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Like other professionals, scientists are considering the impacts of #AI. The @smbmathbiology.bsky.social is no exception. Reinhard Laubenbacher shared his thoughts on how AI could be incorporated into #MathBio in a meaningful way.
Links to the full #BiologyInNumbers episode: smb.org/news/13588558

Right now, Professor Longhua Zhao from Case Western is giving a talk on fluid-structure interaction.

Please see below for information about joining the seminar.

Counting Rankings of Tree-Child Networks - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Rooted phylogenetic networks allow biologists to represent evolutionary relationships between present-day species by revealing ancestral speciation and hybridization events. A convenient and well-stud...

Here's a new #BulletinMathBio paper by Qiang Zhang and Mike Steel on Counting Rankings of Tree-Child Networks.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Disorder and Homeostasis in ANIBOT A Biologically-Inspired Animal Robot - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology The effects of external perturbations (or disorder) in the Hopf bifurcations of a central pattern generator (CPG) network of neurons that serves as a model for the circuit realization of ANIBOT–a biol...

Here's a new #BulletinMathBio paper by Kevin Castillo, Madeline Parker, Nathan Reyes, Antonio Palacios, Erin C. McGee, Patrick Longhini, Horacio Lopez, and Kevin Vo on Disorder and Homeostasis in ANIBOT A Biologically-Inspired Animal Robot.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Mathematical Modeling of Lesion Pattern Formation in Dendritic Keratitis - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Dendritic keratitis is a form of eye infection caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). The virus spreads via direct cell-to-cell infection among corneal epithelial cells. This leads to the formation of ...

New #BulletinMathBio paper by Mari Masunaga, Reo Shimatani, Kazumi Shinozaki, Tomohiro Iida, Yoshinao Oda, and Takashi Miura on Mathematical Modeling of Lesion Pattern Formation in Dendritic Keratitis.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Pattern Formation in Agent-Based and PDE Models for Evolutionary Games with Payoff-Driven Motion - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Spatial structure can play an important role in the evolution of cooperative behavior and the achievement of collective success of a population. In this paper, we explore the role of random and direct...

New #BulletinMathBio paper by @tianyongyao.bsky.social, Chenning Xu, and @danielcooney1.bsky.social on Pattern Formation in Agent-Based and PDE Models for Evolutionary Games with Payoff-Driven Motion.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A Random Differential Equation Approach for Modeling the Growth of Microalgae in Photobioreactors - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology The three-state photosynthetic factory model is frequently employed to analyze microalgal growth in photobioreactors, wherein cells continuously transition between light and dark areas. Experimental d...

New #BulletinMathBio paper by C. Andreu-Vilarroig, J.-C. Cortés, A. Navarro-Quiles, Š. Papáček, and C.-L. Pérez on A Random Differential Equation Approach for Modeling the Growth of Microalgae in Photobioreactors.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Right now, John Metzcar from the Cleveland Clinic is giving a talk titled "GBM-FORECAST: Predicting recurrence in glioblastoma using serial white blood cell counts and patient advocacy influences on my career". Please see below for information to join.

The latest from @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #BiologyInNumbers: @math.onco's own Ranjini Bhattacharya, working with Joel Brown to study the role of #tumor cell-cell interactions in the context of #metabolism with #TheoreticalBiology #MathOnco […]

In a few minutes, Haridas Das from Oklahoma State University will be giving a talk on modeling infectious disease dynamics in metapopulations.

Please see the link below for more information about joining the talk.

📣 Planning to attend the joint ECMTB-SMB conference in Gratz? Need final support?

Applications for the Landahl Travel Awards from @smbmathbiology.bsky.social are now open!
The closing date is 𝟏𝟓 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

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New paper from the lab! Led by PhD student Chris Carlson, with me and Matt Osmond (not on Bluesky), this study explored the effects of genotype-by-environment interactions on the maintenance of genetic variation in mutualisms

Right now, Dr. Maximillian Newman (University of Chicago) is giving the first Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar talk for the spring semester, presenting on models of genetic inheritence across the genome.

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Figure of how the optimal trap plant proportion of the field varies with the attractiveness of the trap plant and how much yield is at risk by the pests

My new paper on the #math of #wildlife friendly #agriculture. Reduce pesticides by using attractive "trap" plants to divert pests. But how many traps maximize yield? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #MathSky #MathsToday #iteachmath 🌍 Accessible to undergrads @smbmathbiology.bsky.social

European Conference on Mathematical & Theoretical Biology 2026 ECMTB is coming to Graz, Austria in July 2026. Registration and Call for Contributions are open!

ECMTB ecmtb2026.org by SMB @smbmathbiology.bsky.social and ESMTB @esmtbio.bsky.social 🤩

Picture of the conference booth for the Society for Mathematical Biology, which features baseball cards of famous mathematical biologists.

SMB is at JMM! Stop by our booth (#423) to learn more about what we've been up to and to add to your SMB Baseball card collection! #JMM2026 @jointmath.bsky.social

S3 Ep3: AI or die - with Reinhard Laubenbacher Podcast Episode · Biology in Numbers · 12/30/2025 · 32m

I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us

Excited to share the first paper from my group with Gianluca Teza (MPI-PKS) and Attilio L. Stella (U Padova)! “Coarse-Graining via Lumping: Exact Calculations and Fundamental Limitations” shows when lumping is exact and when it fails even without approximations. arxiv.org/pdf/2512.11974

In the last talk for the semester, Tyler Simmons from the University of Minnesota is about to give a talk on "Chemically Self-Assembled Nanorings: Therapeutic Efficacy, Response Variability, and Guiding Principles".

Please see below for information on joining the seminar.

Before 2025 closes out, I wanted to make a thread on my proudest recent paper! (Ok, it's from 2024, but I haven't done a bluesky thread on it before).

Allen et al. (2024) "Nonlinear social evolution and the emergence of collective action", PNAS Nexus

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Intracellular interactions shape antiviral resistance outcomes in poliovirus via eco-evolutionary feedback - Nature Ecology & Evolution A model of intrahost poliovirus replication shows that, after several rounds of replication, pocapavir, a poliovirus capsid inhibitor, collapses viral density, preventing intracellular interactions th...

Very cool work.

Intracellular interactions shape antiviral resistance outcomes in poliovirus via eco-evolutionary feedback

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Edwin Thompson Jaynes Fellowship

Applications are open until December 15 for the Ed T. Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physics. You’ll have the freedom and support to pursue your own research ideas independently.

We are opening a FACULTY POSITION (tenure track, permanent) in the University of Cambridge at the interface of control and biology, interpreted broadly. Theorists and wet lab quantitative biologists with backgrounds in control, EE, applied math, ... apply by Jan 28!

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...

Right now, Binan Gu from WPI is giving a talk on " Modeling Cell Transport in Deformable Microenvironments: From Engineered Scaffolds to the Blood–Brain Barrier".

Please see the link below for information to join the seminar.

Interested in cell adhesion, evolution of multicellularity, or developing tools for emerging marine models?

My lab at UM is hiring a postdoc, and the application is now open:
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If you know anyone looking for a postdoc, please pass this along!

Looking forward to the Modern Coexistence Theory workshop tomorrow.

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Hi everyone! I'm co-organizing this retreat/workshop June 15-19 for those looking to get started in mathematical/computational modeling of biological processes. Location is a beautiful farm in NC. Please share with students and others who want to build modeling skills. Interdisciplinarity welcome!

Right now, @tedloch.bsky.social from Rice University is giving a talk on a coordination game approach to studying symbiosis.

Please see below for more information about joining the talk.

CIFAR MacMillan Multiscale Human School - CIFAR Follow Us FaceBook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Instagram CIFAR MacMillan Multiscale Human School The CIFAR MacMillan Multiscale Human School brings together PhD students and postdoctoral fellows […]

Great opportunity! Deadline DEC 17

The CIFAR MacMillan Multiscale Human School explores interdisciplinary models to build a virtual twin that accurately capture development. cifar.ca/next-generat...
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Big congratulations to Dr Nikhil Sharma on receiving the Kiel Life Science Postdoc Award 2025! His outstanding work in theoretical biology and evolutionary graph theory makes us proud. Well deserved! 👏 #KLS #MPIEvolBio
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(Photo: Christian Urban, Kiel University)