National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems (NIMBioS)
@nimbios.bsky.social
NIMBioS is a hub for transdisciplinary research and education in the quantitative life sciences, with a unique strength in modeling.
Based at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville | https://linktr.ee/nimbios
Based at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville | https://linktr.ee/nimbios
We're Streamlining Our Social Media 💡
August 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We're Streamlining Our Social Media 💡
We’re excited to welcome Brian O’Meara as interim director of NIMBioS and we thank Nina Fefferman for her impactful leadership. As we plan for the future, we welcome your ideas at contact@nimbios.org. Full announcement here: www.nimbios.org/nimbios-welc...
July 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We’re excited to welcome Brian O’Meara as interim director of NIMBioS and we thank Nina Fefferman for her impactful leadership. As we plan for the future, we welcome your ideas at contact@nimbios.org. Full announcement here: www.nimbios.org/nimbios-welc...
NIMBioS, @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social, and the UT Math Department are co-hosting a talk at UT by Vishwanath Varma from the Max Planck Institute.
Join us on Monday, July 14 at 3 PM (4th floor, Ayres Hall)!
Join us on Monday, July 14 at 3 PM (4th floor, Ayres Hall)!
July 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NIMBioS, @nsfappexcenter.bsky.social, and the UT Math Department are co-hosting a talk at UT by Vishwanath Varma from the Max Planck Institute.
Join us on Monday, July 14 at 3 PM (4th floor, Ayres Hall)!
Join us on Monday, July 14 at 3 PM (4th floor, Ayres Hall)!
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Join us this August at the 2025 ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining for "CausalBench: Streamlining Causal Learning Research", the 2nd NSF APPEX Tutorial! ⭐
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
June 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Join us this August at the 2025 ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining for "CausalBench: Streamlining Causal Learning Research", the 2nd NSF APPEX Tutorial! ⭐
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
Please stay tuned. Details to be announced soon!
Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? Time really does fly when we’re having fun, especially when we’re discussing mathematical biology and modeling through our Morsels from Numbers and Nature series! ⭐ Interested in presenting? Keep reading! 👇
June 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? Time really does fly when we’re having fun, especially when we’re discussing mathematical biology and modeling through our Morsels from Numbers and Nature series! ⭐ Interested in presenting? Keep reading! 👇
We're excited to share that the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems (NIMBioS) is once again hosting the 2025 EDGE Summer Program this June! We’re honored to host this impactful program and look forward to a summer filled with learning and connection.
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We're excited to share that the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems (NIMBioS) is once again hosting the 2025 EDGE Summer Program this June! We’re honored to host this impactful program and look forward to a summer filled with learning and connection.
We are excited to spotlight a recent publication by Dr. Nina Fefferman and Dr. Maggie Sullens titled "Budget Allocation and Illegal Fishing: A Game Theoretic Approach."
Congratulations on this wonderful contribution to the field of conservation science! aimspress.com/article/doi/...
Congratulations on this wonderful contribution to the field of conservation science! aimspress.com/article/doi/...
May 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We are excited to spotlight a recent publication by Dr. Nina Fefferman and Dr. Maggie Sullens titled "Budget Allocation and Illegal Fishing: A Game Theoretic Approach."
Congratulations on this wonderful contribution to the field of conservation science! aimspress.com/article/doi/...
Congratulations on this wonderful contribution to the field of conservation science! aimspress.com/article/doi/...
Dr. David Talmy, NIMBioS Affiliate and Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee, is leading an exciting project to explore the role of viruses in ocean food webs! @dtalmy.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Dr. David Talmy, NIMBioS Affiliate and Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Tennessee, is leading an exciting project to explore the role of viruses in ocean food webs! @dtalmy.bsky.social
Why This Research Matters 🌍💡
Plankton may be small, but they are the backbone of marine ecosystems! Dr. Christopher Strickland and his team are working to better understand how plankton interact with filter feeders like corals and jellyfish.
Plankton may be small, but they are the backbone of marine ecosystems! Dr. Christopher Strickland and his team are working to better understand how plankton interact with filter feeders like corals and jellyfish.
April 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Why This Research Matters 🌍💡
Plankton may be small, but they are the backbone of marine ecosystems! Dr. Christopher Strickland and his team are working to better understand how plankton interact with filter feeders like corals and jellyfish.
Plankton may be small, but they are the backbone of marine ecosystems! Dr. Christopher Strickland and his team are working to better understand how plankton interact with filter feeders like corals and jellyfish.
We're excited to highlight another project here at NIMBioS — Dr. Maggie Sullens’ dissertation chapter, which explores how the collapse of a local fishing industry impacts the mental health of the community that depends on it. Learn more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
April 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We're excited to highlight another project here at NIMBioS — Dr. Maggie Sullens’ dissertation chapter, which explores how the collapse of a local fishing industry impacts the mental health of the community that depends on it. Learn more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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STEM grad students: Apply your skills to real-world pandemic research this summer with NSF APPEX! Remote, paid, multidisciplinary internship. Modeling, AI, public health & more.
🔗 appex.org/openpositions/
🔗 appex.org/openpositions/
April 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
STEM grad students: Apply your skills to real-world pandemic research this summer with NSF APPEX! Remote, paid, multidisciplinary internship. Modeling, AI, public health & more.
🔗 appex.org/openpositions/
🔗 appex.org/openpositions/
Dr. Strickland and his team are developing models to better understand plankton behavior and their interactions with marine filter feeders like corals and jellyfish. The work sheds light on ocean ecosystems and reef conservation. The team recently conducted field research in Key Largo. Stay tuned!
April 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Dr. Strickland and his team are developing models to better understand plankton behavior and their interactions with marine filter feeders like corals and jellyfish. The work sheds light on ocean ecosystems and reef conservation. The team recently conducted field research in Key Largo. Stay tuned!
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This is a cassiopea (upside-down jellyfish). Here you can see it going for a swim before settling back down to its upside-down position on the floor.
Our NSF project combines math and science to study how filter feeders use the water around them to capture prey! I took this video earlier this week.
Our NSF project combines math and science to study how filter feeders use the water around them to capture prey! I took this video earlier this week.
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is a cassiopea (upside-down jellyfish). Here you can see it going for a swim before settling back down to its upside-down position on the floor.
Our NSF project combines math and science to study how filter feeders use the water around them to capture prey! I took this video earlier this week.
Our NSF project combines math and science to study how filter feeders use the water around them to capture prey! I took this video earlier this week.
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Ever wonder what a mangrove forest looks like underwater? Check it out! It's remarkably beautiful and a bit weird... I took this footage during our research meeting on March 16 where we are discussing ways to apply mathematical methods to better understand the fluid dynamics of filter feeders!
March 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Ever wonder what a mangrove forest looks like underwater? Check it out! It's remarkably beautiful and a bit weird... I took this footage during our research meeting on March 16 where we are discussing ways to apply mathematical methods to better understand the fluid dynamics of filter feeders!
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On the intersection of math and science: understanding how different filter feeders geometries (e.g. seafans) have adapted to their environment in the ocean! The left image is from our dive two days ago.
March 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On the intersection of math and science: understanding how different filter feeders geometries (e.g. seafans) have adapted to their environment in the ocean! The left image is from our dive two days ago.
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🎉 Happy Pi Day from the European Mathematical Society!
Today, we celebrate π (Pi) – a number that appears everywhere, from geometry to physics! How many digits can you recall?
Today, we celebrate π (Pi) – a number that appears everywhere, from geometry to physics! How many digits can you recall?
March 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🎉 Happy Pi Day from the European Mathematical Society!
Today, we celebrate π (Pi) – a number that appears everywhere, from geometry to physics! How many digits can you recall?
Today, we celebrate π (Pi) – a number that appears everywhere, from geometry to physics! How many digits can you recall?
We are excited to invite Dr. Cara Sulyok, along with her students Priscilla Doran, Natsuka Hayashida, Kristen Joyner, and Grace Moberg, for our March Morsel. This research was conducted as part of the 2024 Summer@ICERM Program at Brown University!
March 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We are excited to invite Dr. Cara Sulyok, along with her students Priscilla Doran, Natsuka Hayashida, Kristen Joyner, and Grace Moberg, for our March Morsel. This research was conducted as part of the 2024 Summer@ICERM Program at Brown University!
Rocky is our high-performance computing cluster designed to handle complex, compute-heavy, and big data projects for quantitative life sciences. With specialized nodes, robust storage, and virtual hosting capabilities, Rocky helps streamline research and makes computational studies more accessible.
March 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Rocky is our high-performance computing cluster designed to handle complex, compute-heavy, and big data projects for quantitative life sciences. With specialized nodes, robust storage, and virtual hosting capabilities, Rocky helps streamline research and makes computational studies more accessible.
Since the spring of 2021, NIMBioS has secured over $8.5 million in new funding, building on the many ongoing multi-year projects already funded before 2021. This impressive growth does not include the $18 million brought in by
@nsfappexcenter.bsky.social, our sister institute!
@nsfappexcenter.bsky.social, our sister institute!
March 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Since the spring of 2021, NIMBioS has secured over $8.5 million in new funding, building on the many ongoing multi-year projects already funded before 2021. This impressive growth does not include the $18 million brought in by
@nsfappexcenter.bsky.social, our sister institute!
@nsfappexcenter.bsky.social, our sister institute!
Dr. Olivia (Prosper) Feldman, NIMBioS Affiliate & UTK Math Associate Professor, has been named the 2025 Etta Z. Falconer Lecturer by the Association for Women in Mathematics & the MAA for her work in mathematical epidemiology, mentoring, & broadening math participation. Congrats! 🎉
February 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Dr. Olivia (Prosper) Feldman, NIMBioS Affiliate & UTK Math Associate Professor, has been named the 2025 Etta Z. Falconer Lecturer by the Association for Women in Mathematics & the MAA for her work in mathematical epidemiology, mentoring, & broadening math participation. Congrats! 🎉
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Just 15 minutes of your time!
Just 15 minutes of your time!
Human-Nonhuman Primate Interactions
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Are you a primate researcher? Please consider contributing to our research survey! Add your knowledge of direct, indirect, or absent human-primate interactions at sites you have visited.
Just 15 minutes of your time!
Just 15 minutes of your time!
Join us tomorrow, on February 20 at 2 PM EST for "The Gravitational Theory of the Midges," a presentation by Dan Gorbonos, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany.
February 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Join us tomorrow, on February 20 at 2 PM EST for "The Gravitational Theory of the Midges," a presentation by Dan Gorbonos, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany.
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Save the Date! The NSF APPEX Inaugural meeting is happening in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 26–27, 2025 (Saturday & Sunday). 📅 Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details!
February 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Save the Date! The NSF APPEX Inaugural meeting is happening in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 26–27, 2025 (Saturday & Sunday). 📅 Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details!
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We are happy to announce that NIMBioS is now on Bluesky! We’re excited to reach a new audience in the mathematical biology community. We invite you to follow along and collaborate with us. Stay tuned for updates on research, events, and more!
#MathBio #MathematicalBiology #BlueskyScience
#MathBio #MathematicalBiology #BlueskyScience
December 18, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We are happy to announce that NIMBioS is now on Bluesky! We’re excited to reach a new audience in the mathematical biology community. We invite you to follow along and collaborate with us. Stay tuned for updates on research, events, and more!
#MathBio #MathematicalBiology #BlueskyScience
#MathBio #MathematicalBiology #BlueskyScience
We’re excited to share some amazing news! Our Morsels from Numbers and Nature YouTube videos are averaging 77 views each! It wouldn’t be possible without your support. Stay tuned for our February Morsel on the 20th featuring a speaker from Germany! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
February 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We’re excited to share some amazing news! Our Morsels from Numbers and Nature YouTube videos are averaging 77 views each! It wouldn’t be possible without your support. Stay tuned for our February Morsel on the 20th featuring a speaker from Germany! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...