College / Department
Teaching areas
All areas of mathematics
Research areas
Biomathematics, discrete dynamical systems, computational systems biology, and computational commutative algebra.
Education
PhD, New Mexico State University, USA, 2002.
Professional experience
Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, 2011 - 2014.
Associate Professor of Mathematics, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, 2009 - present.
Affiliate, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, 2005 - 2014
Senior Research Associate, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,VA, USA, 2004-2011.
Assistant Professor of Applied mathematics, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA, 2002-2004.
Memberships
American Mathematical Society (AMS), Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB), Society for Industrial and Applied mathematics (SIAM), Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
Contact
ajarrah@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2397
Dr. Abdul Salam Jarrah
Professor | Head of Department
PhD in Mathematics, New Mexico State University, USA
Abdul Salam Jarrah's current research interests include biomathematics, discrete dynamical systems, computational systems biology and computational commutative algebra. Before joining AUS, Dr. Jarrah taught graduate and undergraduate mathematics at US institutions such as Virginia Tech, East Tennessee State University and New Mexico State University.
Publications
A. Jarrah, F. Castiglione, N. Evans, R. Grange, and R. Laubenbacher (2014). A mathematical model of skeletal muscle disease and immune response in the mdx mouse. BioMed Research International, Vol. 2014, Article ID 871810. DOI: 10.1155/2014/871810
P. Vera-Licona, A. Jarrah, L. Garcia-Puente, J. McGee, and R. Laubenbacher (2014). An algebra-based method for inferring gene regulatory networks. BMC Systems Biology, Vol. 8, no. 34 (2014): DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-8-37
A. Carbo, R. Hontecillas, B. Kronsteiner, M. Viladomiu, M. Pedragosa, P. Lu, C. Philipson, S. Hoops, M. Marathe, S. Eubank, K. Bisset, K. Wendelsdorf, A. Jarrah, Y. Mei, J. Bassaganya-Riera (2013). Systems modeling of molecular mechanisms controlling cytokine-driven CD4+ T cell differentiation and phenotype plasticity PLOS Computational Biology, Vol. 9, no. 4 (2013): Article ID 1003027. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003027
F. Hinkelmann and A. Jarrah (2012). Inferring Biologically Relevant Models: Nested Canalyzing Functions. ISRN Biomathematics, Vol. 2012, Article ID 613174, DOI: 10.5402/2012/613174
F. Hinkelmann, D. Murrugarra, A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher (2011). A Mathematical Framework for Agent Based Models of Complex Biological Networks. Bull. Math. Bio., Vol. 73, Issue 7, pp. 1583–1602, DOI: 10.1007/s11538-010- 9582-8
A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher, A. Veliz-Cuba (2010). The Dynamics of Conjunctive and Disjunctive Boolean Network Models. Bull. Math. Bio., Vol. 72, Issue 6, pp. 1425–1447, DOI: 10.1007/s11538-010-9501-z
R. Laubenbacher, V. Hower, A. Jarrah, S. V. Torti, V. Shulaev, P. Mendes, F. M. Torti, and S. Akman (2009). A systems biology view of cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta, Vol. 1796, No. 2, pp. 129–139, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2009.06.001
Vera-Licona, Paola, Abdul Jarrah, Luis Garcia-Puente, John McGee, and Reinhard Laubenbacher. "An algebra-based method for inferring gene regulatory networks." BMC Systems Biology 8, no. 34 (March, 2014): [Comment: ACCEPTANCE DATE: MARCH, 2014. ]
Carbo, Adria, Raquel Hontecillas, Barbara Kronsteiner, Monica Viladomiu, Mireia Pedragosa, Pinyi Lu, Casandra W. Philipson, Stefan Hoops, Abdul Jarrah, and Josep Bassaganya-Riera. "Systems Modeling of Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Cytokine-driven CD4+ T Cell Differentiation and Phenotype Plasticity." PLoS Computational Biology 9, no. 4 (April, 2013): 1003027.
Laubenbacher, Reinhard, Abdul S. Jarrah, Henning S. Mortveit and S.S. Ravi. "Mathematical Formalism for Agent Based Modeling." In Computational Complexity, edited by Robert Meyers,88-104. New York: Springer, 2012.
Hinkelmann, Franziska, and Abdul Jarrah. "Inferring Biologically Relevant Models: Nested Canalyzing Functions." ISRN Biomathematics 2012 (June, 2012): 7.
Hinkelmann, Franziska, David Murrugarra, Abdul Jarrah, and Reinhard Laubenabcher. "A Mathematical Framework for Agent Based Models of Complex Biological Networks." Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 73, no. 7 (July, 2011): 1583-1602
Dimitrova, Elena, I. Mitra, and Abdul Jarrah. "Probabilistic Polynomial Dynamical Systems for the Reverse Engineering of Gene Regulatory Networks." EURASIP Journal on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 2011, no. 1 (June, 2011): 2011:1.
Dimitrova, Elena, Luis David García-Puente, Franziska Hinkelmann, Abdul Jarrah, Reinhard Laubenbacher, Brandilyn Stigler, Michael Stillman, and Paola Vera-Licona. "Parameter estimation for Boolean models of biological networks." Theoretical Computer Science 412, no. 26 (June, 2011): 2816-2826.
A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher, A. Veliz-Cuba (2010). The Dynamics of Conjunctive and Disjunctive Boolean Network Models. Bull. Math. Bio. Vol. 72, Issue 6, 1425-1447
A. Veliz-Cuba, A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher (2010). Polynomial Algebra of Discrete Models in Systems Biology. Bioinformatics, Vol. 26, Issue 13, 1637- 1643
Abdul Jarrah, Reinhard Laubenbacher. "On the Algebraic Geometry of Polynomial Dynamical Systems." In Emerging Applications of Algebraic Geometry Emerging Applications of Algebraic Geometry, edited by S. Sullivant and M. Putinar,109-123. New York: Springer, 2009
Laubenbacher, Reinhard, Abdul Salam Jarrah. "Chapter 7 - Algebraic Models of Biochemical Networks." In Methods in Enzymology, edited by Michael L. Johnson and Ludwig Brand,163-196. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0076687909670075: Academic Press, 2009.
N. Kuminoff and A. Jarrah (2009). A new approach to computing hedonic equilibria and investigating the properties of locational sorting models. Journal of Urban Economics. Vol. 67, Issue 3, 322-335
R. Laubenbacher, V. Hower, A. Jarrah, S. V. Torti, V. Shulaev, P. Mendes, F. M. Torti, and S. Akman (2009). A systems biology view of cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta. Vol. 1796, No. 2, 129-139
Abdul Salam Jarrah, Reinhard Laubenbacher. "Finite Dynamical Systems: A Mathematical Framework for Computer Simulation." In Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, Visualization and e-Learning, edited by Dialla Konaté,343-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74339-2_21: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
E. Sontag, A. Veliz-Cuba, R. Laubenbacher, A. Jarrah (2008). The Effect of Negative Feedback Loops on the Dynamics of Boolean Networks. Biophysical Journal. Vol. 95, 518-526
M. Shapiro, K. Duca, , K. Lee, E. Delgado-Eckert, J. Hawkins, A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher, N. Polys, V. Hadinoto, and D. Thorley-Lawson (2008). A Virtual Look at Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: Simulation Mechanism. Journal of Theoretical Biology. Vol. 252, 633-48
A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher, and B. Raposa (2007). Nested Canalyzing, Unate Cascade, and Polynomial Functions. Pyhsica D: Nonlinear, Vol. 233, 167-174
A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher, B. Stigler, and M. Stillman (2007). Reverse- Engineering of Polynomial Dynamical Systems. Advances in Applied Mathematics, Vol. 39, 477-489
F. Castiglione , K. Duca, A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher, D. Hochberg, and D. Thorley-Lawson (2007). Simulating Epstein-Barr Virus Infection with CImmSim. Bioinformatics, No. 11, Vol. 23, 1371-1377
O. Colon-Reyes, A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher, and B. Sturmfels (2006). Monomial Dynamical Systems over Finite Fields. Complex Systems, No. 4, Vol. 16, 333-342
A. Jarrah, R. Laubenbacher and V. Romanovski (2003). The Sibirsky Component of the Center Variety of Polynomial Differential Systems. Journal of Symbolic Computation, Issue 5, Vol. 35, 577-589
A. Jarrah, F. Castiglione, N. Evans, R. Grange, and R. Laubenbacher (2014).A mathematical model of skeletal muscle disease and immune response in themdx mouse. BioMed Research International, Vol. 2014, Article ID 871810.DOI: 10.1155/2014/871810
Conference Presentations
July 2014. The 10th AIMS Conference on Dynamical Systems, Differential Equations and Applications, Madrid, Spain: A Mathematical Model of Skeletal Muscle Disease and Immune Response in the mdx Mouse
April 2013. International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization, Hammamet, Tunisia: Dynamics of Discrete Models of Biological Networks: An Algebraic Approach
May 2012. Symbolic Computation and its Applications Conference, ASC2012, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, (Invited Speaker): Algebraic Methods for Systems Biology
December 2009. NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Optimal Control and Optimization for Individual-based and Agent-based Models, Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville, TN (Invited Speaker): Polynomial Dynamical Systems: A Framework for Agent-Based Modeling, Simulation and Control
December 2008. Discrete Models in Systems Biology Workshop, SAMSI, Raleigh, NC (Invited Speaker): Discrete Algebraic Models in Systems Biology
January 2006. AMS Special Session on Algebraic Statistics: Theory and Practice, Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX (invited): System Identification: A computational Algebra Approach
Laubenbacher, Reinhard, Alan Veliz-Cuba, and Abdul Jarrah. "Polynomial algebra of discrete models in systems biology." Paper presented at the International Conference on Systems Biology, Edinburgh, UK, December 10-15, 2010.
Laubenbacher, Reinhard, Abdul Jarrah, Elena Dimitrova, Brandilyn Stigler, and Paola Vera-Licona. "System Identification for Discrete Polynomial Models of Gene Regulatory Networks." Paper presented at the 15th IFAC Symposium on System Identification, 2009, Saint-Malo, France, December 6-8, 2009
Polynomial Dynamical Systems: A Framework for Agent-Based Modeling, Simulation and Control. NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Optimal Control and Optimization for Individual-based and Agent-based Models, Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville, TN. December 2009.
Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks as Boolean Nested Canalyzing Networks. Workshop on Algebraic Methods in Systems Biology and Statistics, SAMSI, Raleigh, NC. August 2008.
Dimitrova, Elena, Abdul Jarrah, Reinhard Laubenbacher, and Brandilyn Stigler. "A Gr?bner fan method for biochemical network modeling." Paper presented at the 7th International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation, Waterloo, Canada, December 28-30, 2007.
Jarrah, Abdul, and Reinhard Laubenbacher. "Discrete Models of Biochemical Networks: The Toric Variety of Nested Canalyzing Functions." Paper presented at the Second International Conference, AB 2007, Castle of Hagenberg, Austria, December 2-4, 2007.
Jarrah, Abdul, H. Vastani, K. Duca, and R. Laubenbacher. "An Optimal Control Problem for in vitro Virus Competition." Paper presented at the 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Nassau, USA, December 14-17, 2004
Awards and Honors
2015-2016. PI on FRG3: A Dynamic Network Model of Macrophages Differentiation, American University of Sharjah, UAE.
2012-2013. PI on FRG3: A Mathematical Model of of the Immune System Response to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, American University of Sharjah, UAE.
2009-2013. Co-PI on Polynomial Dynamical Systems Over Finite Fields: From Structure to Dynamics, National Science Foundation, USA.
2005-2008. Co-PI on Mathematical Algorithms for Computer Simulations, National Science Foundation, USA. 2
A Mathematical model of Early Immune Response to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. AED 14,953.00. Awarded to Dr. Abdul Salam Jarrah by American University of Sharjah, 2012.
Polynomial Dynamical Systems Over Finite Fields: From Structure to Dynamics. AED 1,000,000.00. Awarded to Dr. Abdul Salam Jarrah, Reinhard Laubenbacher by National Science Foundation, 2009.
Mathematical Algorithms for Computer Simulations. AED 552,000.00. Awarded to Dr. Abdul Salam Jarrah, Reinhard Laubenbacher by National Science Foundation, 2005.
Mathematical Foundation of Computer Simulations. AED 59,241.00. Awarded to Dr. Abdul Salam Jarrah by Virginia Tech, 2003
Other creative/research
Abdul Salam Jarrah, Reinhard Laubenbacher. "Finite Dynamical Systems: A Mathematical Framework for Computer Simulation." In Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, Visualization and e-Learning, edited by Dialla Konaté,343-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74339-2_21: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
