The Herbert and Florence Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics will continue its seminar series on the topic of mathematical sciences underpinning cancer research. The monthly seminars take place on the second Wednesday of the month, 2:00-3:00 PM EST. The presentations are open to the Columbia community (in person and online) and to researchers outside Columbia (via Zoom).
On Wednesday, April 14 (2:00 PM ET), IICD welcomes Dr. Matt Pennell from Cornell University. Seminar hosted by Dr. Simon Tavaré. The seminar will take place in person in Schermerhorn Hall 603 (Morningside Heights campus). If you wish to attend the seminar remotely, please register using the following link: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/u0opKG1ZRrewL6fGVYmUlw
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Bio: Dr. Matt Pennell is an Associate Professor of Computational Biology at Cornell University. He grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. He first became fascinated by evolutionary biology while studying at Simon Fraser University. He earned his Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from the University of Idaho, where he worked under the supervision of Dr. Luke Harmon. He then moved to the University of British Columbia to be a Izaak Killam/NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, working with Dr. Sally Otto, and subsequently, a faculty member in the Department of Zoology from 2016-2022. He was an Associate Professor in the Departments of Quantitative and Computational Biology and Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California from 2022-2024. His lab uses phylogenetic trees to understand how evolutionary, ecological, epidemiological, and immunological processes shape patterns of diversity. To study this, his lab develops and studies mathematical/statistical/computational methods, derives theoretical models, and conducts large-scale empirical analyses. In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution (2019), the Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Prize from the American Society of Naturalists (2017), and a Canada Research Chair from the Government of Canada (2016, 2021).
If you would like to meet one-on-one (possibly via Zoom) or attend the lunch or dinner with the speaker, please contact the event organizer.
