Posters 
Abstract
A New Algorithm for Circadian Rhythm Analysis
 
Christa Gaskill1, Bruce Kessler1, Claire Rinehart1, Sigrid Jacobshagen1
Our research is concerned with the elucidation of photoreceptor function in the circadian clock of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. This is most easily studied using phase and period data generated by automated phototaxis measurement. A new algorithm utilizing the Mathematica program allows us to analyze our phase and period data more accurately and efficiently than the manual analysis method.
1Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA