Daniel Cooney
@danielcooney1.bsky.social
Applied mathematician at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Interested in evolutionary game theory, differential equations, and modeling biological and social systems.
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.
Please see below for info to join.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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.
Please see below for info to join.
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Happy new year! The second big project of my PhD in Rachel Whitaker's lab is now up! 🎉 We look at how provirus infection affects the evolution of the bacterial chromosome with different types of viral induction – with CRISPRs or antibiotics. Take a peek 🦠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Provirus induction diversifies adaptive variation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa lysogen populations
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that forms chronic infections in people with cystic fibrosis. Often P. aeruginosa strains are lysogens, infected with proviruses, that ...
www.biorxiv.org
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Happy new year! The second big project of my PhD in Rachel Whitaker's lab is now up! 🎉 We look at how provirus infection affects the evolution of the bacterial chromosome with different types of viral induction – with CRISPRs or antibiotics. Take a peek 🦠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
I am looking forward to buying some of the mathematical biology baseball cards from the @smbmathbiology.bsky.social booth at the JMM. @jointmath.bsky.social #JMM2026
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
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I am looking forward to buying some of the mathematical biology baseball cards from the @smbmathbiology.bsky.social booth at the JMM. @jointmath.bsky.social #JMM2026
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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
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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
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.
Please see below for information on joining the seminar.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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.
Please see below for information on joining the seminar.
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.
Please see the link below for information to join the seminar.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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.
Please see the link below for information to join the seminar.
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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!
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
Please see below for more information about joining the talk.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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.
Please see below for more information about joining the talk.
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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)
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3847270/kiel...
(Photo: Christian Urban, Kiel University)
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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)
www.evolbio.mpg.de/3847270/kiel...
(Photo: Christian Urban, Kiel University)
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This Plasmid Project was directly inspired by the results on multilevel selection that Dan introduced me to! In this thread he explains some fundamental theoretical results that were so influential to me as a Scientist. Looking forward to more Math-driven experiments!!! Thanks Dan!
I'm really excited to see this paper by @fernpizza.bsky.social, @baym.lol, et al. This is a great model system for studying multilevel selection, and the experimental work builds nicely on cross-scale theoretical modeling approaches that I've enjoyed learning about over the past few years. 🧵
Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This Plasmid Project was directly inspired by the results on multilevel selection that Dan introduced me to! In this thread he explains some fundamental theoretical results that were so influential to me as a Scientist. Looking forward to more Math-driven experiments!!! Thanks Dan!
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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!
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
tinyurl.com/3k3yahwy
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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!
Reposted by Daniel Cooney
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
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learning, and payoff-biased imitation shape group-level accuracy in complex prediction and decision-making tasks in Konstanz
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November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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...
learning, and payoff-biased imitation shape group-level accuracy in complex prediction and decision-making tasks in Konstanz
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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.
Please see below for information to join the seminar.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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.
Please see below for information to join the seminar.
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Very cool--a systematic study of coalescence and consensus times on graphs, with new theoretical bounds, from @david-brewster.bsky.social et al academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Maintaining diversity in structured populations
Abstract. We examine population structures for their ability to maintain diversity in neutral evolution. We use the general framework of evolutionary graph
academic.oup.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Very cool--a systematic study of coalescence and consensus times on graphs, with new theoretical bounds, from @david-brewster.bsky.social et al academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
I'm really excited to see this paper by @fernpizza.bsky.social, @baym.lol, et al. This is a great model system for studying multilevel selection, and the experimental work builds nicely on cross-scale theoretical modeling approaches that I've enjoyed learning about over the past few years. 🧵
Hot off the press! Our latest paper led by @fernpizza.bsky.social, understanding how plasmids evolve inside cells. These small, self-replicating DNA circles live inside bacteria and carry antibiotic resistance genes, but also compete with one another to replicate. 1/
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Intracellular competition shapes plasmid population dynamics
From populations of multicellular organisms to selfish genetic elements, conflicts between levels of biological organization are central to evolution. Plasmids are extrachromosomal, self-replicating g...
www.science.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I'm really excited to see this paper by @fernpizza.bsky.social, @baym.lol, et al. This is a great model system for studying multilevel selection, and the experimental work builds nicely on cross-scale theoretical modeling approaches that I've enjoyed learning about over the past few years. 🧵
Reposted by Daniel Cooney
Cultural evolution postdoc alert 🚨
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...
learning, and payoff-biased imitation shape group-level accuracy in complex prediction and decision-making tasks in Konstanz
files.newsletter2go.com/l3slzozn/s_i...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Cultural evolution postdoc alert 🚨
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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
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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
During the talk, Cody mentioned an upcoming @nitmb.bsky.social workshop on Multi-scale Biological Adaptation to Environmental Variability, which will held in Chicago in November 2026.
www.nitmb.org/multiscale-b...
www.nitmb.org/multiscale-b...
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
During the talk, Cody mentioned an upcoming @nitmb.bsky.social workshop on Multi-scale Biological Adaptation to Environmental Variability, which will held in Chicago in November 2026.
www.nitmb.org/multiscale-b...
www.nitmb.org/multiscale-b...
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.
Please see below to join us at the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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.
Please see below to join us at the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar.
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.
Please see below for information to join.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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.
Please see below for information to join.
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I’m recruiting students this upcoming cycle at UIUC! I’m excited about Qs on societal impact of AI, especially human-AI collaboration, multi-agent interactions, incentives in data sharing, and AI policy/regulation (all from both a theoretical and applied lens). Apply through CS & select my name!
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m recruiting students this upcoming cycle at UIUC! I’m excited about Qs on societal impact of AI, especially human-AI collaboration, multi-agent interactions, incentives in data sharing, and AI policy/regulation (all from both a theoretical and applied lens). Apply through CS & select my name!
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.
Please see below for information to join the seminar.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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.
Please see below for information to join the seminar.
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.
Please see below for more information about the seminar.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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.
Please see below for more information about the seminar.
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.
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Please see the link below for more information.
sites.google.com/view/midwest...
Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
sites.google.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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.