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Description
Biological functions emerge from the dynamics of complex chemical reaction networks comprising of multiple interacting biomolecules within cells. Understanding the dynamics of such chemical reaction systems is therefore central to elucidating biological function. However, the inherent complexity of these systems has made rigorous analytical characterisation of their dynamical behaviour extremely challenging.
In recent years, a range of mathematical frameworks has been developed to analyse chemical reaction systems based solely on the structural properties of their underlying networks. These approaches draw on linear algebraic and graph-theoretic concepts, enabling qualitative and quantitative insights into system behavior based on their network structure, in a parameter-independent and model-independent manner. Such structural theories not only open new frontiers in mathematical science but also offer promising avenues for advancing our understanding of complex biological systems.
This mini-symposium brings together leading researchers investigating the dynamics of chemical reaction networks using these and related mathematical methods. It aims to foster close interdisciplinary discussions from both mathematical and biological perspectives. We anticipate that this mini-symposium will stimulate progress in interdisciplinary research and contribute to advances in both mathematics and the life sciences.
