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Watch: Niall Mangan on driving discovery in biological complexity with dynamical systems
Discover innovative mathematical biology research from Professor Niall Mangan that is driving developments in artificial intelligence (AI), green biofuels, cancer treatments, and more!

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Jan 91 min read


Developing mathematical tools to drive biological discovery: A conversation with Guowei Wei
Meet Guowei Wei, MSU Foundation Professor of Mathematics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University!

NITMB
Dec 15, 20254 min read


Exploring microbial communities with mathematical models: A conversation with Sergei Maslov
Meet Sergei Maslov, Professor of Bioengineering and Statistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!

NITMB
Nov 24, 20256 min read


Welcoming 45 New NSF-Simons NITMB Affiliate Members
Meet new Affiliate Members of the NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology!

NITMB
Nov 17, 20258 min read


Optimizing health across complex environmental conditions: A conversation with Juliano Morimoto
Meet Juliano Morimoto, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Applied Mathematics and Ecology at the University of Aberdeen, and Professor of Ecology and Conservation at the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil!

NITMB
Oct 27, 20255 min read


NSF-Simons NITMB Faculty Member Arvind Murugan Named 2025 Schmidt Polymath
We're excited to share that NITMB Faculty Member Arvind Murugan, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago, was named a...

NITMB
Sep 25, 20251 min read


Using mathematical models to explore cross-scale biological dynamics: A conversation with Daniel Cooney
Meet Daniel Cooney, NITMB Affiliate Member and assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!

NITMB
Sep 24, 20255 min read


NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology Announces New Director to Lead the Institute
The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology (NITMB) announced that Richard (Rich) Carthew, the Owen L. Coon...

NITMB
Sep 9, 20253 min read


Welcoming the Second Cohort of NITMB Fellows
The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics is excited to formally welcome the Institute's second cohort of NITMB...

NITMB
Sep 5, 20253 min read


NSF-Simons NITMB and SkAI Celebrate Grand Opening with Ribbon-Cutting Event
Illinois Senator Richard Durbin, along with representatives from Simons Foundation, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and...

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Aug 29, 20251 min read
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