Modularity in Biological Systems Working Group
Research activities around modularity in biological systems.
This group is composed of members with diverse backgrounds: computational biology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, category theory and topology, mathematics, control, computer science, network science, and dynamical systems.
Activities for the group:
Biweekly meeting consisting of a presentation for the first 30 minutes and a discussion for the second 30. Currently held on Tuesdays at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
Topics may include:
*What can be measured to identify active feedback loops in molecular networks (“modularity is context-dependent”)
*A discussion of Boolean networks and their relationship to ODEs as models of biological networks
*A category theoretical framework for discrete dynamical systems as a setting for modularity
*Relationship between modularity of gene regulatory networks and robustness
*Relevant topics from dynamical systems theory
Smaller work groups around specific topics and activities, such as digging deeper into a specific question or idea, writing a manuscript, writing a grant proposal, organizing a workshop, etc.