Ashley successfully defends her dissertation, earning her Ph.D. in Physics.
On November 18th, 2021, Ashley Coenen successfully defended her dissertation entitled “Inferring ecological interactions from dynamics in phage-bacteria communities,’’ earning her Ph.D. in physics. To learn more about Ashley’s dissertation, read the...
Graduate student feature: Marian Dominguez-Mirazo
Quantitative Biosciences Ph.D. student Marian Dominguez-Mirazo successfully defended her thesis proposal on October 19th, 2021. We are delighted to feature Marian to commemorate her successful defense and progression to Ph.D. candidate. Originally hailing from Iguala,...
Join Our Group: Ph.D. and Postdoctoral Positions Available
Multiple professional opportunities in quantitative viral dynamics research are available in the Weitz Group, including Ph.D. and postdoctoral positions. Ph.D. Positions Ph.D. positions are available in quantitative viral dynamics spanning viral ecology (i.e.,...
Paris Sciences et Lettres University to host Winter School Chaired by Prof. Weitz
Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) University has announced a winter school centered around Quantitative Viral Dynamics Across Scales. The school will run for one week (March 21-25, 2022), and aims to “bring thought leaders in dialogue with the next generation of...
Marian successfully defends her thesis proposal
On October 19th, 2021, Marian Dominguez-Mirazo successfully defended her thesis proposal entitled “Cell fate modulation from infection to population dynamics’’ and was officially admitted for her Ph.D. candidacy. To learn more about Marian’s thesis work,...
Viral Updates Part 3: Microscopic Predator vs. Prey
Plants – even microscopic ones – come in all shapes and sizes. As important players in the Earth’s carbon cycle, marine researchers are particularly interested in what determines the size of phytoplankton, photosynthesizing microorganisms that live near the ocean’s...
New paper on assessing population immunity to Covid-19 published in Annals of Epidemiology
In collaboration with Benjamin Lopman‘s group at Emory University, our recent work entitled “A framework for monitoring population immunity to SARS-CoV-2” was published in Annals of Epidemiology. The proposed framework suggests combining records of...
Marian Dominguez-Mirazo and Rogelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez both receive CONACYT, a fellowship from the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology
Quantitative Biosciences Ph.D. students Marian Dominguez-Mirazo and Rogelio Rodriguez-Gonzalez have been awarded fellowships by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology, for their thesis research. These...
New paper published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology
In collaboration with researchers from Georgia Tech, Brown University, and the Technical University of Denmark, Prof Weitz has published a new paper entitled “Heterogeneity in susceptibility dictates the order of epidemic models” in the Journal of...
Prof. Weitz to Co-Lead InQuBATE Training Program funded by $1.27 Million NIH T32 Training Grant
Prof. Weitz and Associate Professor in the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Peng Qiu recently received a five-year, $1.27 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a new training program. The $1.27 million T32 training grant...
New paper examining Covid-19 mitigation strategies published in iScience
A paper entitled “Disease-dependent interaction policies to support health and economic outcomes during the Covid-19 epidemic” is now available in iScience. This study examines the effectiveness of modulating the rate of interaction between individuals...
Computing Covid-19: Virtual quantitative biosciences workshop dives deep into the use of computational modeling in response to epidemics
Throughout the past year, virtual communication has been necessary but challenging. Yet, with the increase in virtual events, there have been unexpected benefits to scientific collaboration and education. These benefits were obvious as over 100 young scientists from...