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Department of Mathematics,
University of California San Diego

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Informal Seminar on Mathematics and Biochemistry-Biophysics

Danying Shao

Department of Physics and Center for Theoretical Biological Physics UCSD

Modeling Cell Migration with Phase Field Method

Abstract:

Cell migration is important in many biological processes. Many eukaryotic cells can move using a crawling motion powered by the actin-myosinII machinery. We developed a phase field model and investigated the relation between actin-myosinII distribution, cell shape and cell speed.

Organizers: Li-Tien Cheng and Bo Li

October 7, 2010

2:00 PM

AP&M 5829

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