**Blinov Michael**

Theoretical Biology and Biophysics,

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Phone: (505) 66574111 (w) /661 9665 (h)

FAX: (505) 665 3493

email: mblinov@lanl.gov

**HIGHLIGHTS**

-   Extensive database and Perl programming experience

-   Extensive web-programming experience (e-commerce websites,
    scientific databases, XML, SSL, Apache/Linux server administration
    etc).

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-   Modeling of complex biological systems, network analysis. Signal
    transduction and bioinformatics

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-   Extensive research experience with ODE and dynamical systems. Deep
    math background.

-   Excellent written and oral communication skills.

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-   Project management skills (coordinator of several programming and
    educational projects).

**EDUCATION AND RESEARCH**

-   **[June 1^st^, 2001 - present]{.underline}** *Los Alamos National
    Laboratory, Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group*

> **Position:** Graduate Research Assistant
>
> **Project leaders:** William S. Hlavacek and Byron Goldstein
>
> **Research projects:** 1) Modeling of Complex Biological Systems.
> Large network analysis. 2) Databases and XML encoding.

-   **[Ph.D.]{.underline}** *The Weizmann Institute of Science, Faculty
    of Mathematics and CS , 2002*

> **Scientific adviser:** Professor Yosef Yomdin
>
> **Research subject:** Center conditions for Abel equations. Dynamical
> Systems.
>
> **GPA:** 96.87/100.00

-   **[M.Sc.]{.underline}** *The Weizmann Institute of Science, Faculty
    of Mathematics* and CS, 1997 **GPA:** 95.44/100

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-   **[B.Sc.]{.underline} *Th****e Moscow State University, Mechanics
    and Mathematics Faculty* , 1995 **GPA:** 5/5

**SELECTED MEETINGS**

-   *[\"International Conference on Systems Biology
    2002\"]{.underline}*, Stockhol, Sweden, December 10-15, 2002

> **[Poster:]{.underline}** \"Combinatorial complexity of immunoreceptor
> signaling\"

-   *[Conference on \"Bifurcations de systèmes différentiels,
    applications à la biologie]{.underline}\",* Marseiile, France,
    December 16-20, 2002*\
    ***Talk:** *\"Center and moment conditions for rational Abel
    equations on a closed curve\"*

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-   *[\"International Conference on Systems Biology
    2001\"]{.underline}*, Pasadena, CA,. November 4-7, 2001

> **[Posters:]{.underline}** 1)\"Database of Models for Ligand-Receptor
> Binding\"
>
> 2)\"A detailed kinetic model of immunoreceptor signaling\"

-   *[\"Bridging the Canyon: Biology at LANL\"]{.underline}*, Santa Fe,
    NM, USA. September 12-13, 2001

> **[Poster:]{.underline}** \"Analysis of Cell-Signaling Networks: Which
> Reactions in the Network are the Most Important?\"

-   *[Summer School on Dynamics Systems]{.underline},* CIME, Cetraro,
    Italy, June 18-26, 2000\
    **Talk:** \"Abel Differential Equation on Rational Curves\"

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-   *[Conference on \"Geometrie des equations
    differentielles\"]{.underline},* Marseiile, France, October 3-10,
    1999\
    **Talk:** \"Center and Composition Conditions for Abel Differential
    Equation, and Rational Curves\"

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-   *[The National Academy of Sciences Colloquium on Nonlinear Partial
    Differential Equations]{.underline},* Irvine, California, USA,
    January 4-8, 1999

**AWARDS**

-   The National Academy of Sciences Travel Grant, 1999

-   Fellowships of the Weizmann Institute of Sciences, 1995-2001

-   International Science Foundation Grant #MQO000, 1994-1995

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-   Soros Student Grant for distinguished successes in studies,
    1994-1995

**PUBLICATIONS: MATHEMATICAL TRACK**

-   **M. Blinov**, N. Roytvarf, Y. Yomdin *\"Center and Moment
    Conditions for Rational Abel Equations\" , submitted to PNAS*

-   **M. Blinov**, Y. Yomdin *\"Center and Composition Conditions for
    Abel Differential Equation, and rational curves\"* , Qualitative
    Theory of Dynamical Systems Vol. 2. No. 1 (2001)

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-   **M. Blinov**, Y. Yomdin *\"Generalized center conditions and
    multiplicities for polynomial Abel equations of small degrees\"*,
    Nonlinearity 12 (1999), 1013-1028.

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-   **M. Blinov**, N. Zehavi, S. Black *\"Computer motivated study of
    Problems in Number Theory\"* , to appear in IJCAME

**PUBLICATIONS: BIOLOGICAL TRACK**

-   B. Goldstein, J. R. Faeder, W. S. Hlavacek, **M. L. Blinov**, A.
    Redondo, and C. Wofsy. *\"Modeling the early signaling events
    mediated by aggregation of FceRI.\"* **,** Mol Immunol 2002
    38(16-18), 1213-1219

-   J. R. Faeder, W. S. Hlavacek, I. Reischl, **M. L. Blinov**, H.
    Metzger, A. Redondo, C. Wofsy, and B. Goldstein. \"I*nvestigation of
    early events in FceRI-mediated signaling using a detailed
    mathematical model*.\" Submitted to J. Immunol.

**COMPUTER SKILLS**

-   **Web programming:** Perl, PHP, Java, MySQL. Development fo
    different we-sites and applications.

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-   **Programming languages:** Perl, PHP, JAVA, C, FORTRAN, Basic

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-   **Math programming:** Mathematica, MatLab, Maple, Derive

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-   **Operating systems:** UNIX/Sun, Linux, Irix/SGI, DOS, Windows, OS/2

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-   **Software:** all the standard PC and UNIX software, including
    ImageMagick, Showcase, XV, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, MS
    Office, StarOffice etc.

**WEB-PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE**

-   **2001-2002** Development of database of XML-models , tools for
    online models processing (LANL, T-10)

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-   **1999-2001** Development of e-commerce websites
    [http://NicHunt.com](http://NicHunt.com/),
    [[http://rishoum.com](http://rishoum.com/),]{.underline}
    [http://ConnectHot.com](http://ConnectHot.com/) (programming team
    leader of NetGliding Co).

**TEACHING EXPERIENCE**

-   **1997-2000** Teaching assistant for the courses \"Mathematical
    Modeling in Biology\" (Prof. Lee Segel) and \"Computer Algebra
    Systems\" (Dr. N. Zehavi).

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-   **1997-1998.** Mentor dor Summer Camp. Supervised 2 preuniversity
    students working on scientific projects.

**PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS**

-   **Programming team leader, 2000-2001.** Supervised stuff of 2
    programmers. Duties included software and hardware purchases,
    projects description and negotiations with customers.

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-   **Math Coordinator for Summer Science Institute, 1999-2000.**
    Supervised stuff of 6 mentors. Duties included hiring mentors and
    selecting students (interviewing and overall assessment), training
    mentors, preparation of reports, presentations, checking results and
    considering all the claims.

**ADDITIONAL SKILLS**

-   **Languages:** English, Russian, Hebrew, some German

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-   Vision algorithms and image processing, bioinformatics

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-   Numerical methods , cryptography, low dimensional topology, knots
    and links.

-   Yachting (Royal Yacht Association Day Skipper Certificate), rafting,
    catamaran sailing