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What comprises a biological “module” in the hypothesis of modular structure in biological systems?
Join us as we seek to address this question at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
Travel applications are due Friday, February 13th, 2026 www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
Join us as we seek to address this question at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
Travel applications are due Friday, February 13th, 2026 www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What comprises a biological “module” in the hypothesis of modular structure in biological systems?
Join us as we seek to address this question at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
Travel applications are due Friday, February 13th, 2026 www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
Join us as we seek to address this question at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
Travel applications are due Friday, February 13th, 2026 www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
👋 See you next year!
As we near the end of 2025, we want to wish everyone in the NITMB community a safe and happy holiday season
We hope you enjoy a restful season as we look forward to a year of exciting work at the interface between mathematics and biology
As we near the end of 2025, we want to wish everyone in the NITMB community a safe and happy holiday season
We hope you enjoy a restful season as we look forward to a year of exciting work at the interface between mathematics and biology
December 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
👋 See you next year!
As we near the end of 2025, we want to wish everyone in the NITMB community a safe and happy holiday season
We hope you enjoy a restful season as we look forward to a year of exciting work at the interface between mathematics and biology
As we near the end of 2025, we want to wish everyone in the NITMB community a safe and happy holiday season
We hope you enjoy a restful season as we look forward to a year of exciting work at the interface between mathematics and biology
Bring your research group to NITMB to explore ambitious research at the interface between mathematics and biology!
Applications for NITMB’s Focused Research Group Awards are open now. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Applications for NITMB’s Focused Research Group Awards are open now. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
December 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Bring your research group to NITMB to explore ambitious research at the interface between mathematics and biology!
Applications for NITMB’s Focused Research Group Awards are open now. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Applications for NITMB’s Focused Research Group Awards are open now. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Undergraduates: Looking for a summer research experience at the interface between mathematics and biology?
Explore NITMB’s Summer Undergraduate Research program!
Apply by Monday, January 26th - www.nitmb.org/surp
Explore NITMB’s Summer Undergraduate Research program!
Apply by Monday, January 26th - www.nitmb.org/surp
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Undergraduates: Looking for a summer research experience at the interface between mathematics and biology?
Explore NITMB’s Summer Undergraduate Research program!
Apply by Monday, January 26th - www.nitmb.org/surp
Explore NITMB’s Summer Undergraduate Research program!
Apply by Monday, January 26th - www.nitmb.org/surp
Looking for new opportunities to engage with the interface of mathematics and biology?
Explore our December newsletter for news, opportunities, and upcoming events in your research area!
If you missed it, an archived version is available at www.nitmb.org/newsletter-a...
Explore our December newsletter for news, opportunities, and upcoming events in your research area!
If you missed it, an archived version is available at www.nitmb.org/newsletter-a...
December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Looking for new opportunities to engage with the interface of mathematics and biology?
Explore our December newsletter for news, opportunities, and upcoming events in your research area!
If you missed it, an archived version is available at www.nitmb.org/newsletter-a...
Explore our December newsletter for news, opportunities, and upcoming events in your research area!
If you missed it, an archived version is available at www.nitmb.org/newsletter-a...
The NITMB has taken it on the road!
With the goal of broadening our reach throughout the country and the world, we are traveling to major conferences to introduce ourselves and invite researchers at the mathematics-biology intersection to engage with our community
🧵 (1/5)
With the goal of broadening our reach throughout the country and the world, we are traveling to major conferences to introduce ourselves and invite researchers at the mathematics-biology intersection to engage with our community
🧵 (1/5)
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The NITMB has taken it on the road!
With the goal of broadening our reach throughout the country and the world, we are traveling to major conferences to introduce ourselves and invite researchers at the mathematics-biology intersection to engage with our community
🧵 (1/5)
With the goal of broadening our reach throughout the country and the world, we are traveling to major conferences to introduce ourselves and invite researchers at the mathematics-biology intersection to engage with our community
🧵 (1/5)
The hypothesis that biological systems exhibit a modular structure is widely accepted, but there is no widely accepted definition of what comprises a biological “module”
Join us as we outline a research program for this field at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
Join us as we outline a research program for this field at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The hypothesis that biological systems exhibit a modular structure is widely accepted, but there is no widely accepted definition of what comprises a biological “module”
Join us as we outline a research program for this field at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
Join us as we outline a research program for this field at the ‘Modularity of Biological Systems’ workshop!
More info 🔗 ⬇️
This week’s Work-in-Progress meeting features Omer Granek, Kadanoff Fellow at the University of Chicago!
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to share planned or in-progress research
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to share planned or in-progress research
December 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This week’s Work-in-Progress meeting features Omer Granek, Kadanoff Fellow at the University of Chicago!
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to share planned or in-progress research
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to share planned or in-progress research
Developing mathematical tools to drive biological discovery
Meet Guowei Wei, NITMB Affiliate Member and MSU Foundation Professor in Mathematics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University!
www.nitmb.org/post/develop...
Meet Guowei Wei, NITMB Affiliate Member and MSU Foundation Professor in Mathematics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University!
www.nitmb.org/post/develop...
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Developing mathematical tools to drive biological discovery
Meet Guowei Wei, NITMB Affiliate Member and MSU Foundation Professor in Mathematics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University!
www.nitmb.org/post/develop...
Meet Guowei Wei, NITMB Affiliate Member and MSU Foundation Professor in Mathematics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Michigan State University!
www.nitmb.org/post/develop...
Applications for our 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program are now open!
Our program offers summer fellowships to undergraduates to engage in cutting-edge research at the interface between mathematics and biology
Learn more at www.nitmb.org/surp
Our program offers summer fellowships to undergraduates to engage in cutting-edge research at the interface between mathematics and biology
Learn more at www.nitmb.org/surp
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Applications for our 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program are now open!
Our program offers summer fellowships to undergraduates to engage in cutting-edge research at the interface between mathematics and biology
Learn more at www.nitmb.org/surp
Our program offers summer fellowships to undergraduates to engage in cutting-edge research at the interface between mathematics and biology
Learn more at www.nitmb.org/surp
Join us in April 2026 as we gather an interdisciplinary group of researchers from biology, modeling, mathematics, and other fields to explore ‘Modularity of Biological Systems!’
Travel applications close February 13th, 2026 - www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
Travel applications close February 13th, 2026 - www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join us in April 2026 as we gather an interdisciplinary group of researchers from biology, modeling, mathematics, and other fields to explore ‘Modularity of Biological Systems!’
Travel applications close February 13th, 2026 - www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
Travel applications close February 13th, 2026 - www.nitmb.org/modularity-o...
This week's Work-in-Progress meeting features Didar Saparov, PhD candidate in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University!
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This week's Work-in-Progress meeting features Didar Saparov, PhD candidate in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University!
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
Work-in-Progress meetings are a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
Be the first to discover NITMB news, opportunities, and upcoming events and programs with the NITMB newsletter!
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December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Be the first to discover NITMB news, opportunities, and upcoming events and programs with the NITMB newsletter!
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Do you have a small research group interested in ambitious joint research projects at the interface between mathematics/theory/computation and biology?
Bring your team to NITMB! We invite applications for our Focused Research Group Awards. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Bring your team to NITMB! We invite applications for our Focused Research Group Awards. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Do you have a small research group interested in ambitious joint research projects at the interface between mathematics/theory/computation and biology?
Bring your team to NITMB! We invite applications for our Focused Research Group Awards. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
Bring your team to NITMB! We invite applications for our Focused Research Group Awards. Learn more at www.nitmb.org/research/foc...
The Evolutionary Design of Proteins
Thank you for joining us at today's NITMB Seminar with Rama Ranganathan, M.D. Ph.D., Joseph Regenstein Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago!
Thank you for joining us at today's NITMB Seminar with Rama Ranganathan, M.D. Ph.D., Joseph Regenstein Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago!
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Evolutionary Design of Proteins
Thank you for joining us at today's NITMB Seminar with Rama Ranganathan, M.D. Ph.D., Joseph Regenstein Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago!
Thank you for joining us at today's NITMB Seminar with Rama Ranganathan, M.D. Ph.D., Joseph Regenstein Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago!
This morning at NITMB:
Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago, presents as part of the NITMB Seminar Series!
Join us online or in-person at NITMB at 10am CT www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago, presents as part of the NITMB Seminar Series!
Join us online or in-person at NITMB at 10am CT www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This morning at NITMB:
Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago, presents as part of the NITMB Seminar Series!
Join us online or in-person at NITMB at 10am CT www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago, presents as part of the NITMB Seminar Series!
Join us online or in-person at NITMB at 10am CT www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
TOMORROW: It’s the final NITMB Seminar of 2025!
Join us for an engaging talk by Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
We look forward to seeing you online or in-person at NITMB www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
Join us for an engaging talk by Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
We look forward to seeing you online or in-person at NITMB www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
TOMORROW: It’s the final NITMB Seminar of 2025!
Join us for an engaging talk by Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
We look forward to seeing you online or in-person at NITMB www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
Join us for an engaging talk by Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
We look forward to seeing you online or in-person at NITMB www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
This week’s Work-in-Progress meeting features Feihong Xu, PhD candidate in the Amaral Lab at Northwestern University!
Work-in-Progress is a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
Work-in-Progress is a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This week’s Work-in-Progress meeting features Feihong Xu, PhD candidate in the Amaral Lab at Northwestern University!
Work-in-Progress is a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
Work-in-Progress is a venue for members of the NITMB community to discuss planned or in-progress work
Reposted by NSF-Simons NITMB
Federica Ferretti, from @nitmb.bsky.social, his now holding her CENTURI Seminar on "Emergent phenomena in adaptive and innate immunity" in Luminy, Marseille!
#CENTURI #SEMINAR
#CENTURI #SEMINAR
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Federica Ferretti, from @nitmb.bsky.social, his now holding her CENTURI Seminar on "Emergent phenomena in adaptive and innate immunity" in Luminy, Marseille!
#CENTURI #SEMINAR
#CENTURI #SEMINAR
Reposted by NSF-Simons NITMB
wonderful collaboration with @vaikuntsuri.bsky.social
@uchicago EktaPrashnani @nvidia, @adri @nitmb.bsky.social
@leonSchwartz @Jaekwon Jung and @CherlynPholraksa @northwestern CDB, CSB, Engineering school @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social
@uchicago EktaPrashnani @nvidia, @adri @nitmb.bsky.social
@leonSchwartz @Jaekwon Jung and @CherlynPholraksa @northwestern CDB, CSB, Engineering school @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
wonderful collaboration with @vaikuntsuri.bsky.social
@uchicago EktaPrashnani @nvidia, @adri @nitmb.bsky.social
@leonSchwartz @Jaekwon Jung and @CherlynPholraksa @northwestern CDB, CSB, Engineering school @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social
@uchicago EktaPrashnani @nvidia, @adri @nitmb.bsky.social
@leonSchwartz @Jaekwon Jung and @CherlynPholraksa @northwestern CDB, CSB, Engineering school @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social
Reposted by NSF-Simons NITMB
NEW PREPRINT led by stellar postdoc
@biophysben.bsky.social We turn diffusion models into inference machines. Score function→exact likelihoods, uncertainty estimate & interpretablity. Diffusion models generate. But classify? Untapped—until now @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social shorturl.at/s32uX
@biophysben.bsky.social We turn diffusion models into inference machines. Score function→exact likelihoods, uncertainty estimate & interpretablity. Diffusion models generate. But classify? Untapped—until now @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social shorturl.at/s32uX
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NEW PREPRINT led by stellar postdoc
@biophysben.bsky.social We turn diffusion models into inference machines. Score function→exact likelihoods, uncertainty estimate & interpretablity. Diffusion models generate. But classify? Untapped—until now @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social shorturl.at/s32uX
@biophysben.bsky.social We turn diffusion models into inference machines. Score function→exact likelihoods, uncertainty estimate & interpretablity. Diffusion models generate. But classify? Untapped—until now @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social shorturl.at/s32uX
Applications for our upcoming workshop, ‘Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights,’ are open now!
Learn more and apply - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
Learn more and apply - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
December 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Applications for our upcoming workshop, ‘Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights,’ are open now!
Learn more and apply - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
Learn more and apply - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
Reposted by NSF-Simons NITMB
Big thanks to @goyallab.bsky.social, @vaikuntsuri.bsky.social, and Ekta Prashnani, as well as @czbiohub.bsky.social, @nitmb.bsky.social, @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social, @nucsb.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Big thanks to @goyallab.bsky.social, @vaikuntsuri.bsky.social, and Ekta Prashnani, as well as @czbiohub.bsky.social, @nitmb.bsky.social, @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social, @nucsb.bsky.social
Reposted by NSF-Simons NITMB
Today we’re excited to share Keeping SCORE, a framework that turns any diffusion model into a thermodynamic inference machine.
Using only a model’s score function, we compute exact class likelihoods and uncertainty—and even decompose which features drove the decision. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using only a model’s score function, we compute exact class likelihoods and uncertainty—and even decompose which features drove the decision. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Today we’re excited to share Keeping SCORE, a framework that turns any diffusion model into a thermodynamic inference machine.
Using only a model’s score function, we compute exact class likelihoods and uncertainty—and even decompose which features drove the decision. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Using only a model’s score function, we compute exact class likelihoods and uncertainty—and even decompose which features drove the decision. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Don’t miss this week’s entry in the NITMB Seminar Series!
Featuring Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
Join us online or in-person at NITMB on Friday, December 5th
www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
Featuring Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
Join us online or in-person at NITMB on Friday, December 5th
www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don’t miss this week’s entry in the NITMB Seminar Series!
Featuring Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
Join us online or in-person at NITMB on Friday, December 5th
www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...
Featuring Rama Ranganathan, Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago
Join us online or in-person at NITMB on Friday, December 5th
www.nitmb.org/nitmb-semina...