When   Wednesday, March 11, 2009   Time   4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  
Where   Technological Instit M 416 2145 Sheridan Rd.   map it
Audience   - Faculty/Staff - Student - Public
Contact   Molly E Scanlon   +1 847 491 5586  
Group   McCormick-Colloquia Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics

Applied Math Colloquium

Title: Systems Biology of Cell Signaling

Speaker: Professor Qing Nie, University of California - Irvine

Abstract:

The proper growth, development, and survival of an organism require extensive and accurate communication among the cells of the organism. Hence, cells sense and react to a wide variety of stimuli, which convey information such as nutrients, harmful insults, and the state of neighboring cells.

Using a systems biology approach that integrates modeling and experimentation, we study two cell signaling  systems: 1) robust sensing and signal transduction during mating of yeast cells, and 2) robust dorsal-ventral patterning in Drosophila and Zebrafish embryo development.

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