Monday, May 1, 2017 (4:00 p.m., Miller Room, Rockefeller Hall Room 221)
Title: Molecular Communication and the Origins of Biological Information Processing
Speaker: Andrew Eckford (Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University)
Abstract: Microbiological systems communicate through the exchange of molecules, such as ligands in...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 (12:00 p.m. in Yost 306)
Title: Cell Physiology - Making Diffusion Your Friend
Speaker: Jim Keener (Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, University of Utah)
Abstract: Diffusion is the enemy of life. This is because diffusion causes small particles to spread out, and for aggregates of particles to dissipate. Thus, in order...