Friday July 29/1:30

CP41/Seabreeze

Cell Cycle Models and Biological Modeling

Chair: John J. Tyson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• 1:30: Mathematical Models of the Cell Division Cycle. John J. Tyson and Bela Novak, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 1:45: A Mathematical Model of the G1 Phase of the Cell Cycle Incorporating Cyclin E/cdk2 Complex and Retinoblastoma Protein. Mandri N. Obeyesekere and Stuart O. Zimmerman, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; and Jeffrey R. Herbert, University of Texas Medical School, Houston
• 2:00: Modeling the Mitotic Switch. C.D. Thron, Dartmouth Medical School
• 2:15: Methods of Error Detection in Genetic Linkage Data for Human Pedigrees. Margaret G. Ehm and Marek Kimmel, Rice University, and Robert Cottingham, Baylor College of Medicine
• 2:30: A Mechanism for Early Branching in Lung Morphogenesis. Sharon R. Lubkin, University of Washington
• 2:45: Stage-Specificity and the Synchronization of Life Cycles to Periodic Environmental Variations. Eric P.M. Grist and William S.C. Gurney, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
• 3:00: A First Model for the Movement of Leaves. Athan Spiros, University of British Columbia, Canada
• 3:15: Noise Effects on Phase-Lockings in a Relaxation Oscillator Forced by a Periodic Input -- A First-Passage-Time Approach. Shinji Doi, Takashi Tateno, and Shunsuke Sato, Osaka University, Japan
• 3:30: Reduction and Phase Space Analysis of the Onchidium Pacemaker Neuron Model. Yoshinobu Maeda, Shinji Doi, Taishin Nomura, and Shunsuke Sato, Osaka University, Japan