People

Eberhard O. Voit, Ph.D.
Professor and David D. Flanagan Chair in Biological Systems

Director, Integrated BioSystems Institute
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar

Education (Universität zu Köln):

Vordiplom (B.S.)	1973	Natural Sciences
Vordiplom	1975	Mathematics
Diplom (M.S.)	1976	Biology (Zoology, Genetics)
Philosophikum	1977	Philosophy/Education
Staatsexamen (M.S.)	1978	Mathematics
Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.)	1981	Developmental/Theoretical Biology

Po-Wei Chen

Education:

B.S.	2006	Bioindustrial Mechatronics Engineering
		National Taiwan University
Ph.D. program		Bioengineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Models of sphingolipid metabolism in yeast.

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I-Chun Chou

Education:

B.S.	1997	Pharmacy
		National Taiwan University
M.S.	1999	Clinical Pharmacy
		National Taiwan University
M.S.	2003	System & Information Science
		Syracuse University
Ph.D.	2008	Biomedical Engineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Parameter estimation of biomedical systems models and S-distributions.

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Luis Maria Lopes da Fonseca

Education:

B.S.	1998	Biochemistry
		Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Ph.D.	2006	Biochemistry
		Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB)
		Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Research Topic:
In vivo NMR methods; mathematical pathway modeling

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Xiaoling He

Education:

M.S.	1997	Mechanical Engineering
		University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S.	2000	Tribology/Mechanical Engineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D.	2000	Mechanical Engineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Nonlinear dynamics and system modeling of plant cell wall materials and structures with emphasis on biofuels.

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Shinichi Kikuchi

Education and Work Experience:

B.S.	1998	Mathematics
		Keio University, Japan
M.E.	2000	Computer Science
		Keio University, Japan
Ph.D.	2001	Engineering
		Keio University, Japan

Postdoctoral Fellow	2001	Comp. Biol. Res. Center
		Nat. Inst. Adv. Ind. Sci. Techn.
Research Fellow	2002	Institute for Advanced Biosciences
		Keio University, Japan
Assistant Professor	2005	Environment and Information Studies
		Keio University, Japan

Research Topic:
Mathematical modeling of synaptic plasticity.

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Yun Lee

Education:

B.S.	2003	Electrical Engineering
		National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
M.S.	2005	Electrical Engineering
		National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Ph.D. program		Bioengineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Mathematical modeling of metabolic pathways with emphasis on biofuel production.

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Zhen Qi

Education:

M.S.	1999	Microwave Remote Sensing
		Institute of Remote Sensing Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ph.D.	2004	Bioinformatics
		Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Topic:
Biochemical system theory and data mining techniques for modeling, simulation, and knowledge discovery of biological pathways and diseases, with special emphasis on Parkinson's Disease.

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Jialiang Wu

Education:

B.S.	1996	Mathematics
		Sun Yet-sen University
M.S.	2003	Mathematics
		University of South Carolina
M.S.	2003	Computer Engineering
		University of South Carolina
Ph.D. program		Bioinformatics

Research Topic:
Mathematical modeling of metabolic pathways, with emphasis on the trehalose cycle.

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Weiwei Yin

Education:

B.S.		Electrical and Computer Engineering
		Zhejiang University
M.S.		Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence
		Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science
M.S.	2007	Bioengineering
Ph.D. program		Bioengineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Mathematical modeling of systems with emphasis on mechanotransduction.

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Lab visit by our friends and sponsors Ann and David Flanagan

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ALUMNI OF THE LAB

Fernando J. Alvarez-Vasquez

Education:

M.S.	1990	Biology
		Universidad Simón Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela
Ph.D.	2001	Biochemistry
		Universidad La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Postdoctoral Fellow	2002	Medical University of South Carolina
	-2008

Research Topic:
Mathematical modeling toward understanding the processes that control the dynamics of cell behavior under different conditions.

Currently: Texas A & M

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Gautam Goel

Education:

B.S.	1998	Mechanical Engineering
		University of Pune, Pune
M.S.	1999	Computer Science
		National Centre for Software Technology, Bangalore
M.S.	2006	Bioengineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology
Ph.D.	2009	Biomedical Engineering
		Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Computational analysis of metabolic pathways such as glycolysis in lactic acid bacteria. Primary objective is to uncover regulatory mechanisms of the organism to enable efficient control and yield optimization of desired metabolite production. Analysis techniques involve mixed-mode modeling (bottom-up / top-down / partial modeling and stoichiometric / kinetic models) as well as development and application of parameter estimation software algorithms.

Software Development: Biochemical Systems Toolbox (BSTBox)

Currently: Harvard University

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Anna Machina

Education:

M.S.	2002	Mathematics
		Tambov State University, Russia
Ph.D. program		Applied Mathematics
		Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Visiting Student	2008	Bioengineering
	-2009	Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Application of the theory of differential equations with discontinuous right-hand sides (differential inclusions) to the analysis of gene regulatory networks and other biological systems.

Currently: Centre for Intergative Genomics, Norway

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Kellie Sims

Education:

B.S.		Mathematics
		Louisiana State University
M.S.	2001	Environmental Studies
		Univ. of Charleston and Medical University of South Carolina
Ph.D.	2008	Bioinformatics
		Medical University of South Carolina

Research Topic:
Experimental and modeling studies of the role of sphingolipids and caloric restriction on aging.

Currently: Medical University of South Carolina



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Deepak Sundar

Education:

B.S.	2007	Computer Science and Engineering
		PSG Tech , Anna University, India
M.S.	2009	Computer Science
		Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Topic:
Metabolic pathway visualization.