Upcoming Events: Mathematical Models of Disease, Career Talks, and Neuroscience

Epidemic Treatment Models with Drug Resistance

Abstract: Antiviral drug treatment is one method of trying to control an outbreak of a disease transmitted by a virus. However, this treatment may lead to the establishment of a drug-resistant strain of the disease. We describe and analyze a simple model for this, and show that there are situations in which an increase of the treatment rate may cause an increase in the number of disease cases.

Time: 12PM on Wednesday October 23rd
Room: MSB 318

Drug Resistance in Disease Treatment Models Abstract: We consider a disease treatment model in which tratment may cause the emergence of a drug- resistant strain of the disease. We study the possible equilibria, their stability, and the effects of changing the treatment rate. The possibilities are determined mainly by the reproduction numbers of the two disease strains.
Time: 11AM on Thursday October 24th
Room: MSB 318

Dr. Fred Brauer, Honourary Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Prof. Fred Brauer received his Ph.D. from MIT in 1956 under the supervision of Norman Levinson. In 1960 he joined the Department of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and had been there for 39 years before moved to Vancouver where he has an honourary appointment in the Mathematics department at UBC. Prof. Brauer has published several books on differential equations and mathematical biology, including the classic textbooks "Qualitative Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations (1969)" with John Nohel and "Mathematical Models in Population Biology and Epidemiology (2001)" with Carlos Castillo-Chavez.

Thursday, October 24
4:30-5:45pm
HPA1 125
The Scientist and the Entrepreneur
Dr. Philip Arlen
President and CEO
Pandora Genomics, LLC

Friday, October 25
11:30am-12:30pm
Lake Nona BBS 103 live
Main campus HPAII 345 video
LRRK2 Phosphorylates Novel Tau Epitopes and Promotes Tauopathy
Jada Lewis, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
College of Medicine
University of Florida

Monday, November 4
11:45am-12:45pm
Lake Nona BBS 103 live
Main Campus HPA II 345 video
Career Talk
Gregory Roth
Director, Medicinal Chemistry of Sanford-Burnham Lake Nona
Associate Professor Diabetes and Obesity Research Center
Refreshments will be provided

Upcoming Events: Brain Computer Interfaces, UCF Arboretum, Graduate Defenses

Saturday, October 19
8-10pm
Brain-Computer Interfaces
FamiLAB, Longwood, FL
https://www.facebook.com/events/589847807746651/?ref=3

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Tuesday, October 22
1-2pm
Healthy nature, healthy people: Contact with nature as an upstream health promotion intervention for populations
Arboretum Pavilion

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Announcing the Final Examination of Ms. Alejandra Petrilli Guinart for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences
Date: Monday, October 28, 2013
Time: 9:30AM
Location Lake Nona BBS, Rm 103 (Live) HPA 2, 345 Conf Room (Simulcast)

Dissertation Title: " TARGET VALIDATION FOR NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 2 THERAPEUTICS "

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Announcing the Final Examination of Ms. Vanathy Paramanandam for the Degree of Masters of Science in Biotechnology
Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Time: 10:00AM
Location HPA II, 345 Conf Room (Live) / Lake Nona BBS, Rm 103 (Simulcast)

Dissertation Title: role of Host immune response and bacterial autolysin atl in human nasal colonization by staphylococcus aureus

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Announcing the Final Examination of Mr. Micah Halpern for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Time: 3:00PM
Location Lake Nona BBS, Rm 103 (Live) / HPA II, 345 Conf Room (Simulcast)

Dissertation Title: " IMMUNO-PCR DETECTION OF LYME BORRELIOSIS "

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Announcing the Final Examination of Mr. Tianshu Li for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences
Date: Thursday, October 31, 2013
Time: 1:30PM
Location Lake Nona BBS, Rm 103 (Live) BMS 136A Conf Room (Simulcast)

Dissertation Title: " Identification of epithelial stromal interaction 1 and epidermal growth factor receptor as novel krüpple-like factor 8 targets in promoting breast cancer progression "

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Friday, Nov.8

1:30pm
Medicinal Plant Workshop
Arboretum Pavilion

Orlando Mini Maker Faire Recap!

Sorry this is so late, but we're still basking in the success and excitement of the Faire :)

We had never heard of the Maker Faire movement until a few months ago and now look at us, presenting our first team project at the one right here in Orlando!

We were extremely pleasantly surprised to have so many people of all ages and backgrounds come by and check us out!

Our project was a two-fold demonstration:

• Using household supplies to extract DNA from strawberries
• Demonstrating a very simplified DIY version of a common lab protocol called gel electrophoresis used to separate and analyze DNA

Great big thank yous go out to:

• Our treasurer, Daniel Del Favero, for putting in so much time and effort into building the gel box
• Dave Casey from FamiLAB for giving us the idea and encouraging us with enthusiasm