Early Career Researchers at SMB 2025
CDEV Travel Grant Awardees
Posted on June 22, 2025
In this special blog post, we are excited to feature and celebrate the awardees of the 2025 CDEV Subgroup travel grant to attend SMB 2025. Be sure to check out their work in Edmonton!
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Interview with Dr. Ying Zhang
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Northeastern University
Posted on April 24, 2025
In this blog post, we feature Dr. Ying Zhang. Ying is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Copos Lab at Northeastern University, jointly appointed in the Departments of Mathematics and Biology. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Boston University, advised by Sam Isaacson. Her work focuses on developing numerical methods for partial differential equations, stochastic and mechanics-based multi-scale modeling of cellular and developmental processes in biology.
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Interview with Dr. Simon Martina-Perez
MD student, University of Oxford
Posted on March 6, 2025
In this blog post, we feature an Interview with Dr. Simon Martina-Perez. Simon is the winner of the 2024 SMB H. D. Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Award for his exceptional contribution to the advancement and implementation of data-driven modelling approaches to study collective cell migration in the context of pathology, regeneration, and development. After receiving his DPhil (PhD) in Mathematical Biology from the University of Oxford, Simon has taken on a new challenge: training as a clinical doctor.
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Interview with Dr. Evan Curcio
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The City University of New York School of Public Health
Posted on February 15, 2024
In this blog post, we feature an Interview with Dr. Evan Curcio, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the City University of New York School of Public Health (CUNY SPH). Dr. Curcio recently obtained his PhD in Biomathematics from North Carolina State University.
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Interview with Dr. Duncan Martinson
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Isaac Newton Institute
Posted on January 11, 2024
In this blog post, we feature an Interview with Dr. Duncan Martinson, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Isaac Newton Institute (Cambridge, UK).
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Interview with Hannah Scanlon
Winner of the Poster Award, SMB 2023
Posted on December 4, 2023
In this blog post, we feature an Interview with Ms. Hannah Scanlon, a PhD student at Duke University. She won the Poster Award in the CDEV group at SMB 2023!
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Interview with Dr. Robyn Shuttleworth
Computational Biologist, Altos Labs
Posted on June 22, 2023
In this blog post, we feature an Interview with Dr. Robyn Shuttleworth, Computational Biologist at Altos Labs.
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Interview with Dr. Sasha Shirman
Senior Scientist, Applied BioMath
Posted on June 7, 2023
In this blog post, we feature an Interview with Dr. Sasha Shirman, Senior Scientist at Applied BioMath.
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Interview with Dr. Bernie Daigle
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Computer Science, University of Memphis
Posted on March 8, 2023
In this blog post, we feature an Interview with Dr. Bernie Daigle, Jr., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Computer Science, University of Memphis (UofM)
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Interview with Dr. Mindy Liu Perkins
Postdoctoral Fellow, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg
Posted on January 19, 2023
In this blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Mindy Liu Perkins, a postdoctoral fellow in the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg.
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Svetlana Petrenko, 2022 ECMTB/SMB Poster Prize Winner
Research Fellow, University College London
Posted on January 10, 2023
The Cell and Developmental Biology Subgroup is highlighting the poster prize winners of the 2022 European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology in a series of blog posts. There were three recipients of poster prizes: Jelle van der Voort, Svetlana Petrenko (this post), and Yiteng Dang. We hear from Svetlana Petrenko in this post.
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Yiteng Dang, 2022 ECMTB/SMB Poster Prize Winner
Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems and Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Posted on January 10, 2023
The Cell and Developmental Biology Subgroup has been highlighting the poster prize winners of the 2022 European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology in a series of blog posts. There were three recipients of poster prizes: Jelle van der Voort, Svetlana Petrenko, and Yiteng Dang (this post). We hear from Yiteng Dang here.
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Jelle van der Voort, 2022 ECMTB/SMB Poster Prize Winner
PhD Candidate, Leiden University
Posted on December 19, 2022
The Cell and Developmental Biology Subgroup will be highlighting the poster prize winners of the 2022 European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology in a series over the next few blog posts. There were three recipients of poster prizes: Jelle van der Voort, Svetlana Petrenko, and Yiteng Dang. We hear from Jelle van der Voort in this post.
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Interview with Dr. Roeland Merks
Professor of Mathematical Biology, Leiden University
Posted on October 18, 2022
In October’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Roeland Merks, Professor of Mathematical Biology, Leiden University. Dr. Merks was one of the plenary speakers at ECMTB 2022 just a few weeks ago!
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Welcome New Officers
SMB Subgroup on Cell and Developmental Biology
Posted on October 7, 2022
After the ECMTB 2022 meeting, new officers were elected for the SMB Subgroup on Cell and Developmental Biology. On behalf of the previous officers Veronica Ciocanel, Rubén Pérez-Carrasco, Linus Schumacher, Tracy Stepien, and Renske Vroomans, we are excited to announce the incoming officers:
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Interview with Dr. Jia Gou
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside
Posted on July 29, 2022
In July’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Jia Gou, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside (UCR).
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Attending CDEV-themed biology meetings
Posted on July 14, 2022
We may be biased, but mathematical modeling of cell and developmental biology is an exciting field to be in these days. For some of us, this may become even more meaningful when our research actively engages with the experimental life sciences community. In this blog post, we curate a few resources on conferences and workshops where mathematical biologists interested in cell and developmental biology have the opportunity to connect with biologists, find potential experimental collaborators, and receive feedback on their interdisciplinary work. Certainly, the SMB Annual Meeting is a great conference for connecting with colleagues and presenting one’s research. In...
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Interview with Dr. Jay Newby
Assistant Professor of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta
Posted on May 31, 2022
In May’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Jay Newby, Assistant Professor of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta.
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Junior Researcher Feature with Dr. Tamsin Spelman
Research Associate in the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Posted on May 24, 2022
In May’s Junior Researcher Feature, we have an interview with Dr. Tamsin Spelman, Research Associate in the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
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Interview with Dr. Kevin Painter
Professor of Mathematics, Politecnico di Torino
Posted on March 14, 2022
In March’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Kevin Painter, Professor of Mathematics, Politecnico di Torino.
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Interview with Dr. Bradford Peercy
Professor of Mathematics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Posted on January 26, 2022
In January’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Bradford Peercy, Professor of Mathematics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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Interview with Dr. Mark Alber
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology, University of California, Riverside
Posted on December 16, 2021
In December’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Mark Alber, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology, University of California, Riverside.
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Interview with Dr. Padmini Rangamani
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego
Posted on November 29, 2021
In November’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Padmini Rangamani, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego.
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Junior Researcher Feature with Ruby Kim
Ph.D. Student in Mathematics, Duke University
Posted on November 17, 2021
In November’s Junior Researcher Feature, we have an interview with Ruby Kim, Ph.D. Student in Mathematics, Duke University.
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Interview with Dr. Vijay Rajagopal
Senior Lecturer of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Posted on October 29, 2021
In October’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Vijay Rajagopal, Senior Lecturer of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne.
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Junior Researcher Feature with Dr. Daniel Cruz
Visiting Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Posted on October 27, 2021
In October’s Junior Researcher Feature, we have an interview with Dr. Daniel Cruz, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Interview with Dr. Tian Hong
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Posted on September 22, 2021
In September’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Tian Hong, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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Junior Researcher Feature with Dr. Jay Stotsky
Postdoctoral Researcher in Mathematics, University of Minnesota
Posted on September 13, 2021
Since the beginning of 2021, we’ve been posting interviews with tenured/tenure-track level researchers, but starting this month, we’re also going to post interviews with students and postdocs in our Junior Researcher Features!
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Interview with Dr. Julio Monti Belmonte
Assistant Professor of Physics, North Carolina State University
Posted on August 31, 2021
In August’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Julio Monti Belmonte, Assistant Professor of Physics, North Carolina State University.
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Interview with Dr. Carina Dunlop
Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, University of Surrey
Posted on July 30, 2021
In July’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Carina Dunlop, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, University of Surrey.
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Interview with Dr. Thomas Woolley
Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, Cardiff University
Posted on June 29, 2021
In June’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Thomas Woolley, Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, Cardiff University.
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Interview with Dr. Lisanne Rens
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, TU Delft
Posted on May 6, 2021
In May’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Lisanne Rens, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
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Interview with Dr. Adam MacLean
Assistant Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology, USC
Posted on April 25, 2021
In March’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Adam MacLean, Assistant Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology at the University of Southern California.
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Interview with Prof. dr. Kirsten ten Tusscher
Professor of Computational Developmental Biology, UU
Posted on March 17, 2021
In March’s blog post, we feature an interview with Prof. dr. Kirsten ten Tusscher, Professor of Computational Developmental Biology at Utrecht University.
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Interview with Dr. Adriana Dawes
Associate Professor of Mathematics and Molecular Genetics, OSU
Posted on February 5, 2021
In February’s blog post, we feature an interview with Dr. Adriana Dawes, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University. When did you first become interested in mathematics and biology? I’ve always been interested in trying to understand how things work. When I started my undergrad, I took honours courses in astronomy, physics, math and computer science, with the intention to study cosmology - I was very much inspired by the work of Stephen Hawking in high school. As it turned out, I didn’t enjoy astronomy as much as I had hoped, but I really enjoyed my...
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The 2020 eSMB meeting
The sessions of the Cell and Developmental Biology group
Posted on January 15, 2021
One thing was already clear before the 2020 SMB meeting started: this was going to be a very different experience from last year. Over 1700 participants from all over the world gathered into an office building the size of a computer screen, to attend a fully online conference. While the format was born out of necessity, it also meant that many more people were able to attend. No flights, no fully-booked hotels – but depending on your time zone, you may have had to get up a bit early… The uptick in participants also meant that there were many great...
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CDEV sessions at SMB Annual Meeting
Drawing summaries by Maria Abou Chakra
Posted on November 28, 2020
In our first SMB Cell and Developmental Biology blog post, we feature illustrations by Maria Abou Chakra, a research associate in Gary Bader’s Lab at the University of Toronto. Maria has summarized all the SMB 2020 CDEV talks that she attended in the following drawings, which she creates on an iPad using Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. You can follow her on Twitter @PatternsNGames. Monday talks: Andrew Krause, University of Oxford: drawing Daniel Lobo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County: drawing Jason Ko, University of Maryland, Baltimore County: drawing Timothy Ostler, Cardiff University: drawing Adam MacLean, University of Southern California: drawing Caleb Weinreb,...
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Welcome
SMB Subgroup on Cell and Developmental Biology
Posted on October 21, 2020
Welcome to the webpage for the Cell and Developmental Biology subgroup of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB).
More information about SMB subgroups is available here. This subgroup aims to bring together researchers interested in the areas of stem cell and developmental biology, modeling and analysis of developmental processes, including biochemical signalling and biomechanics, and their interplay.
We organize activities such as minisymposia and networking events at the SMB Annual Meetings.