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Colloquium

Mathematics Colloquium

Date:
Time:
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Avery Hall Room: 115
1144 T St
 Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: AVH
Contact:
Steve Cohn, (402) 472-7223, scohn1@math.unl.edu
Speaker: Reinhard Laubenbacher
Affiliation: Virginia Tech/Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Local Host: Alan Veliz-Cuba

Additional Public Info:

Abstract: The long-term goal of molecular systems biology is to understand how the physiology of organisms arises through the dynamic interaction of the molecular constituents of life. Understanding the molecular networks formed in this way is an essential step toward solving many central problems related to human health, sustainable energy, a sustainable food supply, and a healthy environment. Mathematical and statistical models of the networks involved are an essential enabling technology for reaching this goal. This talk will provide some examples of the role mathematics plays in systems biology and will discuss some recent applications of algebraic geometry to this field. No background in mathematical biology is required, and the talk will be accessible to undergraduates and students and faculty from the life sciences. This talk is funded by the Visiting Scholar Grant from UNL Research Council.

Refreshments will be served in 348 Avery 3:30-4pm.
The talk is free and open to the public.

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This event originated in Math Colloquia.