News

• NITMB Postdoctoral Fellows: Applications Due November 1, 2025
• Announcing: Focused Research Group Awards
• Juliano Morimoto Affiliate Member Bio



Upcoming Events

• NITMB Seminar Series
• Machine Learning of Cytoskeletal Machines (Cell Migration and Mitosis) | November 3 - 5, 2025
• Expanding the Palette of Mathematics in Biology | January 20 - 22, 2026 | Applications Open
• Modularity of Biological Systems | April 13 - 17, 2026 | Applications Open

Opportunities

• Workshop Proposals
• Visitor Program
• Long Program Proposals

NITMB Postdoctoral Fellows

Applications Due Nov. 1st, 2025

We seek early-career researchers who have interest in transforming biological research and inspiring new mathematical discoveries for the NITMB Fellows program! NITMB Fellows conduct independent research programs, in collaboration with NITMB faculty members or others outside the Institute, focused on developing new mathematics and statistics relevant to challenges in biology.

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Are you part of a research team that works on a project at intersections of mathematical and biological fields?

We're excited to announce NITMB's Focused Research Group Awards! These awards:

• Support the in-person gathering of small teams (e.g., 3-6 people) for independent research
• Provides office space and meeting rooms at NITMB in downtown Chicago
• Covers non-local travel, lodging, and meals for stays up to 9 days. Teams may apply to return to continue their collaborations.
• Open to researchers in pure and applied mathematics, basic biological sciences, and related fields

We welcome mathematicians in areas of mathematics not traditionally used in biological contexts or who wish to learn more about opportunities for mathematics in the biological sciences. We also welcome biologists who wish to learn how to employ specific mathematical and computational approaches in their research.

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Optimizing health across complex environmental conditions

Meet Juliano Morimoto, NITMB Affiliate Member and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Applied Mathematics and Ecology at the University of Aberdeen!

Meet Juliano Morimoto

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November NITMB Seminars

Join us virtually or in-person at NITMB Fridays at 10am CT for these upcoming seminars in November:

November 7th: Jingyi Jessica Li, Professor, Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles

November 21st: Joseph Hibdon, Associate Professor, Mathematics, Northeastern Illinois University

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Machine Learning of Cytoskeletal Machines (Cell Migration and Mitosis)

November 3 - 5, 2025

Discover opportunities to use machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches in the study of cytoskeleton and mechanochemical machines driving cell movements and division!

This workshop will convene data scientists, experimental biologists, mathematical modelers and biophysicists using or interested in starting to use machine learning to study cytoskeletal dynamics, cell migration and mitosis. The workshop is structured to help participants identify the most promising opportunities for developing and using ML tools to answer biological questions.

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Applications Open:

Expanding the Palette of Mathematics in Biology

January 20 - 22, 2026

Explore biological questions in new theoretical ways and give rise to new mathematical problems!

This workshop will bring together mathematicians working on areas not traditionally associated with "mathematical biology" and biologists interested in exploring their biological questions in new theoretical ways. The goal is to identify specific biological questions that could be viewed from different mathematical lenses, and to foster mutual interaction between the two groups.

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We invite researchers to propose a Scientific Workshop to be hosted in downtown Chicago at NITMB.

Workshops at NITMB:

• Tackle timely and pivotal research questions at the intersection of mathematics and biology
• Receive full administrative and financial support from NITMB, including lodging, travel, and local support for all non-local participants
• Generally, convene for 2 to 5 days and host 20-75 participants
• Include discussions, brainstorming, and small group launches of new research projects

Propose a Workshop

Are you faculty, research faculty, technical staff, a postdoctoral scholar, or an enrolled PhD candidate engaged in research in biological or mathematical fields?

Consider the Visitor Program of the NITMB, which provides:

• Opportunities for researchers outside the host institutions of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago to engage deeply with NITMB
• Funding for non-local researchers to come from their home institutions to NITMB in downtown Chicago
• Full access to NITMB’s science programs and facilities



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Consider proposing a long program to be hosted in downtown Chicago by the NITMB!

Long Programs at NITMB:

• Consist of 4-10 weeks of concentrated activity in a specific area of current research interest at the intersections of biological and mathematical fields
• Receive full administrative and financial support of NITMB, including lodging, travel, and local support for all non-local participants
• Include multiple 2-5 day workshops, each hosting 25-75 participants
• Offer an opportunity to be in residence at NITMB to conduct research, collaborate with NITMB faculty and fellows, train students, and engage with affiliated visitors

Propose a Long Program