Developing mathematical models to better understand biochemical networks and identify drug therapies. Directed by Dr. Stacey Finley, Professor of BME @USC

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We have ONE MORE set of talks in the @SMB_MathBiology Diversity in Math Bio 2024 summer seminar series! Tuesday, August 13 at 8:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST. Register to receive zoom info: tinyurl.com/SMB-Diversity-Su…
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The 4th set of talks in the @SMB_MathBiology Diversity in Math Bio seminar series will be Tuesday, July 30! 8:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST Get Zoom info: tinyurl.com/SMB-Diversity-Su… Join to learn about the breadth of research and range of researchers in mathematical biology!
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A3: systems-level studies in #CancerResearch require cancer biology, bioengineering, quantitative modeling, clinical care… the list goes on. a team with all this knowledge only happens through collaboration, allowing us to tackle big questions in cancer!#SysBio4CancerResearch

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The 3rd set of talks in the @SMB_MathBiology Diversity in Math Bio seminar series will be Tuesday, July 16! 8:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST Get Zoom info: tinyurl.com/SMB-Diversity-Su… Join to learn about the breadth of research and range of researchers in mathematical biology!
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The 2nd Diversity of Math Bio Summer Virtual Seminar Series starts TOMORROW, June 4! This @SMB_MathBiology series highlights the diversity of mathematical biology research and the diversity of researchers in the field. Tuesdays at 8:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST via zoom.
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he also describes more recent model simulations to study effects of tumor cell properties and spatial organization. the modeling insights have led to a new clinical trial in melanoma!
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Sandy presents an overview of evolutionary therapy, including impressive results from a long-standing clinical trial
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Quick FaceTime with my dad and brother!! 🎉
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flight cancellation is a rocky start to my travels to @GordonConf #immunoengineering meeting. i’ll miss the connecting flight, hotel shuttle, and first session… but a seat upgrade and empty row for the 10hr flight help make up for it! looking forward to a week of great science!
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thanks, friend!! ❤️

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after sharing the news with family and friends, i am thrilled to announce that i have been promoted to Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Quantitative and Computational Biology @USC !! @USCViterbi @uscbme @qcb_usc
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HUGE thanks to @BMESociety staff who made magic happen! only a couple are pictured here, but many more behind the scenes. they answered every call and were ready to fix any problem.
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#BMES2023 has come to an end, but what a fantastic week of hearing great science, catching up with friends and colleagues, and building new connections! fun to partner with @Prof_Harley & @kellystevenslab - hard work resulted in an amazing conference!
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#BMES2023 we’re biomedical engineers but still nerds are heart - super excited about the solar eclipse! @BMESociety
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1st full day of #BMES2023! great talks from Finley lab and phenomenal lectures: Pritzker award to @TejalADesai & Diversity award to @CESchmidt_UF. celebration of communities of color lunch and Black women in BME session were inspiring! and connected with many colleagues.
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great kick off to #BMES2023, including welcome reception and the chance to talk about our vision for the meeting and ways to maximize the conference experience with @kellystevenslab and @Prof_Harley ! so much more to come over the next 3 days!!
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#BMES2023 is here!! super excited to connect with friends and colleagues and see the latest research in BME! the Finley Lab has a strong presence this year! come hear about our work @USCViterbi @uscbme @BMESociety
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@BMESociety Annual Meeting, there will be a 2-part session about the importance of representation in BME research and data **Thur Oct 12, 12:30pm **Sat Oct 14, 12:30pm
the countdown to @BMESociety annual meeting is on - we're just 1 week away! #BMES2023 i am thrilled to Co-Chair the meeting with @kellystevenslab and @Prof_Harley !
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join us on **Friday, Oct 13 at 4pm** @BMESociety Annual Meeting to discuss advocacy, public trust and regulation. we have an amazing group of presenters and panelists! 🤩 Dr. Shereka Banton, @BeraudDawn @Lola_UMich @CheslerLab and Dr. Maribel Vazquez #BMES2023
the countdown to @BMESociety annual meeting is on - we're just 1 week away! #BMES2023 i am thrilled to Co-Chair the meeting with @kellystevenslab and @Prof_Harley !
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the countdown to @BMESociety annual meeting is on - we're just 1 week away! #BMES2023 i am thrilled to Co-Chair the meeting with @kellystevenslab and @Prof_Harley !
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there was great food and wonderful company. we shared memories. current grad students could finally meet the very first trainees. lots of networking. it was better than i could have imagined!
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all but 2 of my PhD graduates came. people traveled from Boston, NY, Virginia, and Northern CA just to celebrate the lab. i was thrilled that they thought enough to spend time and resources to come.
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this week marks 10 years of being faculty @USC and running the @USCSysBio_Lab! i celebrated this milestone by hosting a reunion for all past and current trainees. it was a time to honor the people that contributed to the lab over the last decade.
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still feeling the excitement of @smb__2023? need more math bio this week? join the last @SMB_MathBiology Diversity in Math Bio summer seminar TOMORROW July 25 at 11:00 EST / 17:00 CEST! featuring Dr. Wasiur Khuda Bukhsh @NottinghamUni1 and Bryana Harris @BryanaNycoleH @UVABME
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@smb__2023 : @USCSysBio_Lab Ph.D. student Holly Huber is giving a talk in the 2:30pm session today! join the session in room #2154 to hear about using Bayesian analysis to guide hypothesis formation!
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another @SMB_MathBiology Diversity in Math Bio seminar on Tues July 11! Xiaoyan Deng @UMontreal, "Predicting heterogeneous CD8+ T cell memory responses in COVID-19 using a virtual patient cohort" Dr. Diaz Eaton @mathprofcarrie, "Community relationship building for data justice"
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3rd set of talks in @SMB Diversity in Math Bio series is on Tuesday June 27! Dr. Hector Baños from @DalhousieU will present "Tree of Blobs Inference" Dr. Calina Copos @NortheasternCOS will present "A minimal model of symmetry breaking for cell movement" registration below👇🏿:
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less than one week away from the 2nd set of Diversity in Math Bio talks from @SMB_MathBiology ! hear from Dr. Alan Veliz-Cuba and Dr. Keisha Cook (@KCookMathLab) on Tuesday June 13 at 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST register to receive the Zoom info: tinyurl.com/SMB-Diversity-Su…
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#throwback to just two weeks ago when we celebrated @USC commencement! lab Ph.D. grad #6 @colincess and #7 @GelbachPatrick, plus the amazing @uscbme student Ariella Simoni! so proud of all their accomplishments! @USCViterbi
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@SMB_MathBiology is celebrating diversity all summer long! just 6 days until the first Diversity in Math Bio seminar! hear from Dr. Stacey Smith? and Juliana Londono-Alvarez on Tuesday May 30 at 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST register to receive the Zoom info: tinyurl.com/SMB-Diversity-Su…
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join @SMB_MathBiology and the DEI Committee as we celebrate diversity in mathematical biology this summer! learn about the breadth of research in math bio and hear from diverse mathematical biologists! seminars will be via Zoom at 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CEST bi-weekly on Tuesdays.
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enjoyed the 25th @uscbme Grodins research symposium today! proud of my students for award-winning poster and oral presentations @GelbachPatrick, newly minted Dr. @colincess, @DatabaeInLA, Holly Huber, Lynne Cherchia, and Diamond Mangrum @USCViterbi #mathonco
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mathematical modeling + cue-signal-response approach - work by @scientist_tati in collaboration with @janeslab biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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systems biology approach to studying cell fate in response to DNA damage
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closing keynote of #SACB2022 by @mbyaffe - understanding the global phosphoproteome in cancer. paper is currently in press (preprint here biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…)
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Dr. Avlant Nilsson, of Doug Lauffenburger’s lab @MIT, presents work using #NeuralNetworks to simulate genome-scale intracellular signaling nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Yasmine Ahmed, of the @MeLoDyLabPGH, presents CLARINET - a method for automated and rapid assembly of network models based on literature evidence academic.oup.com/bioinformat…
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Dr. Reka Albert of Penn State talks about network-based modeling of cell states. very interesting work, including several papers from @jgtzanudo !
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last day of #SACB2022 - great start by @kristen_naegle on KSTAR, an algorithm to predict kinase activity based on phosphoproteomic data; nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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great talk from Dr. Edward Evans, postdoc with @jdegregori1 about clonal hematopoiesis to quantify risk of cancer in individuals with Down Syndrome
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@dbasanta presents an agent-based model of multiple myeloma
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so many excellent talks at #SACB2022!! just two highlights from this afternoon - great presentation from @TheLeeLab about modes of cell death
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finally, we made lesson plans to help teachers bring the concepts from the books into the classroom! mine is about collecting data and making graphs. #Datavisualization for all! roomtoread.org/media/qhbbdld…
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@RoomtoRead also created a series of videos to bring the books and scientists to life! check out the 10-minute video for the Polar Science and Data Science books (you might see a familiar face!): piped.video/a2hNu5HQa6c
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a bonus is that i reconnected with the teacher i worked with through my @NSF CAREER award - hi, Ms. Maxie!! overall, just an amazing day. i am sure the books from @RoomtoRead will inspire future scientists and engineers!
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