- SCIENCE AT THE EDGE -Traditionally distinct science disciplines are merging to create new and startling opportunities. Share the excitement and challenge each week through seminars and discussions with nationally recognized pioneers in science at the edge.
Seminars included on this schedule are in these three series: |
|||
| Spring Semester 2007 | Michigan State University | ||
|
Seminars begin at 11:30 a.m. Refreshments served at 11:15 a.m.
Seminars are in |
|||
| Friday, January 12 | Quantitative Biology and Modeling Seminar | ||
| Jeff MacKeigan , Van Andel Institute | |||
| Using RNAi and Proteomic Approaches for Quantitative Analysis of Molecular Pathways | |||
| Friday, January 19 | Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar | ||
| Norman Birge , Department of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University | |||
| Superconducting/Ferromagnetic Hybrid Systems | |||
| (This is a last-minute substitute for a talk by Shaul Mukamel of the University of California at Irvine's Department of Chemistry, who was unable to visit MSU as planned.) | |||
| Friday, January 26 | Engineering Seminar | ||
| Scott L. Diamond, Departments of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, Univ. of Pennsylvania | |||
| Chemical Biology on a Microarray | |||
| Friday, February 2 | Quantitative Biology and Modeling Seminar | ||
| Monte Pettitt , Department of Chemistry, University of Houston | |||
| Knots, Loops, and Writhes: How Does Topo Undo Them? | |||
| Friday, February 9 | Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar | ||
| Alfred Hero , Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Univ. of Michigan | |||
| De Novo Discovery of Gene Regulatory Networks | |||
| Friday, February 16 | Engineering Seminar | ||
| Gregory Baker , Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University | |||
| Polymers on Surfaces and at the Interface with Biology | |||
| Friday, February 23 | Quantitative Biology and Modeling Seminar | ||
| Claudia Neuhauser , Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, Univ. of Minnesota | |||
| Understanding Ecological Communities through Spatial Models | |||
| Friday, March 2 | Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar | ||
| Phillip Duxbury , Department of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University | |||
| Life or Death Decisions in Mammalian Cells: From Non-linear Dynamics to Control and Selectivity | |||
| Friday, March 16 | Engineering Seminar | ||
| Jan Vermant , Department of Chemical Engineering, CIT, Katholieke Univ. Leuven | |||
| Particles at the Edge: Controlling Structure and Dynamics in 2D Suspensions | |||
| Friday, March 23 | Quantitative Biology and Modeling Seminar | ||
| Steve Horvath , Department of Biostatistics & Human Genetics, UCLA | |||
| An Overview of Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis | |||
| Friday, March 30 | Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar | ||
| Herschel Rabitz , Department of Chemistry, Princeton University | |||
| Controlling Events in the Micro-World: From Quantum Networks to Bio-Networks | |||
| Friday, April 6 | Engineering Seminar | ||
| Thomas Wood , Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University | |||
| Deciphering Cell Signaling in Bacterial Biofilms: The Role of Indole | |||
| Friday, April 13 | Quantitative Biology and Modeling Seminar | ||
| Scott Patterson , Amgen, Inc. | |||
| Application of Biochemical Measures to Early Clinical Drug Development | |||
| Friday, April 20 | Interdisciplinary Physics Seminar | ||
| Supriyo Datta , Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University | |||
| Nanodevices and Maxwell's Demon | |||
| Friday, April 27 | Engineering Seminar | ||
| Jason Haugh , Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State Univ. | |||
| Analysis of Intracellular Signal Transduction at Various Scales of Biological Complexity | |||
|
Seminar Organizers: |
|||
|
Engineering Seminars: | |||
| Christina Chan, Chemical Engineering & Material Science | krischan@egr.msu.edu | ||
|
Quantitative Biology and Modeling Seminars: | |||
| Michael Feig, Quantitative Biology and Modeling Initiative | feig@msu.edu | ||
| Marianne Huebner, Quantitative Biology and Modeling Initiative | huebner@msu.edu | ||
| Charles Ofria, Quantitative Biology and Modeling Initiative | ofria@msu.edu | ||
|
Interdisciplinary Physics Seminars: | |||
| Carlo Piermarocchi, Physics & Astronomy | carlo@pa.msu.edu | ||
|
Further information on some seminars may be found at:
Prior semesters:
Fall 2006;
Spring 2006;
Fall 2005;
Spring 2005;
Fall 2004;
Spring 2004;
Fall 2003; |
|||