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Description
Abstract: This minisymposium, part of the Reaction Network subgroup, brings together leading experts to provide an accessible overview of the past, present, and future of chemical reaction network theory for a general SMB/ECMTB audience. Since its origins in the early 1970s, the field has aimed to understand chemical and biochemical systems through their network structure and species abundances. Foundational work has explored qualitative behavior, stability, mass-action and non-mass-action reaction kinetics, and network reduction using tools from dynamical systems, algebraic and graphical methods, and stochastic modeling.
The session will highlight ongoing research and emerging directions, fostering discussion and collaboration among participants. Topics include mathematical and dynamical analysis of reaction networks. Modeling approaches will cover deterministic, stochastic, multiscale, and spatial frameworks. The session will also address network structure and reduction techniques. Dynamical phenomena such as oscillations, bifurcations, multistationarity, and quasi-steady-state behavior will be discussed. Applications in computational biology, population genetics, and microbial ecology will also be introduced.
