where we talk: the Akira Okobu prize, the Fokker-Planck equation, and the movement of bears.
Mark Lewis is a mathematical ecologist at the University of Victoria. He uses mathematical models to understand the environment and our human impacts. He tries to maintain that work life balance by spending that hard-earned free time curling.
Find out more about Mark’s groups’ work on the following website: https://lewisresearchlab.org/
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The website: smb.org
Bluesky: @smbmathbiology.bsky.social
Twitter: @smb_mathbiology
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Linkedin: @smb_mathbiology
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Season 2 Episode 5: Suzanne Sindi
…where we talk: society nominations, prion proteins and murderbots.
Professor Suzanne Sindi is a Mathematical Biologist studying protein aggregation, and blood coagulation through modeling and data science. She is passionate about promoting inclusion in math and STEM, and was inspired to go into science by dinosaur-related Sci-Fi.
Find out more about Suzanne’s work on her website: https://www.sindilab.com/
If you feel inspired to step up, you can learn more about nominations for SMB positions by emailing: [email protected]
Find out more about SMB on:
The website: smb.org
Bluesky: @smbmathbiology.bsky.social
Twitter: @smb_mathbiology
Facebook: @smb.org
Linkedin: @smb_mathbiology
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Season 2 Episode 4: Matthew Penn
…where we talk about a paper studying: who and when we should vaccinate.
After completing a DPhil in Statistics from the University of Oxford, focussing in epidemiology and phylogenetics, Matt now works as a data scientist for Italian football club Como 1907.
Matt was awarded the Lee A. Segel Prize for Best Student Paper published in The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology: Asymptotic Analysis of Optimal Vaccination Policies.
Join us to learn more about how this paper can help health professionals better assess the best way to distribute vaccines.
Find out more about Matt and his work on Linkedin:
linkedin.com/in/matthew-penn-732551232/
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The website: smb.org
Twitter: @smb_mathbiology
Facebook: @smb.org
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Season 2 Episode 3: Reinhard Laubenbacher
…where we talk parasites, motorbikes, and digital twins.
Professor Reinhard Laubenbacher is: the Director of Laboratory for Systems Medicine at the University of Florida, an AAAS fellow (American Association for the Advancement of Science), and a scientist interested in using math to understand human disease and more specifically fungal infections in the lungs.
When not at work, Reinhard and his wife enjoy motorbiking everywhere from the swamps of Florida, to the plains of Patagonia.
Find out more about Reinhard’s work on the following websites:
https://systemsmedicine.pulmonary.medicine.ufl.edu/
https://systemsmedicine.pulmonary.medicine.ufl.edu/profile/laubenbacher-reinhard/
Find out more about SMB on:
The website: smb.org
Twitter: @smb_mathbiology
Facebook: @smb.org
Linkedin: @smb_mathbiology
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Season 2 Episode 2: Stacey R. Smith?
…where we talk about infectious diseases, mentorship and mathematical tattoos.
Professor Stacey Smith? is an infectious disease modeler who appreciates the real world impacts that math biology can have. She leads educational and mentorship programming at the SMB and apparently never says no to anything SMB related. We caught Stacey at SMB 2024 in South Korea to talk about her research, life-changing transitions, and being a Whovian.
Check out Stacey’s website for science, articles and Sci-Fi nerdiness:
mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/
And for those curious about the tattoo, read more about the Mandlebrot set:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set
Find out more about SMB on:
The website: smb.org
Twitter: @smb_mathbiology
Facebook: @smb.org
Linkedin: @smb_mathbiology
The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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