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Darby Smith (UF Mathematics)

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Intracelluar Transport: Understanding Force Dependent Stepping Within cells, small molecules such as glucose rely on diffusion to reach needed destinations.  Larger structures, like vesicles and organelles, need directed transport to

Subhorn Khonthapagdee (UF Mathematics)

368 Little Hall

Models of crowding effect on phytoplankton competition for nitrogen In the previous study, we consider a chemostat model of phytoplankton competing for nitrogen taking into account effects of both intra-

Stefan Gerber (UF Soil and Water Sciences)

368 Little Hall

Reflections on the use of models to study global environmental change The work of my lab revolves around the mathematical modeling to understand interactions between major elements that cycle between

Tracy Stepien (UF Mathematics)

368 Little Hall

Spreading Mechanics and Differentiation of Astrocytes During Retinal Development In embryonic development, formation of the retinal vasculature is critically dependent on prior establishment of a mesh of astrocytes. Astrocytes emerge from

Maia Martcheva (UF Mathematics)

368 Little Hall

Zika Modeling The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic has caused an ongoing threat to global health security and spurred new investigations of the virus. Use of epidemiological models for arbovirus diseases can

Jed Keesling (UF Mathematics)

368 Little Hall

An Update on the Multi-Stage Model for Carcinogenesis The multistage model for carcinogenesis was first proposed by Armitage and Doll in 1954. There were two supporting pillars that supported the