Advanced Computing in Cell Biology:

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Monday

Topics/Session, Instructor: Raquell Holmes

 
 
9:00 Welcome

* Participant introductions
* Overview of workshop
* Resources, Handouts

9:45 Overview of Computational biology

* Biological models and computational approaches

10:30 Break - 15 mins
10:45
Working with Stella and the Goldbeter model

* Presentation
* Concept mapping and simulation
* Introduction to Stella (Univ. of Georgia page)
* Exercise1 create your own version of the cell cycle statements in Stella Demo. Discussion of units.
* Exercise 2, playing with existing model.

12:00 Lunch 1 hour
1:00 Cell Cycle Models: Research papers

* Goldbeter, Sha et al.,Tyson,
* Group work:
* Recognizing components, reactions, testable hypothesis, math
*Worksheets

3:00 Break 15 mins
3:15 Group work: Design and prepare for Tuesday presentation

* Sketch initial model of interest
* Identify related models resources.

 
 
Tuesday

Topics/Session, Instructors: Jill Sible, Raquell Holmes

 
 
 
9:00 Practical and personal considerations in collaborations between experimentalists and theoreticians.
  *Presentation (PDF)

*The cell cycle as case: Novak-Tyson, 1993 and Sha et al, 2003
10:15 Break 30 mins
10:45 Designing experiments for numerical modeling

* Redesigning data: Exercise

12:00 Lunch 1 hour
1:00 Group work time

* Prepare for group presentation on initial model
* Investigate potential tools or topics

3:00 Break 15 mins
3:15 Participant Group Presentations-5 minutes each
Preview of JDesigner, Virtual Cell…


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other tools presented by participants.
 
 
Wednesday

Topics/Session, Instructor: Herbert Sauro

 
 
 
9:00 Introduction to Modeling

Presentation

* Signal cascades and other biological systems

9:45 Introduction to JDesigner

* Exercises in creating simple reaction models

10:30 Break 15 mins
10:45 Important considerations in constructing models

* Conservation analysis and scales

12:00 Lunch 1 hour
1:00 Project exercises:

* Stochastic models in excel
* Starting your own
* relaxation oscillators
* Hysterises

3:00 Break 15 mins
3:15 Additional model exploration

* Tutorial 3 of JDesigner Tutorial Manual (PDF)

4:45 Group discussion 15 mins
 
 
Thursday Topics/Session, Instructors: Ann Cowan, Ion Moraru
9:00 Review of calcium dynamics and studies using Virtual Cell
9:45 Introduction to Virtual Cell
10:30 Break 15 mins
10:45 Hands on with Virtual Cell:

* Existing models in database

12:00 Lunch 1 hour
1:00 Implementing your own model in Virtual Cell
3:00 Break 15 mins
3:15 Work time and wrap up

Monday
Materials

Stella Intro
Exercise 1

Exercise 2
Worksheets
Group Work

Tuesday
Materials

Presentation
Exercise
Mueller et al.
Lee et al.

Wednesday
Materials

Presentation
JDesigner
Manual

Thursday
Materials

Virtual Cell

 

 
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