Biology in Numbers

...where we talk about a paper studying: parameters for glow in the dark cells.

Veronica Ciocanel is an Assistant Professor in Math (primary) and Biology (joint) at Duke University. In her research, she applies techniques from dynamical systems and data-driven modeling to questions in cell and developmental biology.
Find out more about Veronica’s work on her website: https://sites.math.duke.edu/~ciocanel/
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The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

...where we talk: an induction to MathBio, neuroscience in flies, and optimizing coffee breaks.
Lukas did a PhD at the University of Oxford and a postdoc at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, where he discovered how single neurons implement basic arithmetic operations. Now he is an associate professor at the Medical University of Graz.
Learn more about Lukas’ work on his website: groschner-lab.org, and follow him on bluesky: @lukasgroschner.bsky.social

Also find out more about this year's annual mathbio meeting at: ecmtb2026.org
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The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

...where we talk time at Los Alamos, modeling TB, and tips for international flights.
Dr. Kirschner was the first mathematics professor appointed in a medical school. She researches immune responses to infections using multiscale modeling. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Theoretical Biology for 20 years and as president of SMB.
Learn more about Denise’s work on her website:http://malthus.micro.med.umich.edu
Note: an earlier version of this recording mentioned that Denise and her colleagues published the first agent-based model within a host system. This has been updated to reflect that this was actually the first spatial agent-based model.
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The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

…where we talk: biochemical reactions, world famous awards, and rainy days making soup by the beach.

Alicia Dickenstein is Professor Emerita at the University of Buenos Aires. She's President of the National Academy of Exact and Natural Sciences of Argentina and served as Vice President of the IMU. She has received many awards and participated in numerous outreach activities including writing books about mathematics for children.
Learn more about Alicia’s research on her website: http://mate.dm.uba.ar/~alidick
Find out more about the events around: Ada Lovelace day (in Spanish), and the Brazilian Math Olympiad.

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The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

where we talk multi-scale models, community building, and peanuts in cereal...
Daniel is an immigrant from Ecuador who got his Ph.D. in Mathematics in 2019. He had two postdoc positions prior to joining the faculty at Cal Poly SLO. Outside of research & teaching, Daniel engages in community building.
Find out about Daniel’s research and teaching on his website:https://sites.google.com/view/dcruz
And follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dcruz-mathbio/
Learn more about Lathisms the nonprofit Daniel volunteers with: https://www.lathisms.org/
Check out the SMB’s principles of community here:https://smb.org/page-1369878

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The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology