People
Current
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Fred Adler
After majoring in pure mathematics, my interests have become steadily more biological, including just about anything starting with a vowel (Ants, Ecology, Epidemiology, Evolution, Immunology, Oncology, Urban Ecology), all centered around a life-long fascination with how self-organized systems work. In my spare time, I enjoy serving as Director of the School of Biological Sciences, hiking, reading, birdwatching, cooking, listening to music and being humiliated in a wide variety of games by my family.
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Jiyeon Park
I am Jiyeon Park, a postdoctoral fellow at the Adler lab. I am interested in mathematically modeling cancer development in an interaction with immune cells and their therapeutic response. I like to play the piano and church organ for my leisure time.
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Hyrum Diesen
I’m a former molecular biology student gone rogue into modeling gene regulatory networks and more generally systems biology. My main research question is on the how gene regulatory network size scales computational capability of the network. When away from my project I enjoy daydreaming, making music with my spouse, and history (yes, I do think about the Roman empire daily).
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Patrick Talley
I'm Patrick. I work on behavioral ecology of social organisms and their interactions with social parasites. My research focuses on using ants as a model system to explore decision-making and behavioral adaptations in the face of parasitism. Outside of work I run and I'm a big fan of films.
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Montana Ferita
I'm Montana and I am a 4th year math PhD student working with Fred. I study NK cell decision-making and receptor spatial dynamics. Outside of math, I enjoy puzzles and skiing!
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Connor Shrader
I'm a second-year mathematics Ph.D. student working with Fred Adler and Jamie Gagnon. I use both mathematical modeling and wet lab experimentation to study stem cell dynamics in the zebrafish testis. My hobbies include bouldering, swimming, baking, and reading fiction.
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Eric Sodja
I'm a sixth-year biology Ph.D. student working with Fred Adler, and finishing up my dissertation on the dynamics of aggregation based on the interaction between guppies and their Gyrodactylus parasites.
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Zoe Plzak
I'm a 2nd year working in the Clayton-Bush Lab on the parasitic vampire fly Philornis downsi. Outside of school, I spend time volunteering with a local youth group and hiking around Utah.
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Muskan Walia
I'm a senior at the University of Utah, studying math and philosophy. I work with Dr. Adler on modeling the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 symptoms, test results, and infectiousness to evaluate how testing can be used to limit the spread of infection. I also cherish time spent bird watching, gardening, making pottery, and exploring Trader Joe's.
Lab Alumni
Post-doctoral Scholars
- Jason Griffiths: Post-doctoral researcher at The University of Sheffield
- Thuy Le: Assistant Research Scientist, Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan
- Chris Mitchell: Assistant Professor Of Mathematics at Tarleton State University
- Molly Rorick: Science Education and Art
- Suma Ghosh: Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Shiv Nadar University
- Samit Bhattacharyya: Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Shiv Nadar University
- Nicole Lewis-Rogers:
- Subhra Bhattacharya: Assistant Professor at Presidency University
- Peter Kim: Professor of Applied Mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Damon Toth: Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine,
- Jon Forde: Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science at Hobart and William Smith College
- Joshua Cherry: National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health
Graduate Students
Emerson Arehart Social and Cultural Evolution Working Group Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania Alex Beams Postdoctoral Researcher, MAGPIE group at Simon Fraser University Tess Sheets Prevention Effectiveness Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Amanda Alexander Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston Liz Fedak Freelance Becky Terry Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Carleton College Laura Strube Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh Samantha Hill Data Scientist, BioMerieux Leif Zinn-Bjorkman Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College Anna Gaffney (Miller) Pharmacometrics Scientist at Certara Ben Hardisty Database Manager at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Joseph Eason Associate Professor of Mathematics at University of Montana Western Julia Inozemtseva Teaching Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University Andrew Basinski Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation, University of Idaho Mia Moore Staff Scientist, Fred Hutch Cari Maron National University of Córdoba Chris Remien Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Idaho Erica Graham Associate Professor of Mathematics at Bryn Mawr College Sean Laverty Professor Of Mathematics at University of Central Oklahoma Giao Huynh Austin Community College, Department of Mathematics Brendan O'Fallon Bioinformatics Director at ARUP Laboratories Noelle Conforti Preszler Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education, James Madison University Luciano Valenzuela Research Assistant Professor at University of Utah Amber Smith Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center Courtney Davis Associate Professor of Mathematics at Pepperdine University. Lt. Col. Meagan Herald (McNulty) Associate Professor, Virginia Military Institute Aaron McDonald Manager, Academic Coaching at Western Governors University John Zobitz Professor & Data Science Program Director at Augsburg University Colby Tanner Assistant Professor Lecturer at University of Utah Tim Brown Lead for Digital Innovation for the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility at ANU Thomas Hills Professor of Psychology at University Of Warwick Brad Demarest Biostatistician, Yost Lab, University of Utah Adam Kay Professor of Biology at bUniversity of St. Thomas Stephen Proulx Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at the University of California at Santa Barbara