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.

Post-doctoral Scholars

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  Daniel Maes

  I'm a first-year Postdoc in the Adler Lab interested in modeling and trying to better understand the varying processes in complex systems. My current work involves looking into questions surrounding the prevalence of Rhinovirus and the ecological interactions that strains have with one another regarding cross-immunity and the sheer diversity of strains present in the environment at any given time. I am also interested in other ecological questions regarding competitive coexistence (my PhD work) and mutualistic interactions (my Master's work). In my spare time, I enjoy going to concerts/festivals and playing video games.

Graduate Students

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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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  Montana Ferita

  I'm a 5th year Ph.D. student working with Fred studying NK cell decision-making. Specifically, how does an NK cell decide if a cell is healthy or harmful? Also, what role does the environment play in tuning the definition of a healthy cell? Outside of math, I enjoy puzzles!

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  Connor Shrader

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  I'm a third-year mathematics Ph.D. student working with both Fred Adler and Jamie Gagnon. I use both stochastic 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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  Zoe Plzak

  I'm a 3rd 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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  Carrie Vanty

  My name is Carrie and I am a second-year math PhD student working with Fred. I am currently collaborating with the Myers lab to study the Hedgehog pathway through a combination of mathematical modeling and data analysis. Outside of math, I love to knit, ski, bake, and hike.

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  Ethan Whitehouse Gurwitch

  I am a first-year master's student in applied math, with a background in molecular and cellular plant biology. I am interested in using mathematical models to understand microbe-host interactions. Outside of school, I run.

Postbaccalaureates

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  Kayla Marks

  I am a recent graduate from the University of Utah with a BS in Biology and minor in math. I am interested in learning about mechanisms of cancer. Currently I am working on analyzing melanoma tumor spacial transcriptomics and creating an AI classifier to distinguish melanoma cell death phenotypes. I enjoy skiing, hiking and running in my free time!

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  Saya Zeleznik

  I'm a post-bachelor's student expanding mathematical models of ant behavior and conflict, with a focus on polydomous behaviors in Oecophylla. I earned my BA in Biology with an emphasis in Genetics & Genomics, with minors in Music and Chemistry. Outside of school I enjoy reading, cooking, and working on my car!

Undergraduate Students

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  Sylvie Turner

  I'm a senior studying pure math, but I have been getting increasingly interested in biology and more applied problems. I work with Dr Adler on modeling malaria dynamics. Outside of math I like playing guitar, climbing, and having amateurish philosophy chats while hiking.

Lab Alumni

Post-doctoral Scholars

• Jiyeon Park:
• 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