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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 5h

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NITMB Seminar Series | NITMB

The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology Seminar Series aims to bring together a mix of mathematicians and biologists to foster discussion and collaboration between the…

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 5h

Don't miss today's NITMB Seminar with NITMB Director Emeritus, Richard Carthew!

Richard Carthew, Owen L. Coon Professor of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University, explores 'Emergence of a hexagonal lattice of photoreceptor neurons by tissue-scale mechanics'

Join us at 10am CT
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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 1d

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NITMB Fellows Program | NITMB

NITMB sponsors a NITMB Fellows Program, in which we support independent Postdoctoral Fellows for a three year term. NITMB Fellows develop and conduct independent research programs aligned with the…

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 1d

Conduct your independent research program while transforming mathematics and biology as an NITMB Fellow!

NITMB Fellows gain access a thriving intellectual community with mentorship from NITMB leadership and faculty members

Application review begins November 1st, 2025

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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 1d

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NITMB Seminar Series | NITMB

The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology Seminar Series aims to bring together a mix of mathematicians and biologists to foster discussion and collaboration between the…

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 1d

Emergence of a hexagonal lattice of photoreceptor neurons by tissue-scale mechanics

Richard Carthew, NITMB Director Emeritus and Owen L. Coon Professor of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University, presents tomorrow as part of the NITMB Seminar Series!

Join us at 10am CT Friday!
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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 1d

This week's Work-in-Progress meeting features Billie Meadowcroft, postdoctoral fellow in the Dinner and @vaikuntsuri.bsky.social groups at the University of Chicago!

Work-in-Progress is a venue for members of the NITMB community to share planned or in-progress work

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 3d

Ignite innovation at the interface of mathematics and biology as an NITMB Fellow!

NITMB Fellows conduct independent research programs focused on developing new mathematics and statistics relevant to challenges in biology

Application review begins Nov 1st, 2025 - www.nitmb.org/research/nit...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 4d

More information - www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...

NITMB Seminar Series | NITMB

The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology Seminar Series aims to bring together a mix of mathematicians and biologists to foster discussion and collaboration between the…

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 4d

Join us for this week's entry in the NITMB Seminar Series!

Featuring Richard Carthew, NITMB Director Emeritus and Owen L. Coon Professor of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University!

Join us either in-person at NITMB or virtually on Friday, October 10th at 10am CT

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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 6d

Join us next week for a talk from Richard Carthew, NITMB Director Emeritus and Professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University!

The NITMB Seminar Series takes place in-person at NITMB and online through a webinar on Fridays at 10am CT.

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you for joining us at today's entry in the NITMB Seminar Series!

@ssm57.bsky.social, Professor and Bliss Faculty Scholar of Bioengineering at the Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joined us this week to explore 'Crossfeeding Dynamics in Energy-Limited and Auxotrophic Systems'

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 7d

Join us tomorrow for the NITMB Seminar Series!

@ssm57.bsky.social, Professor and Bliss Faculty Scholar of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, explores 'Crossfeeding Dynamics in Energy-Limted and Auxotrophic Systems' tomorrow at 10am CT

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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 7d

Transform biological research and inspire new mathematical discoveries as an NITMB Fellow!

NITMB Fellows develop and conduct independent research programs aligned with the Institute’s interest in constraints and the capabilities of living systems

www.nitmb.org/research/nit...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 8d

This week's Work-in-Progress meeting features Arjun Raman, Assistant Professor of Pathology 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

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 9d

Check out exciting announcements, opportunities, news, and more in the September NITMB newsletter!

If you missed it, an archived version is available at www.nitmb.org/newsletter-a...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 10d

❗ Today is your last chance to submit travel applications for the Machine Learning of Cytoskeletal Machines (Cell Migration and Mitosis) workshop!

Submit your application today at www.nitmb.org/cytoskeletal...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 10d

More Info 🔗 www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...

NITMB Seminar Series | NITMB

The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology Seminar Series aims to bring together a mix of mathematicians and biologists to foster discussion and collaboration between the ...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 10d

Join us for this week's entry in the NITMB Seminar Series!

Speaker: @ssm57.bsky.social, Professor and Bliss Faculty Scholar, Bioengineering, UIUC

Title: Crossfeeding Dynamics in Energy-Limited and Auxotrophic Systems

📅 Friday, October 3rd at 10am CT

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NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 11d

✈️ Travel applications for our upcoming workshop, Machine Learning of Cytoskeletal Machines (Cell Migration and Mitosis), close TOMORROW

Apply today to secure your place at the workshop!

www.nitmb.org/cytoskeletal...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 14d

Are you an early-career researcher interested in transforming biological research and inspiring new mathematics?

We're looking for researchers to join our NITMB Fellows program!.

Learn more and apply by November 1st at www.nitmb.org/research/nit...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 15d

We're excited to share that NITMB Faculty Member Arvind Murugan, Associate Professor of Physics at The University of Chicago, was named a 2025 Schmidt Polymath!

Congratulations @amurugan.bsky.social!

Learn more - www.schmidtsciences.org/eight-scient...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 15d

Today's Work-In-Progress meeting features Edric Choi, PhD student in the Lucks Lab at Northwestern University, and Andrew Hands, PhD Student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago!

Work-In-Progress is a venue for the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 16d

Travel applications for our upcoming workshop, Machine Learning of Cytoskeletal Machines (Cell Migration and Mitosis), close in one week!

Submit your application today to reserve your spot at the workshop

www.nitmb.org/cytoskeletal...

NSF-Simons NITMB @nitmb.bsky.social · 18d

We seek early-career researchers who have interest in transforming biological research and inspiring new mathematical discoveries to join our NITMB Postdoctoral Fellows Program!

Learn more and apply by Nov. 1st, 2025 at www.nitmb.org/research/nit...