Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - MSRI Summer Graduate Workshop: Mathematical aspects of computational biology

This workshop will be specifically focused on the mathematical aspects of computational biology.

Workshop Schedule

Topics
We need a hierarchy of scales to understand and integrate the knowledge gained from the landmark undertaking of mapping the human genome sequence. Understanding of how the vast variety of biochemical compounds, including proteins and metabolites, interact with each other and form complex reaction networks is the next step. These networks comprise the complex cellular interaction networks of cell metabolism. Organism and population scales above these require yet different analysis tools.

In this workshop we will focus on the first two scales: the genome and intracellular biochemical reaction networks, including gene regulatory networks. The course will be organized around the following datasets:

The yeast genome(s)

The human genome, completed and finished to high quality in 2004

Time series of yeast DNA microarray measurements, including a control and response to oxidative stress, generated at VBI

Workshop activities involving these data sets are as follows:

Find orthologs and homologs to yeast genes involved in oxidative stress response in the human genome, in order to find candidate genes for an oxidative stress response network in human tissue

Create mathematical models of network dynamics for the yeast oxidative stress network, using several modeling methodologies from both continuous and discrete mathematics

The workshop will provide background lectures in Biology and Mathematics.

Priority for this workshop is given to graduate students at MSRI Academic Sponsoring Institutions. If you are at one of these institutions, request your Director of Graduate Studies to nominate you. After these nominations are in, applicants will be considered for admission and possible funding, if such funding is still available. These considerations will take place before April 15, 2006.

Currently Available Videos

Reinhard Laubenbacher, Mathematical Aspects of Computational Biology June 19,2006, 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Brandilyn Stigler, A Segment Polarity Network in Drosophilia Melanogaster June 19,2006, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Discrete Modeling Paradigms June 19,2006, 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Introduction to Reverse Engineering June 20,2006, 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Introduction to Computational Algebra June 20,2006, 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Brandilyn Stigler, Software PAckages for Computational Biology June 20,2006, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Reverse Engineering of Networks June 21,2006, 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Brandilyn Stigler, Reverse Engineering the Segment Polarity Network June 21,2006, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Hans Othmer, Robustness of Spatial Patterning June 22,2006, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Nicholas Eriksson, Evolution on Distributive Lattices June 26,2006, 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
Jason Morton, Talk- Mathematical Aspects of Computational Biology June 27,2006, 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Ariel Schwartz, Talk- Mathematical Aspects of Computational Biology June 27,2006, 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
Bernd Sturmfels, Grobner Bases June 29,2006, 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM
Yu Huang, Longest Identity Sequence June 30,2006, 09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Oliver Wienand, Talk- Mathematical Aspects of Computational Biology June 30,2006, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Oliver Wienand, Talk- Mathematical Aspects of Computational Biology June 30,2006, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Michael Mehan, Talk- Mathematical Aspects of Computational Biology June 30,2006, 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM

You can find videos of other workshops and events on our VMath - Streaming Video page.

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Please have your Department Chair send a list of at most three nominees to Jonathan Rubinsy at sgwnominations_AT_msri.org and include the following information for each nominated student:

DEPARTMENT CHAIR NAME and Institute
WORKSHOP NAME
STUDENT’S NAME
STUDENT’S CONTACT INFORMATION (Email, Telephone)
GENDER AND ETHNICITY

Students admitted to the workshops will be informed directly by MSRI; the IAS/PCMI workshop will issue its own announcement.

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