Monthly Archives: May 2011

Dispersal Meeting Notes, May 27, 2011

In attendance were Debbie, Joey, Naomi, Jennifer, Adrienne and Matt. In a previous meeting I asked the group to write a little R script to run a discrete-time version of the Rosenzweig-MacArthur predator-prey model. This they did, and with one … Continue reading

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Malaria Meeting Notes, May 27, 2011

In attendance were Joshua, Naomi, Jessica, Lauren, Rebecca and Cameron. We spent most of the meeting reviewing the super-infection model and explaining the basic meaning of the terms to the new folks. We showed that if there is no infection, … Continue reading

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MER Spirit never woke up

Last October, Steve Squyres, the lead Principal Investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions, gave the Eugene Shoemaker lecture hosted by ASU’s Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, run by Paul Davies. It was a great lecture for … Continue reading

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Cancer Meeting Notes, May 26, 2011

This was our first meeting of the summer. Stephanie, Jacey, Zane, Eric and Scott attended. ICIAM Poster: The poster is in great shape, although the discussion needs to be added. Our plan for that section is to present three things: … Continue reading

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Metabolism meeting notes, May 25, 2011

This was the group’s inaugural meeting. In attendance were Joshua, Kirsten, John, Tricia, Matt and Issa. We established that our goal this summer is to get up to speed on the biochemistry, biophysics and probability necessary to formulate and address … Continue reading

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Team Assignment Update

Current team assignments are updated on the “people” page. Not everyone has been assigned yet. If you have not been assigned and have not received an email from me, please send me an email indicating your preference. Meeting times and … Continue reading

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All-Hands Meeting Notes (May 19, 2011)

The purpose of this post is to document the all-hands lab meeting to kick off the lab’s summer research. I’d like everyone in the lab to review it, and if I’ve missed anything please leave a comment to this post. … Continue reading

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