title: (M,R)-systems, (P,M,C)-nets, hierarchical decay, and biological aging: reminiscences of Robert Rosen.
abstract: I have the pleasure to present a number of personal experiences that I had with Robert Rosen, both as his student and as a research colleague, and I will describe how this affected my academic career over the past decades. As a matter of fact, Rosen's work with (M,R)-systems as well as his continuing mentorship guided me into my own research in gerontology and geriatrics. Amazingly, this still continues to affect my work in complexity theory after 30 years.
authors.affiliation: Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, VCU Life Sciences Building, Richmond, VA 23284-2030, USA. tmwitten@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Tarynn M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Witten
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical