IGTC Graduate Summer School in Mathematical Biology
A PIMS/Accelerate BC sponsored Summer School in Mathematical Biology
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, May 11-June 11, 2008
Detailed Daily Schedule for Week 2
The schedule for week 1 is HERE.
The schedule for week 3 is HERE.
The schedule for week 4 is HERE.
For an overview of the month-long schedule click HERE.
For abstracts of talks click HERE.
For a list of events by category click HERE.
Unless otherwise indicated, events will take place in the ground -level seminar room at PIMS, 1933 West Mall Annex, UBC Campus, Vancouver, BC.
Directions for PIMS can be found HERE.
Monday May 19, 2008
Victoria Day: Time for outdoor activities and hikes/sightseeing
Tuesday May 20, 2008
- 9:00-9:55 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 6: Coupled systems and quiescence
- 9:55-10:15 Coffee break
- 10:15-11:10 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 6 cont'd
- 11:20-12:10 Leah Keshet: Polymerization dynamics (actin and other polymers)
- 12:10-12:30 Special Guest short talk: Vilaiwan Fernandes (Center for Cell Dynamics, U Washington) Robustness in genetic networks.
- 12:30 lunch on your own
- 2:30 PM and afternoon: Computer lab in LSK 310:
(Sasha Jilkine)
Wednesday May 21, 2008
- 9:00-10:00 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 7: Demography and structured populations
- 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
- 10:30-11:30 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 7 cont'd
- 11:40-12:30 Leah Keshet: Microtubule kinetics and growth
- 12:30 lunch on your own
- 1:45-2:45 Tutorial: Leah Keshet: Reverse-engineering microtubule kinetics
- 2:45-3:15 PIMS Tea
- 3:30-4:30 Tutorial: Prof Karl Hadeler
Thursday May 22, 2008
- 9:00-10:00 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 8: Birth-death processes and diffusion models
- 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
- 10:30-11:30 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 8 cont'd
- 11:40-12:30 Leah Keshet: Stochastic approaches to molecular motion
- 12:30 lunch on your own
- 2:00-3:00 Student Seminars
- 3:00-3:30 Coffee break
- 3:30-4:30 Student seminars
Friday May 23, 2008
- 9:00-10:00 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 9: Summary and Outlook
- 10:00-10:15 Coffee break
- 10:15-11:15 Prof Karl Hadeler Lecture 9 cont'd
- 11:20-12:15 Leah Keshet: Growing polymers and ratchets
- 12:30 Pizza lunch
- 1:00-2:00 Special Math-Biology Seminar: Daniel Coombs (UBC) Models of T cell activation
Weekend activities: May 24-25, 2008
To be organized by the Social Committee.