1997 International Conference
on Mathematical Models in
Medical & Health Sciences

Announcement page
List of participants

SCHEDULE

Index for this page:

  • Wednesday May 28
  • Thursday May 29
  • Friday May 30
  • Saturday May 31


  • Wednesday, May 28

    All talks are in Wilson Hall (WH).

    8:00 - 9:00
    WH Lobby - Registration and Refreshments

    9:00 - 9:15
    WH 103 - Welcoming

    9:15 - 10:15
    WH 103 - Shanks Lecture: Martin Nowak, "Mathematical models of virus infection and evolution"

    10:15 - 10:45
    WH Lobby - Morning Break

    10:45 - 12:15
    WH 115 - Special Session on Cancer Modeling
    WH 112 - Special Session on Diffusive Systems
    WH 113 - Session of Contributed Talks

    1:30 - 2:15
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Michael Mackey, "Periodic Hematopoiesis: Pathology, Models, and Treatment"

    2:15 - 2:45
    WH Lobby - Afternoon Break

    2:45 - 5:15
    WH 115 - Special Session on Cancer Modeling
    WH 112 - Special Session on Epidemic Models
    WH 113 - Special Session on Immunology and Disease
    5:15
    WH Lobby - Reception


    Thursday, May 29

    All talks are in Wilson Hall (WH).

    7:45 - 8:15
    WH Lobby - Refreshments

    8:15 - 9:00
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Sue Tucker, "Mathematical models for the probability of tumor control"

    9:00 - 9:45
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Robert Miura, "Analysis of Models of Bursting Electrical Activity in Pancreatic beta-cells"

    9:45 - 10:15
    WH Lobby - Morning Break

    10:15 - 12:15
    WH 115 - Special Session on Cancer Modeling
    WH 112 - Special Session on Cell Population Models
    WH 113 - Session of Contributed Talks

    1:30 - 2:15
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Seth Michelson, "Tumor-Host Interactions: Growth Factors and Their Effects"

    2:15 - 2:45
    WH Lobby - Afternoon Break

    2:45 - 5:15
    WH 115 - Special Session on Immunology and Disease
    WH 112 - Special Session on Optimization and Control
    WH 113 - Session of Contributed Talks


    Friday, May 30

    All talks are in Wilson Hall (WH).

    7:45 - 8:15
    WH Lobby - Refreshments

    8:15 - 9:00
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Akram Al-droubi, "The Wavelet Transform and Its Application to Medicine, Biology and Biomedical Imaging"

    9:00 - 9:45
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Sally Blower, "The Emergence and Dynamics of Drug Resistance"

    9:45 - 10:15
    WH Lobby - Morning Break

    10:15 - 12:15
    WH 112 - Special Session on Cancer Modeling
    WH 115 - Special Session on Medical Imaging
    WH 113 - Session of Contributed Talks

    1:30 - 2:15
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Jorge Velasco-Hernandez, "Modeling HIV prevalence among female prostitutes in Tijuana"

    2:15 - 2:45
    WH Lobby - Afternoon Break

    2:45 - 5:15
    WH 112 - Special Session on Immunology and Disease
    WH 113 - Special Session on Optimization and Control
    WH 115 - Special Session on Medical Imaging


    6:30
    Reception - Loews Vanderbilt Plaza

    7:30
    Banquet - Loews Vanderbilt Plaza


    Saturday, May 31

    All talks are in Wilson Hall (WH).

    7:45 - 8:15
    WH Lobby - Refreshments

    8:15 - 9:00
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Evans Afenya, "Modeling the Malignant Diseases - Approaches and Perspectives"

    9:00 - 9:45
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Marek Kimmel, "Statistics of DNA Repeats: Human Ancestry and Hereditary Disease"

    9:45 - 10:15
    WH Lobby - Morning Break

    10:15 - 12:15
    WH 112 - Special Session on Cure Models in Survival Analysis
    WH 113 - Special Session on Epidemic Models
    WH 115 - Special Session on Optimization and Control


    1:30 - 2:15
    WH 103 - Plenary Talk: Mary Parrott, "The Hodgkin-Huxley Equations of Nerve Impulse Conduction"

    2:15 - 2:45
    WH Lobby - Afternoon Break

    2:45 - 5:15
    WH 112 - Special Session on Cure Models in Survival Analysis
    WH 113 - Special Session on Diffusive Systems


    (Version of 5/21/97. Some parts of this schedule may still change.)