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The RTG program seminar provides a forum for learning and discussing RTG-related open research problems in mathematics for human health, and for soliciting comments from peers and faculty on research projects. It features research talks related to Cancer Biology, Computational Neurology, and Vector-Borne Diseases by RTG faculty and postdocs, faculty from RTG partner institutions, and external RTG visitors.

Distinguished RTG Lecture Series (PKH 311)

• 02/16/2024 (10AM-11:00AM): “How do Immune Cells Kill Tumor Cells?“, Ami E. Radunskaya, Ph.D., Lingurn H. Burkhead Professor of Mathematics, Pomona College, CA
• 11/08/2024 (2:00PM-3:00PM): “Mathematical modeling of drug resistance in cancer“, Natalia Komarova, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, Dean’s Scholar, UC San Diego, CA
• 01/31/2025 (2:00PM-3:00PM): “On Crop Vector-Borne Diseases: Impact of Virus Lifespan and Contact Rate on the Traveling-Wave Speed of Infective Fronts“, Michael Chapwanya, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, and Graduate Advisor, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Spring 2025 RTG Seminar (10:00AM-12:00PM, PKH 114)

• 01/17/2025: “Bacteriophage Production“; Justyn Jaworski, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
• 01/17/2025: “Understanding the Biochemical Determinants of Platelet Activation and Aggregation“; Keshav Patel, NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• 01/24/2025: “On Ebola Virus Disease modelling: impact of human behaviour, the environment and conflict on the transmission dynamics“, Michael Chapwanya, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and Graduate Advisor, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 01/31/2025: “Bacteriophage-Host dynamics“; Phindile Dumani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• 02/28/2025: “Mathematical Modeling: A Key to Understanding Biological Complexities“; Carli Peterson, NSF RTG Graduate Research Fellow, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
• 03/07/2025: “Combining Image Analysis with Dynamic Models to Improve Understanding of Arterial Blood Flow“, Mette Olufsen, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Fall 2024 RTG Seminar (10:00AM-12:00PM, PKH 114)

• 08/30/2024 (10:00AM-11:00AM, PKH 114): “Mathematical Population Biology: From Bird’s Eye View to Tick’s Eye View” and “Vector-Borne Diseases: Modeling cost-effectiveness of mouse vaccination for control of Lyme disease“; Christopher Kribs, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics and Curriculum & Instruction, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
• 09/13/2024 (10:30AM-11:30AM, UNT HSC at Fort Worth): “Vector-Borne Diseases: Tick Talk“; Michael S. Allen, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX
• 09/27/2024 (10:00AM-11:00AM, PKH 114): “Engineering Cellular Systems for Manufacturing Biological Products of Interest“; Justyn Jaworski, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
• 10/11/2024 (10:00AM-11:00AM, PKH 114): “Cocaine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Female Rats”; Linda Perrotti, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Department Chair, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
• 10/11/2024 (11:00AM-12:00PM, PKH 114): “A Gentle Introduction to Computational Neuroscience“; Pedro D. Maia, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
• 11/08/2024 (10:00AM-11:00AM, PKH 114): “Stem cells, tissue architecture, and cancer evolution with applications to the hematopoietic system“, Natalia Komarova, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, Dean’s Scholar, UC San Diego, CA
• 11/22/2024 (10:00AM-11:00AM, PKH 114): “Cancer Biology: Mathematical frameworks in cancer biology (oncology)”, Souvik Roy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Arlington, TX
• 11/22/2024 (11:00AM-12:00PM, PKH 114): “Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer: Potential for Mathematical Solutions to Clinical Problems“; David H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, MI

Spring 2024 RTG Seminar (11:30AM-1:30PM, PKH 109)

• 02/02/2024: “Bacteriophage-Host dynamics“; Michael S. Allen, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX
• 02/16/2024: “How to get the most out of a model: model calibration and optimization“, Ami E. Radunskaya, Ph.D., Lingurn H. Burkhead Professor of Mathematics, Pomona College, CA
• 03/29/2024: “Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer: Potential for Mathematical Solutions to Clinical Problems“; David H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX

The UTA Mathposium is a student-led conference. It features (1) poster presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, (2) a game session, and (3) a panel of industry and academic speakers. Free lunch is provided for all attendees, and undergrads and grad students are especially encouraged to present research posters!