Training & Outreach
Mathematical tools for quantitative biology: experiments, modeling, and computation
When: May 19-30, 2025
Where: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Topics: mathematical modeling for deterministic and stochastic systems, data science and computational modeling, applications including cell cycle, circadian regulation, bioinformatics, image processing, and mathematical epidemiology
Students will
- Interact with Virginia Tech faculty, establishing connections for future research
- Discover research areas in biological systems that may align with their interests
- Gain hands-on experience with computational/experimental techniques
- Develop their ability to understand and participate in scientific research
Daily schedule:
- Monday to Friday (excluding Memorial Day)
- Morning and afternoon sessions (~3 hours each)
- Combination of lectures and hands-on activities
- All sessions held on the Virginia Tech campus
- Lunch and breakfast provided each day
- Shared-room accommodations for Monday through Friday each week for community college students living outside Blacksburg
Cost: None! However, no academic credit is possible.
Sponsored by the VT College of Science through funds to the VT Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems and the Mechanistic Biological Modeling Group, and by the National Science Foundation through award 2144680 to L. Childs.
The mission of the CMBSC is to develop an inclusive and interdisciplinary network between undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, engineering, and life sciences. Our goal is to share knowledge and promote research collaborations at Virginia Tech and surrounding universities through activities such as workshops, research symposia, and networking events.
Officers
Anayse Miller, President
Quiyana Murphy, Vice President
Megan Grey, Treasurer
Members
Anayse Miller
Casey Lang
Ethan Dolin
Kien Phan
Kimiya MohammadiJozani
Kristiana Nakaj
Megan Grey
Quiyana Murphy
Richard Morgan
Alex Srakaew
Keoni Castellano
Mentor: Dr. Omar Saucedo and Dr. Stanca Ciupe
Research Interests: Mathematical modeling of infectious diseases using ordinary and partial differential equations
Kyle Dahlin
Mentors: Dr. Lauren Childs and Dr. Michael Robert
Research Interests: Mathematical ecology and vector-borne disease modeling
Leah LeJeun
Mentors: Dr. Lauren Childs and Dr. Omar Saucedo
Research Interests: Modeling the spread and control of infectious disease through analysis of mathematical models, particularly deterministic dynamical systems.
Eighdi Aung
Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Science & Mechanics
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
Research Interests: Agent-based modelling of collective behavior; statistical physics of multi-agent systems
Peter Caruso
Instructor, Mathematics
Research Interests: TBD
Jessica Cunningham
Research Interests: TBD
Amanda Hashimoto
Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Science & Mechanics
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
Research Interests: Agent-based modeling, dynamical systems, and collective behavior
Ethan Dolin
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
Research Interests: TBD
Casey Lang
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Omar Saucedo
Research Interests: TBD
Kristiana Nakaj
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Michael Robert
Research Interests: Mathematical modeling of cooperation, evolution, and complex system dynamics with applications in biology and epidemiology.
Giacomo Scilla
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Appelo
Research Interests: Mathematical modeling (especially but not limited to climate and biology), computational math, bifurcation theory, numerical analysis
Alex Srakaew
M.S. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Stanca Ciupe
Research Interests: TBD
Nicolas Puglisi, M.S. (2024)
Advisor: Dr. Omar Saucedo
First position: TBD
Anayse Miller, M.S. (2024)
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Childs
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Childs at VT
Megan Grey, M.S. (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Abaid at VT
Peter Caruso, M.S. (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Abaid
First position: Instructor, Virginia Tech
Tatiane Swap, M.S. (2023)
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Childs
First position: TBD
Nora Heitzman-Breen, M.S. (2021)
Advisor: Dr. Stanca Ciupe
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Ciupe at VT
Quiyana Murphy, M.S. (2021)
Advisor: Dr. Stanca Ciupe
First position: Continued to Ph.D. with Dr. Ciupe at VT
NiCole Nardella, M.S. (2021)
Advisor: Dr. Lauren Childs
First position: Researcher at Moffitt Cancer Research Center
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