We're hiring! Postdoc position to work on collaborative projects building mathematical models of cell and tissue mechanics and biochemistry (PDEs and ABMs). For more details and to apply see northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Excited to announce that I am organizing the "Quantitative Modeling Insights for Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Cell Polarity" minisymposium at ASCB Cell Bio with @buttenschoen.ca Veronica Ciocanel & Anna Nelson. We are 👀 for exciting speakers! Interested? Submit an abstract www.ascb.org/cellbio2025/...

Check out our latest post featuring Dr. Ying Zhang, postdoc in @calinacopos.bsky.social at @northeasternu.bsky.social. Starting as a med student, Ying is now doing fantastic work in the space of mechanical-based math models of cell migration

To know more:
🔗 smb-celldevbio.github.io/2025-04-24-Z...

NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.

NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%

Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%

Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.

#GiftLink ⚛️🔭

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

When it comes to getting from A to B, is it smarter to buddy up as a supra-cell or go solo like two independent adventurers sharing the load?

Check out our answer in this new modeling work!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Haha yup, same. Just gave a talk about emergence of bias in mechanical systems! Oops.

Probably ancient at this point, but as a mathematician, I laughed out loud at the thought of "equality" being a potential screening keyword for NSF proposals. Dang! Kids, from now on we shall call the equal sign... double line?!? 🤦‍♀️

New form of procrastination uncovered... making figures for departmental murals.

Researchers observe durotaxis, and its underlying mechanism, in amoeboid.
https://buff.ly/4gFKPac

Frozen husky spotted on the first day of Spring 2025!

@ascbiology.bsky.social 2024 has been a lot of fun! A sneak peek on our quantitative modeling work on motility modes of doublets.

All about cell doublets! Our group has two new papers out, including on the signaling rules for collective polarization. More in 2025!
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

I am happy to the advertise a special session on "Diversity in Mathematical Biology" that I co-organized with Anna Nelson (Duke)! Our sessions will run on Jan 9 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings: jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/nat...

Would love to join!

New social media & zero bots... for now 🫢

Would also be happy to join the mathbio starter pack! Thanks!