Deciphering Self-assembly of Mitotic Spindle Professor Alex Mogilner, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and the Department of Biology, New York University, NYC Mitotic spindle, a remarkable molecular machine, self-assembles to segregate chromosomes at the onset of cell division. Spindle assembles in phase, one of the earliest and least understood stages of mitosis. We used high-resolution...

Daniele Schiavazzi Associate Professor, Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, University of Notre Dame May 1 st, Friday, 12:00-1:00 p.m., 2026 - MRB Seminar Room (1st floor) The Colloquium Talk is sponsored by the UC Riverside Artificial Intelligence Research and Education Institute and the Interdisciplinary Center for Data-driven Modeling in Biology Abstract: Applications...

Dr. James A. Glazier Professor, Department of Intelligent Systems, Engineering Director, Biocomplexity Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington Tuesday | March 10 th, 2026 | 2:00pm – 3:20pm | Skye 284 Abstract: Multi-scale, Multicellular Agent-Based Virtual-Tissue models are versatile tools for exploring how the complex interactions between cells and their local environment and between that environment of...

Dr. Jeremiah Zartman, Notre Dame , Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Concurrent Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences; Associate Professor, Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame Thursday, November 9 th 2025 • 3:30 p.m. • Skye Hall 284 Abstract: A central question in systems biology is how organs specify their final...

Prof. Russel Rockne, Director, Division of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, City of Hope November 12 th, 2025 • 12:30 p.m. • Skye Hall 284 Abstract: The integration of machine learning with mechanistic modeling is transforming cancer research. This lecture introduces Localized Convolutional Function Regression (LCFR), a novel AI-driven framework for analyzing dynamic contrast-enhanced...