Abstract: Circadian rhythm is a robust internal 24 hours timekeeping mechanism maintained by the master circadian pacemaker Suprachiasmatic Nuclei (SCN). Numerous mathematical models have been proposed to capture SCN’s timekeeping mechanism and predict the circadian phase. There has been an increased demand for applying these models to the various unexplored data sets. One potential application …

Abstract: The connection between deep neural networks and ordinary differential equations (ODEs) is an active field of research in machine learning. In this talk, we view the hidden states of a neural network as a continuous object governed by a dynamical system. The underlying vector field is written using a dictionary representation motivated by the …

In addition to diffusive signals, cells in tissue also communicate via long, thin cellular protrusions, such as airinemes in zebrafish. Before establishing communication, cellular protrusions must find their target cell. In this talk, we demonstrate that the shapes of airinemes in zebrafish are consistent with a persistent random walk model. The probability of contacting the …

Over the recent years, various methods based on deep neural networks have been developed and utilized in a wide range of scientific fields. Deep neural networks are highly suitable for analyzing time series or spatial data with complicated dependence structures, making them particularly useful for environmental sciences and biosciences where such type of simulation model …

Reconstruction of gene regulatory networks (GRNs) is a powerful approach to capture a prioritized gene set controlling cellular processes. In our previous study, we developed TENET a GRN reconstructor from single cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq). TENET has a superior capability to identify key regulators compared with other algorithms. However, accurate inference of gene regulation is …