National Polytechnical Institute 2006
From 2006.igem.org
National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
Mexican Staff - iGEM
Lead investigators:
Genaro Martinez (COMP) - Genaro.Martinez@uwe.ac.uk
David Araujo Diaz (COMP) - daraujo@ipn.mx
Pablo Padilla (COMP) - pablo@mym.iimas.unam.mx
Collaborators:
Juan C. Seck Tuoh Mora (COMP) - jseck@uaeh.edu.mx
Rafael Vaquero Parra (PHY) - rbaquero@fis.cinvestav.mx
Sergio V. Chapa Vergara (COMP) - schapa@cs.cinvestav.mx
Francisco Hernández Quiroz (COMP) - fhq@fciencias.unam.mx
Elias Samra Hassan (COM) - elias@uxmcc2.iimas.unam.mx
Arturo Becerra Bracho (BIO) - abb@fciencias.unam.mx
Carlos Arturo Espinosa Soto (BIO) - aespinosa@miranda.ecologia.unam.mx
Mark Olson (BIO) - molson@ibiologia.unam.mx
Jovita Martinez Cruz (BIO) - jmartine@cinvestav.mx
Students:
Julieta Rosell (BIO) - julietarosell@hotmail.com
Georgina V. Juarez Martinez (BIO) - dolphingv@hotmail.com
Julio Narciso Argota Quiróz (COMP) - julioargota@hotmail.com
Rafael Peña Miller (COMP) - rafael@ciencias.unam.mx
BIO: biology, COMP: computation, PHY: physics
Line of Investigation
Our main line of investigation uses unconventional computing as a means of building novel computing paradigms, such as in biology, physics and chemistry.
We are attempting to construct discrete dynamical systems capable of
simulating cellular computation. Therefore, our work focuses on
molecular computation. We thus have three models using cellular
automata theory (you can see our original contributions click here).
Cellular automata (CA) operate over a scales ranging from the
molecular level to n-dimensions and are massively parallel. Also,
they are capable of supporting universal computation, self-repair and
self-reproduction.
We wish contribute to the iGEM project development various protein
based bio-components. We will work along three main lines: complex
and reversible cellular automata and formal languages, that support
particles and multiple reactions, related to the molecular
transformations.
We aim to develop CA software for a specific bio-simulation and gradually
implement broader real biological scenarios.
Institutions
Instituto Politécnico Nacional (National Polytechnic Institute)
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (National Autonomous University of Hidalgo State)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico)
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Centre of Advanced Studies and Researche of the National Polytechnic Institute)
