Neda Bagheri
Doctoral Candidate, Fall 2007
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCSB
AFRL Research Fellow
CSE IGERT Associate

Academic Background: Control Theory
Research Interests: Systems Biology

RESEARCH
My personal research interests include the ivestigation of problems in systems biology (such as mathematical modeling, analysis, and control of robust performance in complex bio-molecular networks) with future applications to synthetic biology (the design of biological circuits or modules that regulate/maintain specific functionality). As a graduate student researcher, I have applied control and systems theory to biology for the purpose of better understanding (or relating) network structure to robust performance. In particular,
•  I developed a novel set of phase-based performance metrics for the investigation of biological oscillators,
•  I applied a nonlinear model predictive control algorithm to manipulate the phase-resetting dynamics of circadian oscillators, and
•  I developed a detailed model that relies on a positive-negative feedback switch to characterize Drosophila melanogaster circadian phase dynamics.

EDUCATION
B.S. University of California, Santa Barbara 1998-2002.
M.S. University of California, Santa Barbara 2002-2004.
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara 2004-2007.



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