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 R�os-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 �lvarez, 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 R�os-Soto, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez