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20122021
most citedSynthetic spatially graded Rac activation drives directed cell polarization and locomotion

74 citations · 224 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

q-bio.SC2021★ 6 cited

Analytic solution of chemical master equations involving gene switching. I: Representation theory and diagrammatic approach to exact solution

John J. Vastola, Gennady Gorin, Lior Pachter +1

The chemical master equation (CME), which describes the discrete and stochastic molecule number dynamics associated with biological processes like transcription, is difficult to so…

q-bio.QM2019★ 10 cited

The chemical Langevin equation: a path integral view of Gillespie's derivation

John J. Vastola, William R. Holmes

In 2000, Gillespie rehabilitated the chemical Langevin equation (CLE) by describing two conditions that must be satisfied for it yield a valid approximation of the chemical master…

cond-mat.stat-mech2019★ 8 cited

Stochastic path integrals can be derived like quantum mechanical path integrals

John J. Vastola, William R. Holmes

Stochastic mechanics---the study of classical stochastic systems governed by things like master equations and Fokker-Planck equations---exhibits striking mathematical parallels to…

q-bio.NC2018

Optimal models of decision-making in dynamic environments

Zachary P. Kilpatrick, William R. Holmes, Tahra L. Eissa +1

Nature is in constant flux, so animals must account for changes in their environment when making decisions. How animals learn the timescale of such changes and adapt their decision…

q-bio.NC2017

The Impact of Speed and Bias on the Cognitive Processes of Experts and Novices in Medical Image Decision-making

Jennifer S. Trueblood, William R. Holmes, Adam C. Seegmiller +6

Training individuals to make accurate decisions from medical images is a critical component of education in diagnostic pathology. We describe a joint experimental and computational…

q-bio.CB2016★ 63 cited

A mechano-chemical feedback underlies co-existence of qualitatively distinct cell polarity patterns within diverse cell populations

JinSeok Park, William R. Holmes, Sung-Hoon Lee +7

Cell polarization and directional cell migration can display random, persistent and oscillatory dynamic patterns. However, it is not clear if these polarity patterns can be explain…