Mathematical biology Mathematical biology Alston Scott Householder ( Rockford, Illinois, USA, 5 May 1904 - Malibu, California, USA, 4 July 1993) is an American mathematician who specialized in mathematical biology and numerical analysis. Married with Belle Householder ( - 1975), Children: John, Jackie and remarried 1984 with Heidi Householder, née Vogg ...more on Wikipedia about "Alston Scott Householder"
Bioinformatics or computational biology is the use of techniques from applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, and computer science to solve biological problems. Research in computational biology often overlaps with systems biology. Major research efforts in the field include sequence alignment, gene finding, genome assembly, protein structure alignment, protein structure prediction, prediction of gene expression and protein-protein interactions, and the modeling of evolution. The terms bioinformatics and computational biology are often used interchangeably, although the latter typically focuses on algorithm development and specific computational methods. (In the biology-mathematics-computer science triad, bioinformatics will intimately involve all three components while computational biology will focus on biology and mathematics.) Due to interest from computer scientists and mathematicians and the popularity of computational techniques in the field of genomics, it is commonly referred to as computational biology; a more accurate term is computational genomics. There are also lesser known but equally important areas of computational biochemistry and computational biophysics, that are also a part of computational biology. (For working definitions of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology used by National Institutes of Health please see this link .) A common thread in projects in bioinformatics and computational genomics is the use of mathematical tools to extract useful information from noisy data produced by high-throughput biological techniques. (The field of data mining overlaps with computational biology in this regard.) Representative problems in computational biology include the assembly of high-quality DNA sequences from fragmentary "shotgun" DNA sequencing, and the prediction of gene regulation with data from mRNA microarrays or mass spectrometry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bioinformatics"
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson ( May 2, 1860– June 21, 1948) was a biologist and mathematician and the author of the 1917 book, On Growth and Form, an influential work of striking originality. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he has been called "the first biomathematician." He died in St. Andrews, Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson"
Gene finding typically refers to the area of computational biology that is concerned with algorithmically identifying stretches of sequence, usually genomic DNA, that are biologically functional. This especially includes protein-coding genes, but may also include other functional elements such as RNA genes and regulatory regions. Gene finding is one of the first and most important steps in understanding the genome of a species once it has been sequenced. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gene prediction"
James Dickson Murray FRS, is Professor Emeritus of applied mathematics at University of Washington and University of Oxford. Professor Murray's research interests are in mathematical biology, mainly the application of mathematical modelling in medicine, psychology, ecology, epidemiology and developmental biology. He is best known for his authoritative and extensive work entitled Mathematical Biology, recently re-edited. ...more on Wikipedia about "James D. Murray"
Mathematical biology or biomathematics is an interdisciplinary field of academic study which aims at modelling natural, biological processes using mathematical techniques and tools. It has both practical and theoretical applications in biological research. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mathematical biology"
Motoo Kimura (木村資生 Kimura Motoo) ( November 13, 1924 - November 13, 1994). Born in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Kimura was a highly influential Japanese mathematical biologist working mostly in the field of theoretical population genetics, although he did not have any formal training in mathematics (Crow, 1996). ...more on Wikipedia about "Motoo Kimura"
STING (Sequence To and withIN Graphics) is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of ...more on Wikipedia about "STING"
Theoretical biology is a field of academic study and research that involves the use of quantitative tools in biology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Theoretical biology"
Vito Volterra ( May 3, 1860 - October 11, 1940) was an Italian mathematician and physicist, best known for his contributions to mathematical biology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vito Volterra"
Warwick Estevam Kerr. (b. September 9, 1922, Santana do Parnaíba, São Paulo, Brazil) Brazilian agricultural engineer, geneticist, entomologist, professor and scientific leader, notable for his discoveries in the genetics and sex determination of bees. ...more on Wikipedia about "Warwick Estevam Kerr"
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