National Polytechnical Institute 2006

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[http://www.ipn.mx/ Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México]

Mexican Staff - iGEM

Lead investigators:

Genaro Martínez (COMP) - genarojm#correo.unam.mx

Pablo Padilla (COMP) - pablo#mym.iimas.unam.mx

Arturo Becerra Bracho (BIO) - abb#fciencias.unam.mx

Juan S. Aranda Barradas (BIO) - jaranda#acei.upibi.ipn.mx

Edgar Salgado (BIO) - esalgado#ipn.mx

Claudia Benítez (BIO) - beni1972uk#yahoo.com.mx

David Araujo Díaz (COMP) - daraujo#ipn.mx

Collaborators:

Juan C. Seck Tuoh Mora (COMP) - jseck#uaeh.edu.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

Carlos A. Espinosa Soto (BIO) - aespinosa#miranda.ecologia.unam.mx

Mark Olson (BIO) - molson#ibiologia.unam.mx

Rosaura Palma Orozco (COM) - rpalma#math.cinvestav.mx

Carlos Silva Sánchez (COM) - sscarlos#gmail.com

Miguel S. Suárez Castañon (COMP) - sasuarez#prodigy.net.mx

Rafael Baquero (PHY) - rbaquero#fis.cinvestav.mx

José U. Cruz Cedillo (COMP) - cruzcster#gmail.com

Rafael Peña Miller - rafael#ciencias.unam.mx

Students:

Tania G. Bermudez Cisneros - tgbermudez#hotmail.com

Paulina A. Leon Hernández - pauanana#gmail.com

Julio Argota Narcizo - julioargota#hotmail.com

Izchel N. Ríos Gaspar - nayb_juice#yahoo.com.mx

Arturo Rodríguez Martínez - arturo_rguez_mtz#yahoo.com.mx

Miguel A. Carrasco Wens - clesel#gmail.com

Juan A. Guzmán Gómez - jaguzmang#gmail.com

Pablo Gerardo Padilla - tyomero#gmail.com

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 [http://uncomp.uwe.ac.uk/genaro/ 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 dynamical systems 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 Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico)

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (National Autonomous University of Hidalgo State)

Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Centre of Advanced Studies and Researche)