When:
Thursday, November 15, 2018
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Where: Technological Institute, L211, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free
Contact:
Elizabeth Rentfro
(847) 491-2773
Group: McCormick-Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE)
Category: Academic
Neda Bagheri of Northwestern University
Title:
Modeling the dynamics of life systems: a multidimensional research journey
Abstract:
Computational models are essential tools that can be used to simultaneously explain and guide biological intuition. With increasingly high-resolution, high-throughput, and dynamic experimental data, computational biologists are better equipped to develop informed models that aim to characterize complex cellular responses and direct experimental design. My lab operates at this evolving interface between engineering and biology; we employ machine learning, dynamical systems, and agent-based modeling strategies to help explain biological observations, and to elucidate design principles that drive both individual cellular decisions and cell populations.
Bio:
In recognition for her research accomplishments and vision, Bagheri was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2017. She serves on three scientific advisory boards and two editorial boards, and she has helped direct investments of government agencies through leadership at three grand challenge workshops. Bagheri was honored as a Distinguished Speaker for the Accelerated Discover Forum at IBM Research-Almaden in 2018 and as the Keynote Speaker at the 15th International Conference on Molecular Systems Biology in 2017.
Bagheri is also invested in mentorship, outreach, and citizenship. After having designed a new science policy course to mobilize McCormick students and reinforce best practices in communicating science with general audiences, she is eager to take on her next project: a series of children’s STEM books.