-Equilibrium Steady-State Theory of Phosphorylation-Dephosphorylation
Switch in Cellular Signalling
Abstract
(Joint with SCAIM seminar)
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| Thursday, September 20th | Adriana Dawes - 2pm in (TBA)
University of Washington (Friday Harbor Labs)
Title: Stable segregation of PAR proteins in the early C elegans embryo relies on a
bistable switch mechanism
Abstract
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| Thursday, September 27th | Pauline van den Driessche - 2pm in (TBA)
University of Victoria
Title: Modeling the Spread of West Nile Virus
Abstract
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| September 28-30 | PIMS International Graduate Training Centre
Mathematical Biology Summit
The first PIMS IGTC summit will be held on these dates
(arrival on Friday evening, and
departure on Sunday) at the University of British Columbia. The
event will include a mix of lectures and posters presented by
graduate students and other trainees,
some professional development seminars created by
faculty/staff/alumni for the students, group discussions, and
opportunities for socializing and a group hike.
We also plan a working session for faculty members to discuss
the scope and implementation of the IGTC.
Click here for further information
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October, 2007
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| Thursday, October 11 |
Rodrigo Restrepo - 2pm in WMAX 216
UBC
Title: RNA and prebiotic evolution
Abstract
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| Thursday, October 18 |
Maria-Rita D'Orsogna - 2pm in WMAX 216
California State University at Northridge
Title: Patterns, stability and collapse for two-dimensional biological swarms
Abstract
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| Monday, October 22 |
Yue-Xian Li - 3pm at IAM in LSK 301
University of British Columbia
Title: Noise and Synchrony in Neuronal Networks
Abstract
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| Thursday, October 25 |
Fred Brauer - 2pm in WMAX 216
UBC
Title: Epidemic models with heterogeneous mixing
Abstract
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November, 2007
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| Thursday, November 1st |
Joel Heath - 2pm in WMAX 216
PDF, University of British Columbia
Title: Behavioural Dynamics of Arctic wintering eider ducks
Abstract
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| Thursday, November 15th |
Jianhong Wu - 2pm in WMAX 216
York University
Title: Neural Computation with Attractors: Memory, Dynamics and Time Lags
Abstract
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| Thursday, November 22nd |
Rafael Meza - 2pm in WMAX 216
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Title: Mathematical Modeling of Colon Carcinogenesis
Abstract
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| Thursday, November 29th |
Lazar Krsmanovic - 2pm in WMAX 216
National Institutes of Health, USA
Title: Pulsatile Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion: Roles of G Protein-
Coupled Receptors, Second Messengers and Ion Channels
Abstract
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December, 2007
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| Thursday, December 6th |
Joel Miller - 2pm in WMAX 216
BC Centre for Disease Control (recently, Los Alamos)
Title: Predicting the size and probability of epidemics on networks
Abstract
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| Wednesday, December 12 |
Stuart Kauffman - a PITP lecture
St John College, 7:30 PM
Reinventing the Sacred: Breaking the Galilean Spell
University of Calgary
Abstract
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