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The Modeling and Analysis of Biological Systems Study Section (MABS) reviews applications concerned with the development of modeling/enabling technologies for understanding the complexity of biological systems. The scope of these systems ranges from molecular, to supramolecular, to organelles, to cellular, to tissue and to organ level studies. Applications driven by mathematical and bioengineering principles but not necessarily driven by hypothesis are typical. Tools being developed are characteristically applied to further understanding of interactions and integrations through levels and scales and the emergence of patterns that help to explain system behavior. Specific areas covered by MABS include:

• Modeling methods: computational and analytical approaches for model construction, analysis and verification.
• Development and adaptation of mathematical methods and models: deterministic and stochastic, Boolean, discrete and continuous; dynamical systems analysis; timescale and spatial decomposition; numerical methods; statistical tools including time series analysis and Bayesian methods.
• Specific models of important processes: molecular interactions, signal transduction; biochemical networks; gene regulatory networks; metabolic networks; intracellular dynamics; cell structural dynamics; cell communication; tissue physiology; biomechanics; and biofluidics.
• Integration of modeling and experiment: experimental validation of models; high-throughput data integration; computer simulations of multiscale systems.

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in alphabetical order are:

Biodata Management and Analysis Study Section (BDMA)
Cell Structure and Function Study Section (CSF)
Genomics, Computational Biology and Technology Study Section (GCAT)
Hypertension and Microcirculation Study Section (HM)
Macromolecular Structure and Function D Study Section (MSFD)