National Polytechnical Institute 2006

From 2006.igem.org

[http://www.ipn.mx National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico]

Mexican Staff - iGEM

Lead investigators:

Genaro Martinez (COMP) - Genaro.Martinez#uwe.ac.uk

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

David Araujo Diaz (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

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

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

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

Students:

Julieta Rosell (BIO) - julietarosell(\dot)hotmail.com

Georgina V. Juarez Martinez (BIO) - dolphingv(\dot)hotmail.com

Julio Narciso Argota Quiróz (COMP) - julioargota(\dot)hotmail.com

Rafael Peña Miller (COMP) - rafael(\dot)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 [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 del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Centre of Advanced Studies and Researche of the National Polytechnic Institute)