Asymptomatic spread of Huanglongbing and Implications for Disease Control Huanglongbing (HLB, citrus greening) is a vector-transmitted disease that has nearly destroyed the citrus industry in Florida and is threatening other citrus-producing states. Recent research has shown that young flush shoots (newly emerging leaves) become infectious in a short amount of time after initial infection. In …
Tools from Computational Topology, with applications in medicine and the life science The field of topology, and in particular computational topology, has produced a powerful set of tools for studying both model systems and data measured directly from physical systems. I will focus on three classes of topological tools: computational homology, topological persistence, and Conley …
Coupled systems: neural-glial networks and layered reaction-diffusion systems Most of us are familiar with the fact that our brain contains a network of neurons. Perhaps less well known are the cells in the brain known as glial cells or, more specifically, astrocytes. Neurons and astrocytes are chemically linked, resulting in a neural-glial network, just one …
