Needleman, Daniel JosephGatanov, Timur2014-02-252014-02-252013Gatanov, Timur. 2014. Data-driven analysis of mitotic spindles. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11247http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11744454We have developed a method for automatic identification and tracing of microtubules in three dimensional electron tomography datasets. Additionally, we have developed a number of statistical techniques for working with microtubule positional data and have shown using those techniques an absence of bulk interactions between micro- tubules.en-USPhysicsThesis or Dissertation