John J. Tyson (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) http://mpf.biol.vt.edu/people/tyson/tyson.html

Lecture 2: Network motifs: sniffers, buzzers, toggles and blinkers
Thu Apr 17 10:30:00 - 11:30:00

Simple models of regulatory motifs. Positive and negative feedback. Signal-response curves and bifurcation diagrams. Adaptation. Ultrasensitivity. Bistability and oscillations. Simple bifurcations: saddle-node and Hopf. Homoclinic bifurcations.