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Chemical reaction networks are mathematical tools used to model the dynamics and steady-states of intricate biochemical systems. One major obstacle in analyzing biochemical reaction networks is a lack of precise knowledge of system parameters such as reaction rates. Often, even the structure of the entire network is not accurately known and therefore simulation methods may not be sufficient in getting insight into how biochemical systems will behave. In this presentation, I will talk about how techniques of tropical geometry and matroid theory can help unveil the structural sources of robustness in regulatory mechanisms. As an application, I will use these techniques to determine Absolute Concentration Robustness in several biochemical reaction networks. This is joint work with Robyn Araujo and Haripriya Sridharan.
