Speaker: 

Research Professor Bob Palais

Institution: 

University of Utah

Time: 

Friday, May 13, 2011 - 2:30pm

Location: 

NS2 1201

Many branches of mathematics are used to develop algorithms for modern molecular medicine and visualization of its data. I will discuss some examples, including high-resolution DNA melting analysis to determine transplant compatibility, and identifying genes associated with tumor progression that led to a therapy. I will also describe some surprising mathematical connections discovered in the course of this work.