About

We are interested in mathematics, statistics and computing with application to biology.

We meet on Wednesdays at 3:10 pm this semester (Spring 2020). Due to the school shut down, we are going to meet via zoom, the URL is https://iastate.zoom.us/j/404033736, or, go to https://iastate.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID: 404 033 736.

Schedule:

Future Talks

Abstract: Among the insect pests that can damage soybean in North Central USA, soybean aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is …

Apr 8, 2020 3:10 PM

Ivair Valmorbida

Abstract: In 2000, the Soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) was discovered in Wisconsin. By 2003 it was found in every one of the 99 counties …

Dr. Matthew ONeal

Apr 10, 2020 1 min read

Abstract: While many languages are in danger of extinction worldwide, multilingualism is being adopted for communication among …

Dr. Zhijun Wu

Apr 1, 2020 2 min read

Abstract: Social insects, such as ants, bees, wasps, and termites, have been important models for understanding complex systems. In …

Amy Toth

Mar 9, 2020 1 min read

Abstract: The Trojan Y-Chromosome (TYC) strategy is a biological control used to cause the extinction of invasive fish populations by …

Eric Takyi

Mar 2, 2020 1 min read

Abstract: A DNA fragment, in Illumina paired-end (PE) sequencing, is read from both ends, resulting forward and backward reads. This …

Shofi Andari

Feb 26, 2020 2 min read