Description:

Arjun Raman is an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Chicago. 

Bio: Biological systems are thought to be exceedingly 'complex'--comprised of many parts and sets of unintuitive interactions between parts conferring system function. My lab is interested in elucidating principles of structure, function, and adaptability relationships with the ultimate goals of (i) characterizing 'personalized' variation in biological systems with high-fidelity, (ii) creating tools to genetically engineer variation in a rational way, and (iii) engineering natural-like, adaptive systems de novo. We use a blend of theory, computation, and experiment applied to a range of model systems spanning neural networks to electronic health record data to complex ecosystems inhabiting humans in addressing these concepts.

The NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology Seminar Series aims to bring together a mix of mathematicians and biologists to foster discussion and collaboration between the two fields. The seminar series will take place on Fridays from 10am - 11am at the NITMB in the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago. There will be both an in-person and virtual component.

More information: https://www.nitmb.org/nitmb-seminar-series