Muhammad Dure Ahmad Graduate Teaching Associate Office: GWC 660 Office hours: MWTh 9:00-9:50 Tel: (480)965-2311 email: ahmad@mathpost.asu.edu Curriculum Vita

Research Interests

Current Research

My Ph.D dissertation involves models of structural plasticity involving dendritic spines. Morphological changes in dendritic spines are believed to contribute to long term potentiation (LTP) and long term depression (LTD), mechanisms known to play a key role in learning and memory. Thus understanding the basis of these changes is a step towards understanding the basis of memory. In my dissertation work, we have developed mathematical models to explore how calcium in dendritic spines mediates changes in morphology. My advisors for this work are Sharon Crook and Zdzislaw Jackiewicz .

Publications

1. M. Dur-e-Ahmad, Z. Jackiewicz and B. Zubik-Kowal: A variant of pseudospectral method for activity-dependent dendritic branch model. (2007) 165(2), 306-319, J. Neuroscience Methods. Pre-print
2. S. Crook , M. Dur-e-Ahmad and S. M. Baer: A model of activity-dependent changes in dendritic spine density and spine structure (accepted Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering). Pre-print.
3. S. M. Baer, S. Crook, M. Dur-e-Ahmad and Z. Jackiewicz: Numerical solution of calcium-mediated dendritic branch model. (in press, J of comp. & App. Math). Pre-print.

ASU Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award 2007

I am looking for a Postdoctoral Position starting in January of 2008. Here is a Research Statement , Teaching Statement and my CV if you would like to hear more about my academid activities.


Teaching

Current Teaching Fall 2007:
Pre Calculus

Past Courses at ASU:
College Algebra, Finite Mathematics, Business Calculus, Calculus I, Calculus II