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• Summer Undergraduate Research Program
• Arthur Prindle - Member Biography
• Sneha Kachhara Spotlight

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Opportunities

• Visiting Scholars Program | now accepting
• Workshop Proposals | now accepting
• Long Program Proposals | now accepting
• NITMB Fellows | Applications open late August

Inspiring the Next Generation of Mathematicians and Biologists: NSF-Simons NITMB Launches Inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Undergraduate researchers were welcomed into the NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology offices on Monday, June 17th for the launch of NITMB’s inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program. This program provides undergraduate students majoring in mathematics or biology related fields the opportunity to participate in hands-on laboratory or computational research.

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NITMB member Arthur Prindle, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at Northwestern University, serves as Principal Investigator on the NITMB supported project 'DNA as a Carbon Reservoir: Spatiotemporal Modeling of Extracellular DNA (eDNA) Dynamics in Biofilms.'

Discover what inspires Arthur Prindle and how his research could alter our understanding of microbial communities and human health in this month's NITMB member biography

Read more about Arthur Prindle's work

If you'd like to be featured in a future newsletter, please contact NITMB's Digital Media Specialist, Ben Stemen (stemenb@uchicago.edu)

Meet Sneha Kachhara, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at Northwestern University, and learn about her work exploring mathematical modeling of complex systems and processes.

Learn About Sneha Kachhara

Want to nominate a researcher for an NITMB spotlight? Contact NITMB's Digital Media Specialist, Ben Stemen (stemenb@uchicago.edu)

Join us every Friday at 3pm for a weekly social event at the NITMB office. Cookies, Cuppa, and Chalk. Come science-alize (science + socialize)!

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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

Participants in the Visiting Scholars program will be appointed for an extended period to visit and work in the NITMB headquarters and participate in the vibrant intellectual life of the NITMB, including workshops, seminars, tutorials, and research-in-progress meetings. NITMB Visiting Scholars will be granted a shared office and, upon request, may also be affiliated with one or more of the NITMB's research groups.



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We invite the proposals for scientific workshops to be held at the NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology. A Scientific Workshop is a week-long, focused program in a specific area of current research at the intersection of biological and mathematical sciences. NITMB workshops typically have only a few formal talks, with the bulk of the time allocated for discussions, brainstorming, informal chalk talks, and initiating research projects within smaller groups. Scientific workshops receive full administrative and financial support from the Institute.

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Long Programs offer the opportunity for faculty, postdocs, and students to be in residence at the NITMB. Those in residence conduct research, collaborate with NITMB faculty and NITMB fellows, provide training opportunities for students, and engage with additional visitors. Long Programs address one or more of our five research themes over the course of 4-10 weeks. Long programs receive administrative and financial support from the Institute, allowing organizers to focus on the scientific aspects of the activities.

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Ready to transform biological research and inspire new mathematical discoveries? Applications for the NITMB Fellows program open late August, and are due October 15.

We seek remarkable early-career researchers who want to develop theory and computational approaches to study biology. As an NITMB fellow, you will develop an independent research program in the constraints and capabilities of living systems, fostering collaborations with NITMB members and others.

Learn how to become an NITMB fellow