Optimizing Biofilm Removal Bacterial biofilms are consortia of bacteria enmeshed in a self-produced polymer network. Biofilms occur in a wide variety of settings and impact health, water quality, manufacturing, and other fundamental aspects of modern life. This talk will cover several aspects of biofilms that are fundamental in order to remove biofilms when they have …
Mathematical modeling of diabetes Diabetes is the leading endocrine disease affecting socioeconomic development and has multiple pathogenic pathways. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is the most common type of diabetes primarily caused by obesity and a lack of exercise. Secondary diabetes is a subtype of diabetes including glucose metabolism disorders correlated with various hormonal diseases. Mathematical …
Modeling of Drosophila Egg Chamber: Chemical Distribution, Force Balance, and Clustered Cell Migration The Drosophila melanogaster egg chamber provides an accessible biological model for clustered cell dynamics in development, metastasis, and even wound healing. Our modeling covers various stages of egg chamber development from chemical signals initiating a cell fate decision in becoming motile to …