2012 CMACS Workshop on Modeling Biological Systems

Nancy GriffethProfessor of Computer Science

Lehman College

January 4, 2012

Welcome!

Today’s agenda

10 am Welcome and Paperwork 11 am Workshop Overview

Nancy Griffeth 12 noon Lunch 1 pm Introduction to Biology

Stephen Redenti 3 pm Mac OS X and Unix

Terri Grosso

Agenda

What are we doing here?

Preparation and recruiting for research internships and graduate school

Exposure to research projects

Interdisciplinary work experience

Learn a few things

Introductions

Staff Nancy Griffeth: professor of computer science at

Lehman College

Terri Grosso: PhD student in computer science at the Graduate Center

Kai Zhao: PhD student in computer science at the Graduate Center

Aron Wolinetz: PhD student in computer science at the Graduate Center

Introductions

Support

James Faeder: professor of Computational Biology at the University of Pittsburgh

Stephen Redenti: professor of Biology at Lehman College

Bud Mishra: professor of computer science and math at NYU’s Courant Institute

Visiting Lecturers

James Faeder

Bud Mishra

Ilya Nemenman, professor of mathematics at Emory University

Participants by CollegeIntroductions

Participants by MajorIntroductions

Participants

Time to introduce yourselves…

What’s your college? Your major? If you were an animal, what would you be?

Introductions

Logistics

What’s important? CafeteriaCoffeeBathrooms

Logistics and paperwork

Maps

Campus Map

Logistics and paperwork

RESTROOMS

TunnelsLogistics and paperwork

Paperwork

For stipend Everyone: Form 701 Non-resident aliens: Form 702

Logistics and paperwork

Paperwork

For teams Bio column: O=organisms, C=cells Chem column: I=Intro, O=organic CS column: J=Java, P=other intro

programming, U=Unix Math column: 1=Calc 1, 2=Calc 2,

M=Maple, A=More advanced course(s)

Logistics and paperwork

Questions or Discussion?