{"id":34159,"date":"2009-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/03\/16\/seminar-to-focus-on-role-of-math-and-computers-in-cell-biology\/"},"modified":"2009-03-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-16T05:00:00","slug":"seminar-to-focus-on-role-of-math-and-computers-in-cell-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/03\/16\/seminar-to-focus-on-role-of-math-and-computers-in-cell-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar to focus on role of math and computers in cell biology"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n<\/TABLE>Jim Rogers, Ph.D., an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will describe a new role for mathematicians and computer scientists in cell biology research today at noon during the monthly Clinical and Translational Research Seminar.<\/p>\n

The seminar will take place in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater. <\/p>\n

Dr. Rogers — who is both a mathematician and biological scientist — has created a model that shows how cells process information in much the same way brains do. <\/p>\n

And like the human brain, Dr. Rogers said, cell information processing systems are incredibly complex. Thus, developing a model that accurately portrays these systems was and is a complex undertaking that requires input from experts on all levels of cell function, Dr. Rogers said. <\/p>\n

Designing a system that allowed these experts — who often are not math and computer experts — to input information also required the help of actual math and computer experts. <\/p>\n

Dr. Rogers’ presentation is part of the ongoing CTR series that is typically held on the third Monday of each month. The CTR series brings clinical and basic science investigators together to identify new ways to collaborate and answer important clinical questions. <\/p>\n

The seminar will be recorded and available for investigators who cannot attend. <\/p>\n

It also will be televised at the following sites:
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