The Current Crew
Lab Outing to Sweetwater Creek Park, Thanksgiving 2007
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 |
Fernando J. Alvarez-Vasquez
(Office at Medical University of South Carolina)
Education:
| M.S. | 1990 | Biology |
| Universidad Simón Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Ph.D. | 2001 | Biochemistry |
| Universidad La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain | ||
Mathematical modeling toward understanding the processes that control the dynamics of cell behavior under different conditions.
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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. program | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
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 | ||
In vivo NMR methods; mathematical pathway modeling
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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. program | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
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)
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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 | ||
Mathematical modeling of metabolic pathways with emphasis on biofuel production.
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Kellie Sims
(Office at Medical University of South Carolina)
Education:
| B.S. | Mathematics | |
| Louisiana State | ||
| B.S. | ||
| University of New Orleans | ||
| M.S. | 2001 | Environmental Studies |
| Univ. of Charleston and Medical University of South Carolina | ||
| Ph.D. program | Bioinformatics | |
| Medical University of South Carolina | ||
Experimental and modeling studies of the role of sphingolipids and caloric restriction on aging.
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Deepak Sundar
Education:
| B.S. | 2007 | Computer Science and Engineering |
| PSG Tech , Anna University, India | ||
| M.S. | Computer Science | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
Metabolic pathway visualization.
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LaDawn Terry
Administrative Assistant
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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 | ||
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.
Siren Veflingstad
Education:
| M.S. | 2002 | Applied Mathematics |
| Norwegian University of Life Sciences | ||
| Ph.D. | 2006 | Applied Mathematics |
| Norwegian University of Life Sciences | ||
Mathematical modelling of metabolic pathways, with emphasis on energy metabolism and bioenergetics.
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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 | |
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 | ||
Mathematical modeling of systems with emphasis on mechanotransduction.
Lab visit by our friends and sponsors Ann and David Flanagan