Algebraic Statistics for Computational Biology

Seminar organized by Lior Pachter and Bernd Sturmfels, Spring 2005

Mondays 3-5pm in 939 Evans


Schedule

DateLecturer TitleNotes and Links
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January 24thMichael Gastpar (UCB EECS)Mathematical aspects of neuroscience
Sergi Elizalde (MSRI)The square-root conjecture for sequence alignmentThe problem
January 31stEric Kuo (UCB CS)Geometry of Markov Chains
Seth Sullivant (UCB Math)The strand symmetric model
February 7thNiko Beerenwinkel (UCB Math)Mutagenic models
Lior PachterDiscussion of the book project
February 14thSergi Elizalde (MSRI)Inference functions
Bernd SturmfelsReading a book out loud
March 7thDavid BryantExtending tree models to split networks
Luis GarciaCatalog of small trees
March 14thNicholas ErikssonUltra-conserved elements in the vertebrate and fly genomes
Michael EisenRegulation
April 18thMontgomery Slatkin (UCB Integrative Biology)Estimating the number of founder chromosomes in an isolated population