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

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 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Very cool work. Intracellular interactions shape antiviral resistance outcomes in poliovirus via eco-evolutionary feedback www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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: 🔗 tinyurl.com/28jvu4aa If you know anyone looking for a postdoc, please pass this along!

Looking forward to the Modern Coexistence Theory workshop tomorrow. Please repost :)

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.

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... @smbmathbiology.bsky.social @stemcellnetwork.ca @the-node.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social

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 www.evolbio.mpg.de/3847270/kiel... (Photo: Christian Urban, Kiel University)

Excited to introduce the Latent Layers Framework – now out in @behavecol.bsky.social – to help think through when and why network differences confound inference in (comparative) social network analysis! 🧵 tinyurl.com/3k3yahwy

Its very exciting to see this paper out in @behavecol.bsky.social. These conversations, expertly led by @delphinedemoor.bsky.social, have really shaped how I now think about working with social network data. Check out Delphine's thread to learn more!

Get ready for 2026 with an AMS Wall Calendar. Available in orange or blue! Orange: https://ebus.ams.org/ebus/Default.aspx?TabID=251&productId=1637689847 Blue: https://ebus.ams.org/ebus/Default.aspx?TabID=251&productId=1637689692

Tomorrow 11/26 at 12:00: @andrejpaleo.bsky.social on the deep-time dynamics of Earth's biosphere. If you’re interested in macroevolution, paleoclimate, complex systems, or scaling laws in natural history, this is one you shouldn’t miss! Charles Darwin room @prbb.org! @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social

Catch exciting news and opportunities to engage in mathematical biology at NITMB in our November newsletter! If you missed it, an archived version is available at www.nitmb.org/newsletter-a...

Postdoc position in individual-level incentives, social learning, and payoff-biased imitation shape group-level accuracy in complex prediction and decision-making tasks in Konstanz files.newsletter2go.com/l3slzozn/s_i...

Right now, Dr. Farshad Shirani from Emory University is giving a talk on "Infinite-Dimensional Dynamics, Spatiotemporal Gamma Oscillations, and Balance of Excitation and Inhibition in Cortical Networks". Please see below for information to join the seminar.

Why is altruism more common in nature than spite? This new paper gives a general mathematical explanation: the degree of negative assortment that can be achieved is constrained in a way that positive assortment is not, particularly in unbalanced populations. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Join us for an @smtpb.bsky.social workshop on Modern Coexistence Theory. We'll cover mathematical foundations, the theory of partitioning, and data-based applications. Featuring @swatipatel.bsky.social, Nick Kortessis, & Lauren Shoemaker. Zoom link here: smtpb.org/event-6426026

I had the privilege of giving Science Saturday, an engaging public lecture meant to spark curiosity about the wonders of science. My talk, “The Physics of Mysterious Droplets,” explored liquid-like droplets inside our cells and the physics behind their behavior: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R16...

I’m excited to be included on the list as an Affiliate Member of NITMB. I look forward to visiting the Institute more often and actively participating in the scientific community!

Very proud that @gauravathreya.bsky.social's brilliant work based on his Master's thesis is out as his first paper in @asn-amnat.bsky.social. Interested in host-symbiont interdependence, eukaryogenesis, evolutionary transitions in individuality, and some great theory to back it?...check out the🧵👇

Excited to report that this paper has been accepted at Royal Society Open Science. Updated version coming soon!

New work by Emily Oby et al. in Nature Neuroscience demonstrates that neural population activity in motor cortex follows fixed dynamical constraints: monkeys could not volitionally reorder or reverse latent trajectories during BCI control. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In a few minutes, Cody FitzGerald from Northwestern University and @nitmb.bsky.social will be giving a talk on data-driven modeling of complex biological systems. Please see below to join us at the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar.

Sally Otto @sarperotto.bsky.social and I are back with the next installment of “Reflections on the history of modeling and theory”, supported by @smtpb.bsky.social. Bob Holt shares his personal history and stories of his life in science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8hX...

Come join us in July 2026 for the 14th European Conference on Mathematical & Theoretical Biology in Graz, Austria! Registration opens now: ecmtb2026.org #ECMTB’26 @smbmathbiology.bsky.social

Right now, Professor Swati Patel from Oregon State University is giving a talk on the survival or extinction of structured populations in the presence of pulsed controls. Please see below for information to join.

We are organizing a mini-symposium at the SMB Annual Conference ECMTB 2026 in Graz, July 13-17, around the general theme of cell and development.  If you are interested in speaking, let us know by signing up here: forms.gle/L8E1cFzPuSRS... @smbmathbiology.bsky.social

Right now, Dr. Ruby Kim from the University of Michigan is giving a talk on Mechanistic Modeling of Dopamine Rhythms. Please see below for information to join the seminar.

Really enjoyed chatting with @parmvir.com on the Biology in Numbers podcast! Thanks for having me. open.spotify.com/episode/2oIC...

Me doing my best to regulate my body clock using that sweet sweet Florida sunshine! Thanks again @oliviawalch.bsky.social for the time and the chat for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. It was super cool learning about your work @arcascope.bsky.social ⏰☀️💊 #scicomm

Right now, Dr. Hyukpyo Hong from the University of Wisconsin - Madison is giving a talk on asymptotic robustness of biochemical systems. Please see below for more information about the seminar.

Last call! Share your work, ideas and perspectives @biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social @stemcellnetwork.ca @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #virtualtwins #digitatwins #mathematicalbiology #insilicotrials #cellmodels www.nature.com/collections/...

I had a blast helping moderate “ From Multiscale Immune Modeling to Medical Digital Twins Virtual Conference” @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #digitaltwins #virtualtwins #multiscalemodels

Right now, we are hosting a talk by Professor Folashade Agusto from the University of Kansas. Please see the link below for more info about the talk.

The first portion of this talk is about a recent #BulletinMathBio paper by Hwai-Ray Tung and Sean Lawley on the effect of missed doses of antibiotics on the dynamics of a bacterial infection. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Right now, Ray Tung from the University of Utah is giving a talk titled "Strolling through space - missed antibiotic doses and extreme first passage times". Please see the link below for more information about joining the seminar.