Conference Presentations - 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting

TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1) receptors play a central role in nociception and inflammatory pain. Interestingly, both agonists and antagonists of TRPV1 have been tested therapeutically, suggesting that the regulation of TRPV1 activity is a complex balance between pro- and...

The rapid growth in computing power has presented both opportunities and challenges for high-fidelity simulations of turbulent reacting flows. The advent of petascale supercomputers has made it possible to glean fundamental physical insight into fine-grained ‘turbulence-chemistry' interactions in...

Cytochrome c (cyt c) is a highly conserved protein among eukaryotes, mainly owing to its pivotal role in two crucial cellular processes: apoptosis and respiratory chain function. Despite its overall stability, previous studies have reported on the human lineage: (i) a high amino acid evolution rate...

Simulation-Based Engineering and Science (SBE&S) involves the use of computer modeling and simulation to solve mathematical formulations of physical models of engineered and natural systems. The impacts of SBE&S can be observed in critical industries, such as pharmaceuticals,medical imaging...

This opening presentation will describe plans in this workshop session to examine AIChE's roles as an institute in Simulation Based Engineering & Science. Roles could include workshops, publications, education both student and public, grants and sponsorships, programming, and roles in national...

Astrocytomas are brain cancers that account for 75% of neuroepithelial tumors. Accurate diagnosis is required for adequate treatment and assessing prognosis for patients. We used both gene-based and network-based approaches to find the key processes involved in astrocytoma progression from...