"Mathematics Meets Biology" - Mini math talk Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Please join the Department of Mathematics for a mini math talk titled "Math Meets Biology" given by Dr. Susmita Sadhu on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 5-5:30 p.m. in A&S 246. Mini math talks are 20-30 minute presentations about any topic related to math. No math background is required, and all are welcome! Snacks will be provided.

Here is the abstract of the presentation:

Mathematics has often laid the groundwork for the development of advanced methods and techniques for analyzing physiological phenomena associated with living organisms. In the last 70 years, mathematics has influenced almost all areas of biological sciences such as molecular biology, genetics, ecology, medicine, neuroscience, epidemiology and so forth. In this talk, we will discuss few examples of biological problems where mathematics has played a significant role in elucidating the basic mechanisms underlying the system, finding scaling laws of observed patterns among many living organisms and making informed health policy decisions.