Systems Biology Theory Lunch

Schedule of talks for 2004-5

current schedule

HMS, Alpert Building, Room 436 at 12 noon; further information from jeremy at hms.harvard.edu

24 Sep 2004  Mike Brenner  Towards models for the structure and evolution of ion channels
1 Oct 2004  Jeremy Gunawardena  How does the cell regulate its phosphorylation state?
8 Oct 2004  Mike Springer  Pho4: physiological consequences of a partially processive kinase
15 Oct 2004  Roy Kishony  "Monochromatic modularity": system level organization of epistatic interaction networks
22 Oct 2004  Michael Desai  How is variation maintained in evolving asexual populations?
29 Oct 2004  David Clapham  How do sensory stimuli gate TRP channels?
5 Nov 2004    NO THEORY LUNCH TODAY
12 Nov 2004  Lani Wu  Using mathematical modeling to elucidate symmetry breaking mechanisms in yeast budding
19 Nov 2004  Sharad Ramanathan  Decision making in MAP kinase pathways in yeast
26 Nov 2004    THANKSGIVING
3 Dec 2004  Chaitanya Athale  Modelling the spatial dynamics of interaction networks in single and multicellular systems
10 Dec 2004  Tom Shimizu  Sensitivity, feedback and noise in bacterial chemotaxis
17 Dec 2004  Tom Rapoport  Generation of non-identical compartments in vesicular transport systems
      THEORY LUNCH TAKES A BREAK - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
21 Jan 2005  Sui Huang  High-dimensional dynamics and stochasticity in mammalian cell fate commitment
28 Jan 2005  Saveez Saffarian  Powering the Brownian ratchet
4 Feb 2005    NO THEORY LUNCH TODAY
11 Feb 2005  Alexander Wait  Spacetime crystallography of a quantum mechanical biosphere
18 Feb 2005  Dennis Wall  What makes proteins evolve?
25 Feb 2005  Gheorghe Craciun  A mathematical model of neurofilament transport in axons
4 Mar 2005  Aviv Regev  Conservation and evolvability in regulatory networks
11 Mar 2005  Alexander Zumdieck  Ring contraction with and without motors
18 Mar 2005  Geoffrey West  Towards a unifying theory of growth from cells and ontogeny to populations and tumors
25 Mar 2005  Erik Brauner  Knowledge models for integrating and querying biological data: a semantic approach
1 Apr 2005  Nicholas Ingolia  Hysteresis and bistability in signal transduction
8 Apr 2005  Leonid Peshkin  Grammars in biological representation
15 Apr 2005  Jehoshua Bruck  Calculus for biology?
22 Apr 2005  Andre Levchenko  Biphasic regulation in biological processes: the mechanisms and physiological roles
29 Apr 2005  Daniel Fisher  Some quantitative questions in evolution
6 May 2005  David Weitz  Elasticity of cells from in vitro measurements
13 May 2005  Bob Trivers  Theoretical approaches to understanding selfish genetic elements
20 May 2005    SYSTEMS BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT RETREAT
27 May 2005  Terry Hwa  Combinatorial control and amplification of gene expression
3 Jun 2005  Hao Yuan Kueh  Dynamical models of actin turnover in living cells
10 Jun 2005  Van Savage  A theory for the allometric scaling of the cardiovascular system and metabolic rate
17 Jun 2005  Eric Deeds  On the origin and implications of scaling in biological networks
15 Jul 2005  Carl Pabo  Neurobiology, mental models, and theories of thought

Theory Lunch goes into recess until 23 September 2005. Have a good summer!

current schedule