New paper out today in Nature Microbiology: "Epistatic interactions inform rational design of synthetic microbial communities for bioremediation." 🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02386-4 @kiseokmicro.bsky.social @nitmb.bsky.social

That’s a wrap on the AI+Science Summer School 2026! ✨ From thought-provoking lectures and poster sessions to tutorials introducing innovative tools, this year’s program is inspiring the future of cross-institutional AI-enabled research

☀️ Summer has arrived, and so have our Summer Undergraduate Research Program students! We’re excited to welcome 15 undergraduate students to NITMB this summer We look forward to a summer full of research, learning, and impact. And we can’t wait to see all that our students accomplish!

🧠 Applications are open for our upcoming workshop, ‘Data-driven modeling, simulation and inference for neurobiological problems!’ Join us to explore neuroscience through the lenses of mathematical/computational statistics and numerical analysis www.nitmb.org/neurobio-pro...

🎉 We’re thrilled to officially kick off the AI+Science Summer School 2026! Graduate students and postdocs across disciplines are joining us to explore the emerging field of AI+Science through lectures, interactive tutorials, and engagement with the growing AI+Science community

Fantastic week at @nitmb.bsky.social in Chicago. Many thanks to all participants and to all the NITMB staff.

Diving deeper into our discussion of internal conflicts and organismal adaptation Today, participants in the Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation: Mathematical Foundations workshop continued our exploration into internal conflicts and their implications for organismal biology!

Welcome to the last day of the Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation: Mathematical Foundations workshop! We’re glad you could join us at NITMB this week and look forward to wrapping up the week’s discussions and planning for future work and collaboration www.nitmb.org/internal-con...

✈️ Today is the travel application deadline for our upcoming workshop, Spin Glass Theory and High-Dimensional Landscapes in Biology! Submit your application today to join a community of mathematicians, physicists, and biologists seeding a new, interdisciplinary field www.nitmb.org/spin-glass-w...

Welcome to day 3 of the Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation: Mathematical Foundations workshop! We’re looking forward to a day full of exciting discussions and research talks. Find today’s schedule of events at www.nitmb.org/internal-con...

🧬 Exploring the implications of within-organism conflicts for organismal biology with biology We’re welcoming the Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation: Mathematical Foundations workshop to NITMB! A huge thank you to the organizers and speakers. We look forward to the week’s discussions!

❗️Travel applications for our upcoming workshop, Spin Glass Theory and High-Dimensional Landscapes in Biology, close tomorrow! Don’t miss your opportunity to join us in August www.nitmb.org/spin-glass-w...

Welcome to the second day of the Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation: Mathematical Foundations workshop! Check out today’s lineup of research talks and discussions at www.nitmb.org/internal-con...

Welcome to the first day of the Internal Conflicts and Organismal Adaptation: Mathematical Foundations workshop! Explore today’s lineup of tutorials at www.nitmb.org/internal-con...

Experimental biologists, specialists in data analysis, and theorists are invited to join us at our upcoming workshop, Biological Function in Space and Time: From Forces and Cues to Emerging Decision-making in Fates, States, and Shapes! Travel applications are due June 14th tinyurl.com/3fj9bt3k

Why is interdependence beneficial for microbial communities? NITMB-supported research from @ssm57.bsky.social and colleagues explores the critical role of higher-order interactions and resource dependencies in maintaining the diversity and stability of ecosystems dominated by auxotrophs

Travel applications for our upcoming workshop, Spin Glass Theory and High-Dimensional Landscapes in Biology, are due in one week! Join us as we cultivate a shared language and foster concrete collaborations to produce paradigm-shifting advances www.nitmb.org/spin-glass-w...

Advance our understanding of how biological systems maintain and organize function across space and time! Join us in September for Biological Function in Space and Time: From Forces and Cues to Emerging Decision-making in Fates, States, and Shapes Travel applications are due Sunday, June 14th 🔗 ⬇️

Travel applications for the NITMB MathBio Ideathon close TODAY! ✈️ Don’t miss your opportunity to join us for a workshop focused on facilitating focused discussion and creating collaborative research projects at the interface between biology and mathematics www.nitmb.org/nitmb-mathbi...

Welcome to the last day of the Extreme Events in Biological Function workshop! We're glad you could join us at NITMB this week for our exploration into the role of extreme and rare events in enabling reliable biological function Find today's lineup of events at www.nitmb.org/extreme-even...

This morning at NITMB: Jae Kyoung Kim, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), explores structural buffering and the law of large numbers as principles for robust homeostasis and rhythms www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...

Don't miss tomorrow's entry in the NITMB Seminar Series! Featuring Jae Kyoung Kim, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences at KAIST, on 'From Noise to Precision: Structural Buffering and the Law of Large Numbers as Principles for Robust Homeostasis and Rhythms' www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...

Welcome to day 4 of the Extreme Events in Biological Function workshop! Check out today's schedule of talks and discussions at www.nitmb.org/extreme-even...

Welcome to Day 3 of the Extreme Events in Biological Function workshop! Discover today's lineup of events at www.nitmb.org/extreme-even...

Thank you for joining us at the second day of the Extreme Events in Biological Function workshop! Our discussions continued today as we dived deeper into rare and extreme events in biological function, both in physical domains and biological spaces

Welcome to the second day of the Extreme Events in Biological Function workshop! Explore today's schedule of speakers, lightning talks, and discussions at www.nitmb.org/extreme-even...

Today we're kicking off the Extreme Events in Biological Function workshop! The workshop aims to advance both theory and application in understanding how biological systems capitalize on rare events for robust function We'll be back tomorrow for more talks and in-depth discussions

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...

Are you interested in applying spin glass theory and high-dimensional landscapes in biology? Join this August for a workshop cultivating a shared language and fostering concrete collaborations to produce paradigm-shifting advances! www.nitmb.org/spin-glass-w...

This week's Work-in-Progress meeting features NITMB Fellow Aditya Mahadevan! Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work

Ignite new ideas at the interface between mathematics and biology at the NITMB MathBio Ideathon! Join us in August as we facilitate focused discussion and create collaborative research projects at the interface between biology and mathematics, theory, and computation www.nitmb.org/nitmb-mathbi...

Thank you for joining us at today's 'Double Feature' NITMB Seminar Series! Featuring Yi Gu, Principal Investigator at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Ehud Meron, Emeritus Professor of Physics at @bengurionuniv.bsky.social 📽️ Recording 🔗 in reply ⬇️

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ‘Double Feature’ NITMB Seminar Series! Featuring Yi Gu, Principal Investigator in the Spatial Navigation and Memory Unit at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Ehud Meron, Emeritus Professor of Physics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev! 🔗 ⬇️

Today's Work-in-Progress meeting features Marco Biroli, Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at the University of Chicago! Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work

Ready to engage in focused discussion and create collaborative research projects at the interface between biology, mathematics, theory, and computation? Join us this summer for the NITMB MathBio Ideathon! Learn more at www.nitmb.org/nitmb-mathbi...

Join us for an NITMB Seminar Series ‘Double Feature’ this Friday, May 22nd! Featuring Yi Gu, Principal Investigator in the Spatial Navigation and Memory Unit at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Ehud Meron, Emeritus Professor of Physics at @bengurionuniv.bsky.social

I am here for all your dating advice needs (if you are a marine invertebrate) From this week's Evolutionary Game Theory workshop at @nitmb.bsky.social

🧬 Today we're wrapping up the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! Thank you to the organizers and all the participants who joined us this week We look forward to seeing the new ideas that come out of this workshop, and we hope to see you at NITMB again soon!

This morning at NITMB: Natalia Komarova, Dean's Scholar and Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, San Diego, presents 'Mathematical Modeling of Spatial Evolution with Applications to Biomedical Systems' Join us at 10am CT www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...

Welcome to the final day of the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! Join us today as we wrap up our discussions and plan for future work in this space. Explore today's schedule at www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...

Explore how spatial interactions may change the laws of evolution at tomorrow’s entry in the NITMB Seminar Series! Featuring Natalia Komarova, Dean’s Scholar and Professor of Mathematics at @ucsandiego.bsky.social www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...

Welcome to day 4 of the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! Join us today for more talks, a special feature, discussions, and more! Today's schedule of events is available at www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...

Thank you for joining us for another exciting day of talks, posters, and discussions at the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! We look forward to continuing to chart new directions for theory and applications the rest of the week

Welcome to day 3 of the Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights workshop! Explore today's lineup of speakers, discussions, and posters at www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...

Spark collaborative research projects at the interface between biology and mathematics, theory, and computation at the NITMB MathBio Ideation workshop! Apply today at www.nitmb.org/nitmb-mathbi...

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...

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!

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

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...

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...