Have ideas for your own, independent research program in Theoretical Biology? Then come and join us as a Group Leader at the @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social in Plön, Germany!

If you like multi-level selection, you may enjoy (models of) ageing. @kokkonut.bsky.social and I show that the mortality patterns generated by dem. senescence are formally equivalent to a multi-level selection process! arxiv.org/abs/2607.00262 Confused? So were we! A short explainer thread below

BMB Article Highlight Modeling the effects of vector species composition and temperature on the risk of dengue virus by Suzanne L. Robertson et al. Published in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Read the paper: buff.ly/h4KnwEg

BMB Article Highlight Methods for Analyzing RNA Pseudoknots via Chord Diagrams and Intersection Graphs by Rayan Ibrahim & Allison H. Moore Published in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Read the paper: buff.ly/LlvPoQy

BMB Article Highlight An Analytical Framework for Phenotypic Selection of Fitness-Conferring Genes by Marc Sturrock & Anna Sturrock Published in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Read the paper: buff.ly/cZbImcE

Why do species' ranges stop where they do? New theory shows that matching habitat choice can sharpen range boundaries and reinforce limits imposed by competition academic.oup.com/evlett/advan... By Shirani and @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social

One month to go: #ECMTB26 is getting closer and closer! 📆 Today we've shared some news about our updated scientific schedule, accommodation, and mentoring programmes organised by colleagues from our host society @smbmathbiology.bsky.social 🔎 Read more: ecmtb2026.org/news/2026-06...

BMB Article Highlight. In Vitro Analysis and Dynamic Modeling of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Inhibition by Sigma-1 Receptor Antagonist PB28 by Bartek Lisowski et al. Published in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Read the paper: buff.ly/FJ1hjxl #MathBio #BMB #AppliedMathematics

BMB Article Highlight Characterization of the Killing-Rate for a Pest Control Model: The Cumulative Lethal Rate Based on Pesticide Dose-Response Relation by Zhigang Liu & Xiaomei Feng Published in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. Read the paper: buff.ly/R64p5b0

We're excited to welcome all participants, speakers, and organizers to the Extreme Events in Biological Function workshop! This week at NITMB, we'll be exploring the critical yet underdeveloped role of extreme and rare events in enabling reliable biological function www.nitmb.org/extreme-even...

Right now, Professor Wanda Strychalski from Case Western University is giving a talk on "Computational modeling of adhesion-independent confined cell migration". Please see below for more information about joining the talk.

Next week's NITMB Seminar features a discussion of how spatial interactions may change the laws of evolution with Natalia Komarova, Dean's Scholar and Professor of Mathematics at @ucsandiego.bsky.social! Join us at NITMB and online on Friday, May 15th at 10am CT

Dr. Epstein explored the analytic properties of the diffusion defined by the Kimura operator and recent numerical work in the 1-dimensional case, which produces highly accurate solutions, even in very challenging situations

Analysis and Numerics for the Kimura Diffusion Equation Thank you for joining us at today's NITMB Seminar with Charles Epstein, Senior Research Scientist at the @flatironinstitute.org Center for Computational Mathematics! 📽️ Watch a recording of the talk at www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IUf...

Welcome to the first day of the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! We're looking forward to an exciting week of science and discussion. Check out today's schedule at www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...

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Thank you for joining us at the first day of the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! We're bringing together an interdisciplinary community of EGT researchers to chart new directions for theory and applications Join us tomorrow for more talks and discussions!

Welcome to day 2 of the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! Join us today for more exciting talks and exhilarating discussions. Explore today’s schedule at www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...

Right now, Dr. @kjmd.bsky.social from Virginia Tech is giving a talk on "Rethinking models of mosquito biting: disturbed blood-feeding and vectorial capacity". Please see the link below for more information about joining our seminar.

Mathematical Modeling of Spatial Evolution with Applications to Biomedical Systems Don’t miss this week’s entry in the NITMB Seminar Series! Featuring Natalia Komarova, Dean’s Scholar and Professor of Mathematics at @ucsandiego.bsky.social Join us at NITMB or online on Friday, May 15th

Right now, Professor Changhan He from the University of South Carolina is giving a talk titled "Reaction-diffusion modeling of bacterial colony growth and circuit-driven pattern formation". Please see the link below for more information about joining our seminar.

We're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details: asherleeks.com/apply #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪

You can find links to the fully conversation here: smb.org/news/13622069 @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #MathBio #BiologyInNumbers #SciencePodcast

In a few minutes, Professor Andrew Krause (@blindmath.bsky.social) from Durham University will be a giving a talk on "Communicating Nonlinear Dynamics Across Boundaries via Interactive Simulations". Please see the link below for information about joining the seminar.

Gary An is the first physician-scientist we featured on @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #BiologyInNumbers. It was interesting to learn why he was doing research let alone in #MathBio. But he had some pretty good reasons for rationalizing why. Find links to the full episode here: smb.org/news/13614506

Right now, Dr. Desmond Yengi from Grinnell College is giving a talk titled "Title: Exploring Wave Dynamics and Collective Behavior in an Oscillatory Chemical System: Insights from the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction". Please see below for information about joining the talk.

Bifurcation, sensitivity, and noise: Stochastic dynamics of cholera with vaccination and sanitation controls journals.plos.org/complexsyste...

At 11am Eastern / 10am Central today, Professor Abdel Halloway from Case Western Reserve University will be giving a talk on eco-evolutionary dynamics of cooperation and mutualism. Please see below for more information about joining the talk.

Back in January I had a lovely chat with Ranjini Bhattacharya for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's #BiologyInNumbers pod. You can find links to the full podcast episode here: smb.org/news/13601577 Learn more about foraging cancer cells, and her work doing #SciComm and #SciPol #MathBio

Here's a new #BulletinMathBio paper by Edward H. Rohr and @biomathnard.bsky.social titled "SSRCA: A Novel Machine Learning Pipeline to Perform Sensitivity Analysis for Agent-Based Models". link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪

Right now, Dr. Rui Wang from New York University is giving a talk on "Applied Topology, Topological Spectral Theory, and Machine Learning Models for Biological Applications". Please see below for more information to join via Zoom.

Great opportunity for graduate students, post docs, and early career non-tenure track researchers to have their work elevated at #SMB2026 and #ECMTB2026!! Thanks to the #MathOnco SMB subgroup for creating this opportunity!! @smbmathbiology.bsky.social @mathonco.bsky.social

🎉 The SMB #MathOnco Subgroup is launching its inaugural Early Career Awards! Grad student or postdoc presenting at #ECMTB2026 / #SMB2026 in Graz? Apply by April 30th! 🔗 smb.org/call-for-award-nominations/

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. 🔗 smb.org/Landahl-Trav....

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. Please see below for info to join.

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

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

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

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