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Tomáš Helikar¹, Bryan Kowal, Alex Madrahimov

¹Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. thelikar@unomaha.edu

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Bio-Logic Builder is a web tool simplifying computational modeling for lab scientists. It translates qualitative biological data into mathematical models, enabling complex system analysis without advanced technical skills.

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Area of Science:

Computational biology
Biomedical research

Background:

Computational modeling is vital in biomedical research but requires advanced math/computer science expertise.
Integrating computational models with lab research is challenging due to technical barriers.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a user-friendly, web-based tool, Bio-Logic Builder, for laboratory scientists.
To enable non-technical users to create mathematical models of biological regulatory mechanisms.

Main Methods:

Developed Bio-Logic Builder, a web-based tool with generalized 'bio-logic' modules.
Users provide qualitative biological information; the tool converts it into Boolean expressions/mathematical representations.
Utilized a discrete formalism for representing biological regulatory mechanisms.

Main Results:

Successfully built various dynamical models, including large-scale signal transduction and influenza A replication.
Demonstrated the tool's capability to model complex biological systems like cell cycles.
Validated that all qualitative regulatory mechanisms can be represented using this approach.

Conclusions:

Bio-Logic Builder democratizes computational modeling for experimental biologists.
The tool facilitates the integration of computational and laboratory research.
Enables the creation of complex biological models from qualitative experimental data.