QLS has joined efforts with the Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM), the Ã山ǿ¼é initiative in Computational Medicine (MiCM) and the Ludmer Center to offer weekly interdisciplinary seminars.
Seminars are held on Tuesdays from 12-1pm EST.
For recordings of the 2021-22 seminars please visit the .
Fall 2021 | Speaker | Topic |
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Sep. 7 |
Taj Azarian |
Meaningful use of pathogen genomic data: Tracking bacterial mobile elements using published sequences |
Sep. 14 |
Marlene Cohen |
Topological insights into the neural basis of flexible behavior |
Sep. 21 |
Dani Bassett |
The brain's structural connectome is organized to support efficient control of state transitions |
Sep. 28 |
Matthew Stephens |
A simple new approach to variable selection in regression, with application to genetic fine-mapping |
Oct. 5 |
Marc Timme |
Model-free inference of network structural features from observed dynamics |
Oct. 12 |
Katia Koelle |
Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 evolution at multiple scales, with implications for viral spread |
Oct. 19 |
Emma Teeling |
The genomic basis of bats' extended longevity and tolerant immunity: Why should society care? |
Oct. 26 |
Lai-Sang Young |
Dynamics in a model of primate visual cortex |
Nov. 2 |
Stacey Finley |
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Nov. 9 |
Dana Pe'er |
Causes and Consequences of Plasticity in Cancer and Development |
Nov. 16 |
Julie Hussin |
A sex-specific evolutionary interaction between ADCY9Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌýCETP |
Nov. 23 |
Chris Klausmeier |
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Nov. 30 |
Ben Goult |
The MeshCODE theory – does our brain store memories in a binary format? |
Dec. 7 |
Pedro Peres-Neto |
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Dec. 14 |
Guillaume Lajoie |
Top-down optimization recovers biological coding principles of single-neuron adaptation in RNNs |
QLS would like to thank Dr. Jesse Shapiro, Dr. Suresh Krishna, and Dr. Celia Greenwood for their help with organizing the seminars.