기초과학연구원 의생명수학그룹
Abstract: Many questions in everyday life as well as in research are causal in nature: How would the climate change if we lower train prices or will my headache go away if I take an aspirin? Inherently, such questions need to specify the causal variables relevant to the question and their interactions. However, existing algorithms …
Abstract: We will present a new approach to develop a data-driven, learning-based framework for predicting outcomes of biophysical systems and for discovering hidden mechanisms and pathways from noisy data. We will introduce a deep learning approach based on neural networks (NNs) and on generative adversarial networks (GANs). Unlike other approaches that rely on big data, …
Abstract: The well-known two-process model of sleep regulation makes accurate predictions of sleep timing and duration, as well as neurobehavioral performance, for a variety of acute sleep deprivation and nap sleep scenarios, but it fails to predict the effects of chronic sleep restriction on neurobehavioral performance. The two-process model belongs to a broader class of …
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Abstract: Stochasticity in gene expression is an important source of cell-to-cell variability (or noise) in clonal cell populations. So far, this phenomenon has been studied using the Gillespie Algorithm, or the Chemical Master Equation, which implicitly assumes that cells are independent and do neither grow nor divide. This talk will discuss recent developments in modelling …
Abstract: Cell fate specification is a dynamic process during which gene regulatory networks (GRNs) transition between different states and define cell type-specific patterns of gene expression. Identifying such cell type-specific gene regulatory networks is important for understanding how cells differentiate to diverse lineages from a progenitor state, how differentiated cells can be reprogrammed, and how …
Abstract: Typically, the mathematical description of reaction networks involves a system of parameter-dependent ordinary differential equations. Generally, one is interested in the qualitative and quantitative behavior of solutions in various parameter regions. In applications, identifying the reaction parameters is a fundamental task. Reduction of dimension is desirable from a practical perspective, and even necessary when …
Abstract: Almost all biological systems possess the ability to gather environmental information and modulate their behaviors to adaptively respond to changing environments. While animals excel at sensing odors, even simple bacteria can detect faint chemicals using stochastic receptors. They then navigate towards or away from the chemical source by processing this sensed information through intracellular …
Abstract: The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis is the key regulatory pathway responsible for maintaining homeostasis under conditions of real or perceived stress. Endocrine responses to stressors are mediated by adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and corticosteroid (CORT) hormones. In healthy, non-stressed conditions, ACTH and CORT exhibit highly correlated ultradian pulsatility with an amplitude modulated by circadian processes. Disruption …
Abstract: Interpreting data using mechanistic mathematical models provides a foundation for discovery and decision-making in all areas of science and engineering. Key steps in using mechanistic mathematical models to interpret data include: (i) identifiability analysis; (ii) parameter estimation; and (iii) model prediction. Here we present a systematic, computationally efficient likelihood-based workflow that addresses all three …
Abstract: Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) assays are a standard approach for quantifying kinetic parameters in antibody-antigen binding reactions. Classical SPR approaches ignore the bivalent structure of antibodies, and use simplified ODE models to estimate effective reaction rates for such interactions. In this work we develop a new SPR protocol, coupling a model that explicitly accounts …
Abstract: I will report on some recent results on modelling the heart, the external circulation, and their application to problems of clinical relevance. I will show that a proper integration between PDE-based and machine-learning algorithms can improve the computational efficiency and enhance the generality of our iHEART simulator.