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NITMB Faculty

Daniel Abrams

Northwestern University

dynamical systems, systems biology, probability and statistics

Alex Albaugh

Wayne State University

molecular biology, biophysics, scientific computing

Mark Alber

University of California, Riverside

systems biology, mathematical physics/dynamical systems, machine learning and scientific computing

Emma Alexander

Northwestern University

AI, computational neuroscience, vision

Benjamin Allen

Benjamin Allen Emmanuel College

evolutionary biology, probability, graph theory, dynamical systems

Stefano Allesina

University of Chicago

ecology, dynamical systems, probability and statistics, graph theory, complex networks

Luis Amaral

Northwestern University

systems biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Katherine Amato

Northwestern University

microbiology, evolutionary biology, ecology

Yali Amit

University of Chicago

machine learning and AI, probability and statistics, neuroscience

Olga Anosova

University of Liverpool

structural biology, machine learning and AI, dynamical systems

Luisa Arispe

Northwestern University

cell biology, molecular biology, physiology

Antonio (Tuca) Auffinger

Northwestern University

probability and statistics, mathematical physics, systems biology/scientific computing

Salman Banani

University of Chicago

sbanani@uchicago.edu

cell biology, genetics, pathology

Anindita Basu

University of Chicago

genomics, microbiology, systems biology

Alvin Bayliss

Northwestern University

differential equations and dynamical systems, scientific computing and numerical analysis, computational ecology

Jeremy Berg

University of Chicago

genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, population genetics, statistics

Luis Bettencourt

University of Chicago

systems biology, statistics/probability, evolutionary/dynamical systems

Shelby Blythe

Northwestern University

developmental biology, genetics/genomics, molecular biology/biochemistry

Erin Brandt

Grand Valley State University

evolutionary biology and ecology, physiology

Rosemary Braun

Northwestern University

systems biology, genomics/computational biology, machine learning/AI

Andreas Buttenschoen

University of Massachusetts Amherst

systems biology, differential equations and dynamical systems, scientific computing

B. B. Cael

University of Chicago

ecology, dynamical systems, statistics

Zixuan Cang

North Carolina State University

genomics/systems biology, machine learning and AI, topology/scientific computing

Paul James Caradonna

Northwestern University

ecology, evolutionary biology, statistics

Richard Carthew

Northwestern University

systems biology, developmental biology, molecular biology

Nisha Chandramoorthy

University of Chicago

dynamical systems, statistics/probability, machine learning/AI

Vasileios Charisopoulos

University of Washington

machine learning and AI, scientific computing and numerical analysis, probability and statistics

Changqing Cheng

Binghamton University

differential equations and dynamical systems, probability and statistics, machine learning/AI

Daniel Cooney

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

evolutionary biology, differential equations and dynamical systems, probability and statistics

David Chopp

Northwestern University

systems biology, scientific computing and numerical analysis, neuroscience

Sarah Cobey

University of Chicago

immunology, evolutionary biology/ecology, mathematical/dynamical modeling

Calina Copos

Northeastern University

differential equations, systems biology, biophysics, scientific computing

Sharon Crook

Arizona State University

neuroscience, differential equations, dynamical systems, machine learning

Breschine Cummins

Montana State University

systems biology, genetics/genomics, differential equations and graph theory

Andrew Dahl

University of Chicago

genetics, genomics, statistics, scientific computing

Gökçe Dayanıklı

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
probability, statistics and dynamical systems, ML and AI, optimization and control theory

Aaron Dinner

University of Chicago
biophysics/molecular biology, scientific computing/numerical analysis, machine learning/AI

Brent Doiron

University of Chicago
neuroscience, dynamical systems and mathematical physics, probability

Daniel Dombeck

Northwestern University
neuroscience, biophysics/scientific computing, genetics/molecular biology

Claire Donnat

University of Chicago
machine learning, graph theory, systems biology

D. Allan Drummond

University of Chicago
biochemistry and molecular biology, cell biology, evolutionary biology and genetics, biophysics

Robert Eisenberg

Rush University; Illinois Institute of Technology; University of Illinois Chicago
biophysics, cell biology/physiology, differential equations/dynamical systems

Tahra Eissa

University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
neuroscience, probability/statistics, dynamical systems/scientific computing

Lisa Fauci

Tulane University
biophysics, differential equations and dynamical systems, scientific computing/numerical analysis

Andrew Fink

Northwestern University

James E Fitzgerald

Northwestern University
neuroscience, machine learning, statistics, geometry, optimization

Daniel Forger

University of Michigan
systems biology/physiology, differential equations and dynamical systems, scientific computing/machine learning

Marco Gallio

Northwestern University
neuroscience, genetics/molecular biology, evolutionary biology

Margaret Gardel

University of Chicago
biophysics, cell and molecular biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Vladimir I Gelfand

Northwestern University
cell biology/molecular biology, neuroscience, differential equations and dynamical systems

Todd Gingrich

Northwestern University
biophysics, differential equations, dynamical systems, scientific computing/numerical analysis

Josh Glaser

Northwestern University
neuroscience, machine learning and AI, probability/scientific computing

John Glasser

Emory University
microbiology and immunology, systems biology and epidemiology/ecology, probability/statistics and differential equations

Yogesh Goyal

Northwestern University
systems biology, developmental biology, machine learning and computational modeling

Trevor GrandPre

Washington University in St. Louis
biophysics, molecular biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Michael Hawrylycz

Allen Institute
genetics/genomics, systems biology, scientific computing

Jingrui He

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
machine learning and AI, probability/statistics and optimization, scientific computing

Xin He

University of Chicago
gene regulation, genetics, statistics, and machine learning

Joseph Hibdon

Northeastern Illinois University
differential equations and dynamical systems, quantitative justice, systems biology

Jeremy Hoskins

University of Chicago
scientific computing and numerical analysis, mathematical physics and differential equations, machine learning and AI

Caitlin Hult

Gettysburg College
systems biology, immunology/cell biology, scientific computing

Jorge Jaramillo

University of Chicago
neuroscience, dynamical systems, control theory

Elizabeth Jerison

University of Chicago
immunology, dynamical systems, and AI/machine learning

Dwueng-Chwuan Jhwueng

Feng-Chia University
evolutionary biology/genetics, probability and statistics, scientific computing

Akhenaton-Andrew Jones

Duke University
microbiology, systems biology, biophysics, dynamical systems, control theory

Kresimir Josic

University of Houston
systems biology, neuroscience, differential equations/dynamical systems

Neha Kamat

Northwestern University
biochemistry/molecular biology, systems biology, biophysics

William Kath

Northwestern University
neuroscience, systems biology, differential equations and dynamical systems

Aggelos Katsaggelos

Northwestern University
machine learning and AI, scientific computing and optimization, probability/statistics

Matthew Kaufman

University of Chicago
neuroscience, dynamical systems, machine learning/scientific computing

Leslie Kay

University of Chicago
neuroscience, dynamical systems/systems biology, probability, statistics, biophysics

Yuehaw Khoo

University of Chicago
computational structural biology, image processing, quantum physics, statistical mechanics, tensor-networks

Jae Kyoung Kim

KAiST
differential equations and dynamical systems, systems biology, probability, statistics and machine learning

Ella M. King

Northwestern University
biophysics, scientific computing/optimization, systems biology, dynamical systems, differential equations

Risi Kondor

University of Chicago
AI/machine learning, probability and statistics, algebra/geometry

Istvan Kovacs

Northwestern University
probability and statistics, systems biology, graph theory/dynamical systems, neuroscience

Seppe Kuehn

University of Chicago
microbiology and ecology, systems biology, probability and dynamical systems

Laura Kubatko

The Ohio State University
evolutionary biology, genetics/genomics, statistics

Vitaliy Kurlin

University of Liverpool
geometric data science, applied geometry and topology, structural biology, chemistry, crystallography

Carole LaBonne

Northwestern University
developmental biology, genetics/genomics, cell biology/biochemistry

Keara Lane

Northwestern University
microbiology and immunology, cell biology and molecular biology, systems biology

Joshua Leonard

Northwestern University
microbiology and immunology, cell and molecular biology, systems biology

Huiling Liao

Illinois Institute of Technology
statistics, genetics/genomics, machine learning/AI and scientific computing

Han Liu

Northwestern University
machine learning and AI, statistics and probability, scientific computing and optimization

Manyuan Long

University of Chicago
genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, molecular biology and biochemistry

Yiping Lu

Northwestern University

Julius Lucks

Northwestern University
molecular biology/biochemistry, systems biology, scientific computing

Cong Ma

University of Chicago
statistics, machine learning/AI, optimization/scientific computing

Li Ma

University of Chicago
statistics, machine learning, AI, scientific computing

Malcolm MacIver

Northwestern University
neuroscience, biophysics, scientific computing and AI

Jason MacLean

University of Chicago
neuroscience, probability/statistics, graph theory, machine learning

Michael Maire

University of Chicago
machine learning/AI, probability and optimization

Konstantin Makarychev

Northwestern University
combinatorics and graph theory, probability and statistics, machine learning and optimization

Niall Mangan

Northwestern University
dynamical systems and differential equations, machine learning/optimization, systems biology, synthetic biology

Madhav Mani

Northwestern University
cell and developmental biology, statistics and machine learning, dynamical systems/scientific computing

Heather Marlow

University of Chicago
developmental biology and genetics/genomics, evolutionary biology, cell and molecular biology

Sarah Marzen

Claremont McKenna College
machine learning/AI, neuroscience and biophysics, probability

Sergei Maslov

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
microbiology and ecology, genetics and genomics, probability, statistics, systems biology, machine learning and AI

Alex McAvoy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
evolutionary biology, probability and statistics, theoretical computer science

Rohan Mehta

Elmhurst University
evolutionary biology, genetics/genomics, dynamical systems, microbiology and systems biology

Xiangyi Meng

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
probability and statistics, mathematical physics, systems biology

Lee Miller

Northwestern University
neuroscience, biophysics/systems biology. machine learning and scientific computing

Andrew Miri

Northwestern University
systems neuroscience, motor control

Noah Mitchell

University of Chicago
cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics

Juliano Morimoto

University of Aberdeen
ecology, probability and statistics/scientific computing, evolutionary biology

Megan Morrison

Illinois Institute of Technology
dynamical systems, neuroscience, scientific computing

Adilson Motter

Northwestern University
dynamical systems, systems biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Edwin Munro

University of Chicago
cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics

Pavitra Muralidhar

University of Chicago
evolutionary biology, genetics/genomics/ecology

Arvind Murugan

University of Chicago
machine learning and AI, biophysics, theoretical computer science/systems biology

Samuel Muscinelli

University of Chicago
neuroscience; machine learning; statistics; graph theory

Vudtiwat Ngampruetikorn

University of Sydney
probability, statistics and mathematical physics, machine learning and AI, biophysics

Duc Nguyen

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
machine learning and AI, systems biology, topology and graph theory/scientific computing

Dan Nicolae

University of Chicago
genetics and genomics, systems biology, machine learning and statistics

Jasmine Nirody

University of Chicago

jnirody@uchicago.edu
evolutionary biology and ecology, biophysics, dynamical systems

Jorge Nocedal

Northwestern University
optimization/numerical analysis, machine learning and AI, scientific computing

Ramon Nogueira

University of Chicago
neuroscience, probability, statistics and scientific computing, machine learning and AI

Marcella Noorman

University of Chicago
neuroscience, systems biology, dynamical systems, differential equations

John Novembre

University of Chicago
genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics and machine learning/scientific computing

Lorenzo Orecchia

University of Chicago
machine learning and AI, optimization/numerical analysis, combinatorics and theoretical computer science

Anne-Marie Oswald

University of Chicago
neuroscience, cell biology, probability, statistics and scientific computing

Ertuğrul M. Özbudak

Northwestern University
developmental biology, genetics and genomics, cell biology/systems biology, differential equations, dynamical systems

Engin Özkan

University of Chicago
biochemistry, structural biology, neuroscience, developmental biology, biophysics

Stephanie Palmer

University of Chicago
neuroscience, systems biology/biophysics, machine learning and probability/statistics

Catherine Pfister

University of Chicago

David Pincus

University of Chicago
molecular and cell biology, genetics and genomics, systems biology

Arthur Prindle

Northwestern University
microbiology, systems biology, biochemistry

Miklós Rácz

Northwestern University
probability and statistics, combinatorics and graph theory, machine learning and theoretical computer science

Arjun Raman

University of Chicago
microbiology, genetics and genomics/systems biology, machine learning and systems biology

Indira Raman

Northwestern University
neuroscience, physiology, biophysics

Rama Ranganathan

University of Chicago
biochemistry, genetics, genomics, evolutionary biology, machine learning and systems biology

Ilaria Rebay

University of Chicago
developmental biology, genetics and genomics, biochemistry/systems biology

Hermann Riecke

Northwestern University
dynamical systems, probability, statistics and scientific computing, neuroscience

Samantha Riesenfeld

University of Chicago
genetics and genomics, immunology/systems biology/machine learning and AI

Gabriel Rocklin

Northwestern University
biochemistry and biophysics

Noah Rosenberg

Stanford University
genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics, combinatorics

Benoît Roux

University of Chicago
biophysics, statistical mechanics, structural biology, scientific computing

Feng Ruan

Northwestern University
statistics, machine learning/AI, optimization/scientific computing

Michael Rust

University of Chicago

mrust@uchicago.edu
microbiology/molecular biology and biochemistry, systems biology, probability/statistics and dynamical systems

Daniel Sanz-Alonso

University of Chicago

sanzalonso@uchicago.edu
probability and statistics, machine learning and scientific computing, optimization

Laura Patricia Schaposnik Massolo

University of Illinois Chicago
geometry and topology, mathematical physics, combinatorics and scientific computing

Aaron Schein

University of Chicago
probabilistic modeling, bayesian methodology, tensor and matrix methods, time-series analysis, network analysis, discrete data

Norbert Scherer

University of Chicago
biophysics, systems biology, probability, statistics and scientific computing

Tiffany Schmidt

Northwestern University
neuroscience, cell biology, genetics and genomics, systems biology

Sebastian Schreiber

University of California, Davis
ecology, evolutionary biology, dynamical systems/probability and statistics

Gregory William Schwartz

Northwestern University
neuroscience, cell biology, computational modeling

Daniel Seara

University of Illinois Chicago
biophysics, dynamical systems, probability/statistics, machine learning, scientific computing, and social systems

Mark Sheffield

University of Chicago
neuroscience, cell biology, probability, statistics, numerical analysis

Naichen Shi

Northwestern University

naichen.shi@northwestern.edu
generative AI, statistics, computing under privacy constraints

Krishna Shrinivas

Northwestern University
molecular biology/cell biology, biophysics and systems biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Mary Silber

University of Chicago
dynamical systems, probability, statistics and scientific computing, machine learning and AI/optimization

Yuval Simons

University of Chicago
genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics and systems biology

Wilton Snead

Northwestern University
biophysics, biochemistry and molecular biology, cell and developmental biology

Sara Solla

Northwestern University
neuroscience, probability, statistics and machine learning/AI, dynamical systems and mathematical physics

Jake Soloff

University of Michigan
probability and statistics, machine learning and AI, scientific computing/optimization

Jan-Hendrik Spille

University of Illinois Chicago
cell biology and molecular biology, biophysics/systems biology, scientific computing

Bradly Stadie

Northwestern University
machine learning and AI, probability and statistics/scientific computing, optimization/control theory

Matthias Steinruecken

University of Chicago
genetics, genomics, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics, scientific computing

Matthew Stephens

University of Chicago
genetics/genomics, probability, statistics and scientific computing, machine learning and AI

Thomas Stoeger

Northwestern University
genetics and genomics, probability, statistics, machine learning/scientific computing, systems biology

Mikhail Tikhonov

Washington University in St Louis
ecology/microbiology, systems biology/evolutionary biology, statistical physics

Hanghang Tong

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
machine learning and AI, probability, statistics and scientific computing, combinatorics and graph theory/optimization

Lois Trautvetter

Northwestern University
probability, statistics, social science, education and professional development

Danielle Tullman-Ercek

Northwestern University
molecular biology and biochemistry, microbiology, systems biology and biophysics

Reidun Twarock

York University
structural biology/biophysics, microbiology/molecular biology, algebra, geometry, mathematical physics/scientific computing

David Uminsky

University of Chicago
machine learning and AI, probability, statistics and dynamical systems, scientific computing/numerical analysis and optimization

Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan

University of Chicago
machine learning and AI, probability, statistics and optimization, theoretical computer science and mathematical physics

Carl Veller

University of Chicago
evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, probability, statistics

Aravindan Vijayaraghavan

Northwestern University
machine learning and AI, probability, statistics and scientific computing, combinatorics, optimization, theoretical computer science

Vincenzo Vitelli

University of Chicago
biophysics, geometry and topology, dynamical systems

Petia Vlahovska

Northwestern University
biophysics, cell mechanics, fluid dynamics, differential equations, dynamical systems, symptotic methods

Alexandria Volkening

Purdue University
developmental biology, dynamical systems, differential equations

Vladimir Volpert

Northwestern University
differential equations and dynamical systems, ecology, systems biology

Gregory Voth

University of Chicago
biophysics/molecular biology, scientific computing, AI/machine learning, mathematical physics

Alec Wang

Northwestern University
molecular biology and cell biology, genetics and genomics, systems biology/developmental biology

Ji-Ping Wang

Northwestern University
genetics and genomics, probability, statistics and scientific computing, machine learning and AI

Siwei Wang

Stony Brook University
neuroscience, probability, statistics and machine learning/AI, systems biology

Zhaoran Wang

Northwestern University
machine learning and AI, probability, stats and optimization, control theory and scientific computing

Guowei Wei

Michigan State University
AI, biochemistry, structural biology, molecular biology, genomics, geometry, topology

Ning Wei

Purdue University
physiology, differential equations and dynamical systems, scientific computing/numerical analysis

Shmuel Weinberger

University of Chicago
topology and geometry and their application

Joshua Weinstein

University of Chicago
molecular biology, genomics, systems biology, machine learning, optimization

Kristina Wicke

New Jersey Institute of Technology
combinatorics and graph theory, probability and statistics, evolutionary biology

Rebecca Willett

University of Chicago
AI, statistics, optimization, and scientific computing

Kelin Xia

Nanyang Technological University
structural biology, machine learning and AI, topology and scientific computing

Guanao Yan

Michigan State University
genetics and genomics, probability, statistics and machine learning/scientific computing, systems biology

Qiong Yang

University of Michigan
developmental biology, systems biology, biophysics

Senay Yitbarek

University of North Carolina
ecology, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics and dynamical systems

Nyree Zerega

Northwestern University
plant and evolutionary biology, genetics, genomics, ecology

Wenjun Zhao

Wake Forest University
probability, statistics and machine learning/scientific computing, genomics and systems biology, analysis and geometry