Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

Staged HIV Transmission and Treatment in a Dynamic Model with Long-term Partnerships

Katharine Gurski, Howard University
Kathleen Hoffman, University of Maryland Baltimore County

MCALC 1102

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Age-dependent ventilator-induced lung injury

Quintessa Hay, Virginia Commonwealth University
Christopher Grubb, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Rebecca L. Heise, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sarah Minucci
Michael S. Valentine
Jennifer Van Mullekom, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Angela M. Reynolds, Virginia Commonwealth University

MCALC 1104

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The effect of PrEP uptake and adherence on the spread of HIV in the presence of casual and long-term partnerships

Sylvia J. Gutowska, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Katharine Gurski, Howard University
Kathleen Hoffman, University of Maryland - Baltimore County

MCALC 1102

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Dynamics of the climax and attack communities in cystic fibrosis

Peter Uhl, San Diego State University

MCALC 1104

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

On the trajectory of gonorrhea in the US: an application of generalized compartmental models

Scott Greenhalgh, Siena College
Anna Dumas, Siena College

MCALC 1102

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Modeling within-host and aerosol dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: the relationship with infectiousness

Stanca Ciupe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

MCALC 1104

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Optimal time-dependent classification for diagnostic testing

Prajakta P. Bedekar, Johns Hopkins University
Paul Patrone, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Anthony Kearsley, National Institute of Standards and Technology

MCALC 1102

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Modeling heat transfer in tungiasis inflammation of the skin

Ephraim Agyingi, Rochester Institute of Technology

MCALC 1104

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Rewriting the Rules for Diagnostics: Implications of Probability and Measure Theory for SARS-CoV-2 Testing

Paul Patrone, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Anthony Kearsley, National Institute of Standards and Technology

MCALC 1102

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Inferring Dynamics of Biological Systems

Tracey G. Oellerich, George Mason University

MCALC 1104

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Optimal Allocation of Limited Testing Resources for Controlling Epidemic Outbreaks

Jeffery Demers, Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) / University of Maryland
William F. Fagan, University of Maryland
Justin M. Calabrese, Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) / University of Maryland

MCALC 1102

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Analysis of tear-film breakup using fluorescence video recordings

Tobin Driscoll, University of Delaware
Richard Braun, University of Delaware
Rayanne Luke, Johns Hopkins University
Carolyn G. Begley, Indiana University - Bloomington

MCALC 1104

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Multiclass classification and prevalence estimation with applications to SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays

Rayanne Luke, Johns Hopkins University, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Paul N. Patrone, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Anthony J. Kearsley, National Institute of Standards and Technology

MCALC 1102

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Real-time interactive simulation of large bird flocks: Toward understanding murmurations

Maxfield R. Comstock, Georgia Institute of Technology

MCALC 1104

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Using Immersed Boundary Method to Understand the Dynamics of Nematocyst Firing

Abdulrahman Alharbi, Virginia Commonwealth University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Effect of myeloid-derived suppressor cells on Glioblastoma-immune dynamics

Hannah Anderson, University of Florida

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

A spatially dependent model for photoreceptors in a healthy eye

Danielle C. Brager, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Anthony Kearsley, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Daniel Anderson, George Mason University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Approximate Bayesian computation for generating 3D structured trees to model the pulmonary arterial network

Megan J. Chambers, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Computational model of mutant ARPP protein aggregation and diffusion and its impact on calcium dynamics and stress responses using NEURON.

Gaby Clarke, King's College London - Institute of Psychiatry

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Modeling and Analysis of Social Contagion in Overweight and Obesity Epidemic

Chathuri Edirisinghe Arachchige, Texas Tech University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Thoracoabdominal asynchrony in a virtual preterm infant: computational modeling and analysis

Richard R. Foster, Virginia Commonwealth University
Laura Ellwein Fix, Virginia Commonwealth University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mathematical Model of Zika Epidemic in Colombia

Sethupathy Ganesan, Virginia Commonwealth University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Scale-free properties influence breathing rhythmogenesis.

Cameron Grover, William & Mary

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mathematical modelling of oncolytic virotherapy as a cancer treatment

Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University
Iordanka Panayotova, Christopher

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Spatial Patterning of Predator-Prey Distributions Arising from Prey Defense

Evan C. Haskell, Nova Southeastern University
Jonathan Bell, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

An ODE model for predicting pediatric patient pain in SCD based on patient sleep data

Quindel Jones, Virginia Commonwealth University
Rebecca Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University
Angela M. Reynolds, Virginia Commonwealth University
Cecelia Valrie, Virginia Commonwealth University
Reginald McGee, College of the Holy Cross

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Evaluating the practical identifiability of a malaria model to assess conversion to transmissible stages

Anthony Raymond Krueger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Damie Pak, Cornell University
Megan Greischar, Cornell University
Lauren Childs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Intervention Time Series Analysis of Organ Donor Transplants in the US

Supraja Malladi, Virginia Commonwealth University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Study of cardiovascular dynamics during graded Head-up Tilt Test in the young with syncope tendency

Martin A. Miranda Sr, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mathematical Model of Immune-inflammatory Response in COVID-19 Patients

Quiyana M. Murphy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Osmotic Perturbation Promotes Competition Between Bacteria in Gut

Shaikh Obaidullah, Florida State University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Seasonality and the dynamics of Mycobacterium ulcerans Transmission.

Kwame E. Osei Bonsu, Eastern Connecticut State University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

CoOccurrR - Applying GLCM analysis techniques to non-image objects such as fitness landscapes

Steph J. Owen, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Bioeconomic Analysis in a Predator-Prey System with Harvesting: A Case Study in the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries

Iordanka Panayotova, Christopher Newport University
Maila Hallare, Norfolk State University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Modeling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 inside the human respiratory tract: a parameter sensitivity study

Jason Pearson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Modeling Viral Resistance to Monotherapy with Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for SARS-CoV-2

Tin Phan, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Carolin Zitzmann, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Alan S. Perelson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ruy M. Ribeiro, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ruian Ke, Los ALamos National Laboratory

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Effects of local mutations in quadratic iterations

Anca R. Radulescu, State University of New York at New Paltz
Abraham Longbotham, SUNY New Paltz

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Estimating glutamate transporter surface density in mouse hippocampal astrocytes

Anca R. Radulescu, State University of New York at New Paltz
Annalisa Scimemi, University at Albany

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Parameter Estimation Using Nudging on the Logistic Growth Equation

Susan Rogowski, Florida State University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

A Within-Host Modeling Framework For SARS-CoV-2 Infection to Support Vaccine Strategies

Morgan Rose, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Rachel Jennings, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Jeffry Schroeter, Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Studying the effect of Western diet on atherosclerosis risk factors

Eric L. Scott, Virginia Commonwealth University
Rebecca Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University
Angela M. Reynolds, Virginia Commonwealth University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Genetically explicit model may explain multigenerational control of emergent Turing patterns in hybrid Mimulus

Emily Simmons, William & Mary

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Mathematical Modeling of Brain Cancer Growth Using a Level-Set Method

Gbocho M. Terasaki, University of California, Merced

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Automated fitting of allosteric parameters in receptor oligomer models

Spenser Wood, William & Mary

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Sensitivity and Bifurcation Analysis of Tuberculosis Progression

Wenjing Zhang, Texas Tech University

Cabell Library (Room 303)

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM