New Science Pub Series- Mathematics: Biology's New Microscope?
With German Enciso, Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Fellow '07 to '09, is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of California, Irvine.
Sunday, November 17th @ 3:00-5:00 PM
Location: Trattoria Neapolis, 336 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
What do squid and jellyfish have to do with mathematics and medicine? Interestingly, both underwater species provided key insights for applying mathematics to biology. In the 1950’s, squid and math were key to understanding how electrical signals propagate along neurons. More recently, jellyfish allowed us to quantify otherwise transparent proteins inside human cells by making them fluorescent. Both discoveries revolutionized biology and earned their authors (though not the animals involved) Nobel prizes.
Biology is fast becoming a hard science, like physics but with its own set of rules. In this talk, I plan to describe the ways in which mathematics allows a better understanding of biology at the molecular level. With applications ranging from biological clocks to cancer growth and the transport of oxygen in the blood, mathematics can provide unique insights and a language to describe design principles. Along the way, I will introduce some fun biological systems and contemporary research.
German Enciso, Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Fellow '07 to '09, is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics and Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of California, Irvine. He studies cellular decision-making processes and collaborates with biologists in a range of subjects including signal transduction, cancer modeling, protein networks and neuroscience.
Seating is limited. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cost: $25 per person, includes Chef Wigger's gourmet pizzas, 2 glasses of house wine and/or non-alcoholic beverages (free parking)
Contact: Ethel Seminario Laczko, etheledu@gmail.com
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