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 3

The schedule for week 1 is HERE.

The schedule for week 2 is HERE.

The schedule for week 4 is HERE.

The schedule for week 5 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 26, 2008

9:00-10:30 Prof Bard Ermentrout:(1) The onset of rhythmicity
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Leah Keshet: Stochastic approaches III: Gillespie Algorithm, Lanvegin and Smoluchowski equations, thermal ratchets
12:30 lunch on your own
2:30 PM and afternoon: Computer lab in LSK 310: (Bard Ermentrout)

Tuesday May 27, 2008

9:00-10:30 Prof Bard Ermentrout: What is phase?
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Leah Keshet: Pattern Formation I
12:30 Pizza lunch
1:00-2:00 Special Math-Biology Seminar: Prof Yue Xian Li (Dept. of Mathematics, UBC): Tango Waves in Inhomogeneous Calcium Excitable Media
2:30-3:15 Student Seminars
3:15-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 Student Seminars

Wednesday May 28, 2008

9:00-10:30 Prof Bard Ermentrout: Weak coupling theory
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Leah Keshet: Pattern Formation II
12:30 lunch on your own
1:45-2:45 Tutorial/Lab Bard Ermentrout
2:45-3:15 PIMS Tea

Thursday May 29, 2008

(Leah Keshet is away)

9:00-10:30 Prof Bard Ermentrout: Large networks of oscillators
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Dr R. Das: How to analyse experimental data and estimate model parameters: (linear and nonlinear least squares)
12:30 lunch on your own
2:30 PM and afternoon: Computer lab in LSK 310:
Dodo Das/ Sasha Jilkine: How to analyze experimental data

Friday May 39, 2008

(Leah Keshet is away)

9:00-10:30 Dr R Das
Model selection and data fitting continued.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Dr R. Das: Model selection and data fitting continued.
12:30 lunch on your own
2:30 PM and afternoon: Computer lab in LSK 310:
Dodo Das/ Sasha Jilkine: Parameter estimation techniques

Weekend activities: May 31-June 1, 2008

To be organized by the Social Committee.