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<p class="MsoNormal">EXCITING UPDATE! – Dr. Dale is on campus today.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Join us Today - TUESDAY, NOV. 9 for the School of Plant Sciences Seminar with Dr. Renee Dale. She will be presenting
<s>via Zoom</s> <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">IN-PERSON IN MARLEY 230</span> and we will be broadcasting it via Zoom for those who cannot attend in-person. Refreshments will be served in the Marley lobby. In person attendees are
<b><u><span style="color:red">REQUIRED</span></u></b> to wear masks while Marley 230.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Title: Mathematical modeling to deepen our understanding of complex biological systems<br>
Speaker: Dr. Renee Dale<br>
Day/Time: Tuesday, Nov 9, 4:00 pm<br>
Zoom Link: </span><a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/88431130345"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">https://arizona.zoom.us/j/88431130345</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%"><br>
Password: spls2021<br>
Host: Rebecca Mosher<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mathematical modeling to deepen our understanding of complex biological systems<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">As science progresses forward, we acquire more information that allows us to deepen our understanding of complex systems. However, it becomes increasingly challenging to properly integrate all
the available information, or to identify which components or processes are critical when considering research questions of interest. This is particularly challenging when the information is numerical or from a variety of sources. We can apply quantitative
rigor to our understanding by representing our beliefs as a mathematical model. To illustrate this approach in action, I will provide 3 examples from plant biology. Firstly, modeling helps us understand spatial effects and noise in the plant circadian clock.
Secondly, at the protein scale, modeling helps distinguish between two schools of thought on how to interpret bioluminescent reporter data. Finally, modeling applied to the classic problem of plant growth suggests areas of improvement and important processes.
These examples will help contextualize mathematical modeling as part of the process of scientific discovery.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"> Bio:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%">As an undergraduate, Renee studied philosophy and became interested in interdisciplinary approaches. She received her PhD in 2019 from LSU, where she studied enzyme kinetics using mathematical
modeling. She is now an NSF postdoctoral fellow at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, using modeling to study problems that involve variability and complex processes in plant biology.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jennifer Garcia, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">CGMP, DES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">She/her/hers<br>
School of Plant Sciences<br>
1140 E. South Campus Dr., Forbes 303<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Office: 520-621-9728<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Cell: 520-444-8153 (text preferred)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:jennyj@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">jennyj@arizona.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://cals.arizona.edu/spls/home"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://cals.arizona.edu/spls/home</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#C00000">Working on campus in Forbes 303 - Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays 8:30 am – 5:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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