Research Interests

Mathematical/computational immunology and physiology, pathogensis modeling, treatment/control
Mathematical modeling and inverse problem/calibration techniques; mathematical and statistical aspects of inverse problems
Uncertainty quantification, variability modeling, model comparison
Applications of functional analysis

Current Research

Computational methods for nonparametric estimation of measures in inverse problems
Quantitative analysis of dynamic responsiveness in lymphocyte cultures (growth, division, differentiation)
Statistical/error modeling for random sampling via flow cytometry

Recent Publications

H.T. Banks, Zackary R. Kenz, and W. Clayton Thompson, A review of selected techniques in inverse problem nonparametric probability distribution estimation, J. Inverse and Ill-posed Problems, Special issue on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the birthday of M.M. Lavrentiev, (submitted).
CRSC-TR12-13

H.T. Banks and W. Clayton Thompson, A division-dependent compartmental model with cyton and intracellular label dynamics, Intl. J. Pure and Appl. Math, (submitted).
CRSC-TR12-12

H.T. Banks, W. Clayton Thompson, Mathematical models of dividing cell populations: application to CFSE data, J. Mathematical Modeling of Natural Phenomena, Special Issue on Distributed Parameter Systems in Immunology and Physiology, (submitted).
CRSC-TR12-10

H.T. Banks, W. Clayton Thompson, Cristina Peligero, Sandra Giest, Jordi Argilaguet, and Andreas Meyerhans, A division-dependent compartmental model for computing cell numbers in CFSE-based lymphocyte proliferation assays, Math Biosci. Eng. (submitted).
CRSC-TR12-03

Recent Presentations

"Partial differential equations modeling of flow cytometry data from CFSE-based proliferation assays",
Frontiers in Mathematical Biology: Young Investigators Conference, Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling,
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland (29 February - 02 March 2012)

Teaching

MA 493 / BIO 495, Special Topics in Mathematical Biology (TA) (Course Webpage)




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