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NITMB Faculty

Daniel Abrams

Northwestern University

dynamical systems, systems biology, probability and statistics

Mark Alber

University of California, Riverside

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

Stefano Allesina

University of Chicago

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

Katherine Amato

Northwestern University

microbiology, evolutionary biology, ecology

Olga Anosova

University of Liverpool

structural biology, machine learning and AI, dynamical systems

Antonio (Tuca) Auffinger

Northwestern University

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

Alvin Bayliss

Northwestern University

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

Luis Bettencourt

University of Chicago

systems biology, statistics/probability, evolutionary/dynamical systems

Erin Brandt

Grand Valley State University

evolutionary biology and ecology, physiology

Andreas Buttenschoen

University of Massachusetts Amherst

systems biology, differential equations and dynamical systems, scientific computing

Paul James Caradonna

Northwestern University

ecology, evolutionary biology, statistics

Nisha Chandramoorthy

University of Chicago

dynamical systems, statistics/probability, machine learning/AI

Changqing Cheng

Binghamton University

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

David Chopp

Northwestern University

systems biology, scientific computing and numerical analysis, neuroscience

Calina Copos

Northeastern University

differential equations, systems biology, biophysics, scientific computing

Breschine Cummins

Montana State University

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

Aaron Dinner

University of Chicago

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

Daniel Dombeck

Northwestern University

neuroscience, biophysics/scientific computing, genetics/molecular biology

D. Allan Drummond

University of Chicago

biochemistry and molecular biology, cell biology, evolutionary biology and genetics, biophysics

Tahra Eissa

University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine

neuroscience, probability/statistics, dynamical systems/scientific computing

James E Fitzgerald

Northwestern University

neuroscience, machine learning, statistics, geometry, optimization

Marco Gallio

Northwestern University

neuroscience, genetics/molecular biology, evolutionary biology

Vladimir I Gelfand

Northwestern University

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

Josh Glaser

Northwestern University

neuroscience, machine learning and AI, probability/scientific computing

Yogesh Goyal

Northwestern University

systems biology, developmental biology, machine learning and computational modeling

Michael Hawrylycz

Allen Institute

genetics/genomics, systems biology, scientific computing

Xin He

University of Chicago

gene regulation, genetics, statistics, and machine learning

Jeremy Hoskins

University of Chicago

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

Jorge Jaramillo

University of Chicago

neuroscience, dynamical systems, control theory

Dwueng-Chwuan Jhwueng

Feng-Chia University

evolutionary biology/genetics, probability and statistics, scientific computing

Kresimir Josic

University of Houston

systems biology, neuroscience, differential equations/dynamical systems

William Kath

Northwestern University

neuroscience, systems biology, differential equations and dynamical systems

Matthew Kaufman

University of Chicago

neuroscience, dynamical systems, machine learning/scientific computing

Michael Kennedy

Northwestern University

neuroscience/systems biology, biophysics, probability/statistics, STEM education

Ella M. King

Northwestern University

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

Istvan Kovacs

Northwestern University

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

Laura Kubatko

The Ohio State University

evolutionary biology, genetics/genomics, statistics

Carole LaBonne

Northwestern University

developmental biology, genetics/genomics, cell biology/biochemistry

Joshua Leonard

Northwestern University

microbiology and immunology, cell and molecular biology, systems biology

Han Liu

Northwestern University

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

Julius Lucks

Northwestern University

molecular biology/biochemistry, systems biology, scientific computing

Malcolm MacIver

Northwestern University

neuroscience, biophysics, scientific computing and AI

Michael Maire

University of Chicago

machine learning/AI, probability and optimization

Niall Mangan

Northwestern University

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

Heather Marlow

University of Chicago

developmental biology and genetics/genomics, evolutionary biology, cell and molecular biology

Sergei Maslov

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

microbiology and ecology, genetics and genomics, probability, statistics, systems biology, machine learning and AI

Rohan Mehta

Elmhurst University

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

Lee Miller

Northwestern University

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

Noah Mitchell

University of Chicago

cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics

Megan Morrison

Illinois Institute of Technology

dynamical systems, neuroscience, scientific computing

Edwin Munro

University of Chicago

cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics

Arvind Murugan

University of Chicago

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

Duc Nguyen

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

machine learning and AI, systems biology, topology and graph theory/scientific computing

Jasmine Nirody

University of Chicago

evolutionary biology and ecology, biophysics, dynamical systems

Ramon Nogueira

University of Chicago

neuroscience, probability, statistics and scientific computing, machine learning and AI

Lorenzo Orecchia

University of Chicago

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

Ertuğrul M. Özbudak

Northwestern University

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

David Pincus

University of Chicago

molecular and cell biology, genetics and genomics, systems biology

Miklós Rácz

Northwestern University

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

Rama Ranganathan

University of Chicago

biochemistry, genetics, genomics, evolutionary biology, machine learning and systems biology

Hermann Riecke

Northwestern University

dynamical systems, probability, statistics and scientific computing, neuroscience

Gabriel Rocklin

Northwestern University

biochemistry and biophysics

Feng Ruan

Northwestern University

statistics, machine learning/AI, optimization/scientific computing

Daniel Sanz-Alonso

University of Chicago

probability and statistics, machine learning and scientific computing, optimization

Norbert Scherer

University of Chicago

biophysics, systems biology, probability, statistics and scientific computing

Sebastian Schreiber

University of California, Davis

ecology, evolutionary biology, dynamical systems/probability and statistics

Daniel Seara

University of Illinois Chicago

biophysics, dynamical systems, probability/statistics, machine learning, scientific computing, and social systems

Krishna Shrinivas

Northwestern University

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

Yuval Simons

University of Chicago

genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics and systems biology

Jake Soloff

University of Michigan

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

Bradly Stadie

Northwestern University

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

Matthew Stephens

University of Chicago

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

Mikhail Tikhonov

Washington University in St Louis

ecology/microbiology, systems biology/evolutionary biology, statistical physics

Lois Trautvetter

Northwestern University

probability, statistics, social science, education and professional development

Reidun Twarock

York University

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

Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan

University of Chicago

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

Aravindan Vijayaraghavan

Northwestern University

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

Petia Vlahovska

Northwestern University

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

Vladimir Volpert

Northwestern University

differential equations and dynamical systems, ecology, systems biology

Alec Wang

Northwestern University

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

Siwei Wang

Stony Brook University

neuroscience, probability, statistics and machine learning/AI, systems biology

Guowei Wei

Michigan State University

AI, biochemistry, structural biology, molecular biology, genomics, geometry, topology

Shmuel Weinberger

University of Chicago

topology and geometry and their application

Rebecca Willett

University of Chicago

AI, statistics, optimization, and scientific computing

Guanao Yan

Michigan State University

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

Senay Yitbarek

University of North Carolina

ecology, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics and dynamical systems

Wenjun Zhao

Wake Forest University

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

Alex Albaugh

Wayne State University

molecular biology, biophysics, scientific computing

Benjamin Allen

Emmanuel College

evolutionary biology, probability, graph theory, dynamical systems

Luis Amaral

Northwestern University

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

Yali Amit

University of Chicago

machine learning and AI, probability and statistics, neuroscience

Luisa Arispe

Northwestern University

cell biology, molecular biology, physiology

Anindita Basu

University of Chicago

genomics, microbiology, systems biology

Jeremy Berg

University of Chicago

genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, population genetics, statistics

Shelby Blythe

Northwestern University

developmental biology, genetics/genomics, molecular biology/biochemistry

Rosemary Braun

Northwestern University

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

Zixuan Cang

North Carolina State University

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

Richard Carthew

Northwestern University

systems biology, developmental biology, molecular biology

Vasileios Charisopoulos

University of Washington

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

Daniel Cooney

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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

Sarah Cobey

University of Chicago

immunology, evolutionary biology/ecology, mathematical/dynamical modeling

Sharon Crook

Arizona State University

neuroscience, differential equations, dynamical systems, machine learning

Gökçe Dayanıklı

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

probability, statistics and dynamical systems, ML and AI, optimization and control theory

Brent Doiron

University of Chicago

neuroscience, dynamical systems and mathematical physics, probability

Claire Donnat

University of Chicago

machine learning, graph theory, systems biology

Robert Eisenberg

Rush University; Illinois Institute of Technology; University of Illinois Chicago

biophysics, cell biology/physiology, differential equations/dynamical systems

Lisa Fauci

Tulane University

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

Daniel Forger

University of Michigan

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

Margaret Gardel

University of Chicago

biophysics, cell and molecular biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Todd Gingrich

Northwestern University

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

John Glasser

Emory University

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

Trevor GrandPre

Washington University in St. Louis

biophysics, molecular biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Jingrui He

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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

Joseph Hibdon

Northeastern Illinois University

differential equations and dynamical systems, quantitative justice, systems biology

Caitlin Hult

Gettysburg College

systems biology, immunology/cell biology, scientific computing

Elizabeth Jerison

University of Chicago

immunology, dynamical systems, and AI/machine learning

Akhenaton-Andrew Jones

Duke University

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

Neha Kamat

Northwestern University

biochemistry/molecular biology, systems biology, biophysics

Aggelos Katsaggelos

Northwestern University

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

Leslie Kay

University of Chicago

neuroscience, dynamical systems/systems biology, probability, statistics, biophysics

Jae Kyoung Kim

KAiST

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

Risi Kondor

University of Chicago

AI/machine learning, probability and statistics, algebra/geometry

Seppe Kuehn

University of Chicago

microbiology and ecology, systems biology, probability and dynamical systems

Vitaliy Kurlin

University of Liverpool

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

Keara Lane

Northwestern University

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

Huiling Liao

Illinois Institute of Technology

statistics, genetics/genomics, machine learning/AI and scientific computing

Manyuan Long

University of Chicago

genetics and genomics, evolutionary biology, molecular biology and biochemistry

Cong Ma

University of Chicago

statistics, machine learning/AI, optimization/scientific computing

Jason MacLean

University of Chicago

neuroscience, probability/statistics, graph theory, machine learning

Konstantin Makarychev

Northwestern University

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

Madhav Mani

Northwestern University

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

Sarah Marzen

Claremont McKenna College

machine learning/AI, neuroscience and biophysics, probability

Alex McAvoy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

evolutionary biology, probability and statistics, theoretical computer science

Xiangyi Meng

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

probability and statistics, mathematical physics, systems biology

Andrew Miri

Northwestern University

systems neuroscience, motor control

Juliano Morimoto

University of Aberdeen

ecology, probability and statistics/scientific computing, evolutionary biology

Adilson Motter

Northwestern University

dynamical systems, systems biology, machine learning and scientific computing

Pavitra Muralidhar

University of Chicago

evolutionary biology, genetics/genomics/ecology

Vudtiwat Ngampruetikorn

University of Sydney

probability, statistics and mathematical physics, machine learning and AI, biophysics

Dan Nicolae

University of Chicago

genetics and genomics, systems biology, machine learning and statistics

Jorge Nocedal

Northwestern University

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

John Novembre

University of Chicago

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

Anne-Marie Oswald

University of Chicago

neuroscience, cell biology, probability, statistics and scientific computing

Stephanie Palmer

University of Chicago

neuroscience, systems biology/biophysics, machine learning and probability/statistics

Arthur Prindle

Northwestern University

microbiology, systems biology, biochemistry

Arjun Raman

University of Chicago

microbiology, genetics and genomics/systems biology, machine learning and systems biology

Ilaria Rebay

University of Chicago

developmental biology, genetics and genomics, biochemistry/systems biology

Samantha Riesenfeld

University of Chicago

genetics and genomics, immunology/systems biology/machine learning and AI

Noah Rosenberg

Stanford University

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

Michael Rust

University of Chicago

microbiology/molecular biology and biochemistry, systems biology, probability/statistics and dynamical systems

Laura Patricia Schaposnik Massolo

University of Illinois Chicago

geometry and topology, mathematical physics, combinatorics and scientific computing

Tiffany Schmidt

Northwestern University

neuroscience, cell biology, genetics and genomics, systems biology

Gregory William Schwartz

Northwestern University

neuroscience, cell biology, computational modeling

Mark Sheffield

University of Chicago

neuroscience, cell biology, probability, statistics, numerical analysis

Mary Silber

University of Chicago

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

Sarah Solla

Northwestern University

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

Jan-Hendrik Spille

University of Illinois Chicago

cell biology and molecular biology, biophysics/systems biology, scientific computing

Matthias Steinruecken

University of Chicago

genetics, genomics, evolutionary biology, probability, statistics, scientific computing

Thomas Stoeger

Northwestern University

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

Hanghang Tong

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

machine learning and AI, probability, statistics and scientific computing, combinatorics and graph theory/optimization

Danielle Tullman-Ercek

Northwestern University

molecular biology and biochemistry, microbiology, systems biology and biophysics

David Uminsky

University of Chicago

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

Carl Veller

University of Chicago

evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, probability, statistics

Vincenzo Vitelli

University of Chicago

biophysics, geometry and topology, dynamical systems

Alexandria Volkening

Purdue University

developmental biology, dynamical systems, differential equations

Gregory Voth

University of Chicago

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

Ji-Ping Wang

Northwestern University

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

Zhaoran Wang

Northwestern University

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

Ning Wei

Purdue University

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

Kristina Wicke

New Jersey Institute of Technology

combinatorics and graph theory, probability and statistics, evolutionary biology

Kelin Xia

Nanyang Technological University

structural biology, machine learning and AI, topology and scientific computing

Qiong Yang

University of Michigan

developmental biology, systems biology, biophysics

Nyree Zerega

Northwestern University

plant and evolutionary biology, genetics, genomics, ecology

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