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SUMMARY:Dynamics of Chemical Reaction Networks - Dr David Angeli (Departme
 nt of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, Imperial College London)
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CONTACT:Dr Guy-Bart Stan
DESCRIPTION:Complexity in molecular biology comes in the form of large net
 works of chemical reactions which govern the life and physics of cells at 
 the microscopic level. Despite even the identification of such complex che
 mical circuitry is still a long-term goal  in the life sciences\, we belie
 ve that a deeper understanding of the network functionality\, modular orga
 nization and working principles can be achieved only by having analytical 
 tools that are specifically thought for such kinds of mathematical models.
 \n\nThe theory of  Chemical Reaction Networks is a branch of mathematics w
 hich tries to draw links between topology and dynamics and attempts at und
 erstanding the qualitative behavior of reaction networks under large uncer
 tainties on parameters values.\n\nWe will present some recent developments
  by the speaker and his coworkers\, dealing with monotonicity\, convergenc
 e and persistence in chemical reaction networks.
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, Lecture Room 12
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