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Michael Poole (UF Mathematics)

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Production and Modeling of DNA Toroidal Condensates Via Liquid Crystal Theory Genomic organization conformations are widely studied in all cells, and bacteriophages offer simpler systems to study genomic packing. Experimental

BingKan Xue (UF Physics)

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Trait-shift induced interaction modification and unusual consequences onecosystem dynamics Ecosystems are traditionally modeled by networks of species with constant interaction strengths between them. However, it has been increasingly recognized that

Mike Norton (Brandeis University, Physics)

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Controlling Pattern Formation in Active-Ordered Fluids Active fluids comprised of reconstituted biopolymers and motor proteins are self-driven materials that exhibit rich spatiotemporal dynamics. These dynamics are characterized by buckling instabilities

Xuesong Bai (Brandeis University, Mathematics)

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A stochastic first-order reaction gene translation and nuclear-to-cell ratio homeostasis model Cell size varies between different cell types, and between different growth and osmotic conditions. However, the nuclear-to-cell volume ratio