Where Is The Fruit? Successful Collaborations Between Mathematicians and Biologists

Saturday, October 5, 2013: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
217 B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chairs:
Fabio Milner, PhD, Professor and Director, Arizona State University and Karen Ríos-Soto, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Description: Biologists may not readily “see” all possible dynamics of a system while mathematicians may not “see” natural restrictions on parameters or functions appearing in models. Collaboration between the two makes it more likely that “correct” models will be proposed and “correct” conclusions about the underlying biological system can be drawn.



4:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
4:05 PM
A Competition Model for Hypertumors
Robert Álvarez, MS , Graduate Student , Arizona State University
4:25 PM
Immunological Models of Epidemics
Fabio Milner, PhD , Professor and Director , Arizona State University
4:45 PM
5:05 PM
Competition Model Between the Invasive Sahara Mustard and Native Plants in the Sonoran Desert
Karen Ríos-Soto, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez