Jia Gou
I am an Assistant Professor in the School of Mathematics at the University of California, Riverside. I am interested in the analysis of dynamical systems and the application of mathematical models to biological systems.
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Projects
Conferences
Conferences, workshops and talks
- AMS Western Sectional Special Session on Mathematical Biology, Riverside, USA, November 2019 Talk: Growth Control in the Drosophila Wing Imaginal Disc
- SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences, Minnespolis, USA, August 2018 Talk: Microscopic and Macroscopic Descriptions of Morphogen Transport in Epithelial Tissues
- Integrative Cell Models for Disease Intervention, Banff, Canada, June 2018 Talk: Combinatorial Signaling and Downstream Responses
- Mathematics for Developmental Biology, Banff, Canada, December 2017 Talk: Asymptotic Analysis of Quorum-Sensing Behavior for a Coupled Cell Bulk-Diffusion Model in 2-D
- Modelling of Tissue Growth and Form, Columbus, USA, March 2017 Poster: A Model for Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Effects of the Hippo Pathway in Drosophila
- Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Annual Meeting, Edmonton, Canada, June 2016 Talk(invited mini-symposium speaker): A 2-D Model of Dynamically Active Compartments Coupled by Bulk Diffusion
- Mathematical Modeling in Industry Workshops, Vancouver, Canada, August 2014
- Focus Program on Neurovascular Coupling and Related Phenomena, Toronto, Canada, July 2014
- Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Canada, June 2014 Talk: Dynamics of Oscillators Coupled Through a Diffusive Signal
- Frontiers in Biophysics Conference(member of organizing committee), Vancouver, Canada March 2013
- IGTC in Mathematical Biology Annual Summit, Naramata, Canada, October 2012 Talk: Onset of Synchronized Oscillations via Diffusion of Signaling Molecules: One Model of Quorum Sensing
- PIMS Hot Topics Workshop on Computational Criminology, Vancouver, Canada, September 2012
- SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures, Seattle, USA, June 2012
- International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics(poster), Vancouver, Canada, July 2011 Poster: A Model of P2X2 Channels and Their Roles in Ligand-Induced Signaling in Pituitary Gonadotrophs
- Mathematical Biology Workshop and IGTC Summit, Victoria, Canada, July 2011 Poster: A Model of P2X2 Channels and Their Roles in Ligand-Induced Signaling in Pituitary Gonadotrophs
- MBI Workshop in Mathematical Neuroendocrinology, Columbus, USA, August 2010
- Mathematics for Biological Networks Summer School, Victoria, Canada, May 2010
Other Talks
- Seminar Talk at Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, October 2019 Talk: Theoretical and Computational Studies of Mathematical Models in Biology
- Colloquium Talk at the University of California, Riverside, Riverside, USA, Feb 2019 Talk: Theoretical and Computational Studies of Mathematical Models in Biology
Publications
- S. Iyaniwura, J. Gou, M. Ward, Synchronous Oscillations for a Coupled Cell-Bulk PDE-ODE model with Localized Cells on R^2, J. Eng. Math. 127 (18) link.
- J. Stotsky, J. Gou, H. G. Othmer, A Random Walk Approach to Transport in Tissues and Complex Media: From Microscale Descriptions to Macroscale Models, submitted
- J. Gou, J. A. Stotsky, H. G. Othmer, Growth control in the Drosophila wing disk, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine 12 (3), e1478 pdf.
- J. Gou, L. Lin, H. G. Othmer, A Model for the Hippo Pathway in the Drosophila Wing Disc, Biophys. J., 115(4), (2018), pp. 737-747. pdf.
- J. Gou, M. J. Ward, An Asymptotic Analysis of a 2-D Model of Dynamically Active Compartments Coupled by Bulk Diffusion, J. Nonl. Sci., 26(4), (2016), pp. 979-1029. pdf.
- J. Gou, W. Nagata, Y. X. Li, Interaction of In-Phase and Anti-Phase Synchronies in a Coupled Compartment-Bulk diffusion Model at a Double Hopf Bifurcations, IMA J. Appl. Math., 81(6), (2016), pp. 1137-1162. pdf.
- J. Gou, M. J. Ward, Oscillatory Dynamics for a Coupled Membrane-Bulk Diffusion Model with Fitzhugh-Nagumo Membrane Kinetics, SIAM J. Appl. Math., 76(2), (2016), pp. 776-804. pdf.
- J. Gou, Y. X. Li, W. Nagata, M. J. Ward, Synchronized Oscillatory Dynamics for a 1-D Model of Membrane Kinetics Coupled by Linear Bulk Diffusion , SIAM J. Appl. Dyn. Sys., 14(4), (2015), pp. 2096-2137. pdf.
- J. Gou, W. Y. Chiang, P. Y. Lai, M. J. Ward, Y. X. Li, A Theory of Synchrony by Coupling Through a Diffusive Chemical Signal, Physica D, 339, (2017), pp. 1-17. pdf.
- J. Gou, L. Edelstein-Keshet, J. Allard, Mathematical model with spatially uniform regulation explains long-range bidirectional transport of early endosomes in fungal hyphae. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 25(16), (2014), pp. 2408-2415. pdf.
Teaching
University of California, Riverside
- Spring 2021 Methods in Applied Mathematics (Math 206C)
- Winter 2021 Introduction to Numerical Analysis II (Math 135B)
- Fall 2020 Introduction to Numerical Analysis I (Math 135A)
University of Minnesota
- Fall 2018 Calculus I (Math 1271)
- Fall 2017 CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (Math 2373)
The University of British Columbia
- Fall 2013 Integral Calculus with Applications to Commerce and Social Sciences (Math 105)
Other Experiences
Child First, Dec 2014 - May 2015
Developed an Android app for clinical psychologist to conveniently report child abuse casesHacking Health Vancouver, June 2014, Vancouver
- Winner of The MGS Award for outstanding work with eHealth Design
- Winner of The People's Choice App