Meetings on Mondays in Fall 2025
In Fall 2025, we will be running a mathematical biology meeting every week on Mondays in 225 St Paul. The meeting will be a mixture of short presentations, l...
Former members
Here is an alphabetical list of people who were at some point associated with the Mathematical Biology group and were either located in Winnipeg or co-supervised by Mathematical Biology group members. This includes current affiliations when available/known. If you wish to be added (or removed!) from this list, let one of us know.
Postdoctoral fellows
- Nicolas Bajeux. Supervision J. Arino, then S. Portet.
- Suzan Farhang Sardroodi. Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Co-supervision J. Arino, K.-L. Liao and S. Portet, with M. Craig (Université de Montréal).
- Sehjeong Kim. Co-supervision J. Arino and K. Khan (Bluedot). Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University.
- Youngmin Park. PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, supervision S. Portet. Assistant Professor, University of Florida.
- Jhoana Romero. Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba, currently working in Montréal. Co-supervision J. Arino and Bouchra Nasri (Université de Montréal).
- Chengjun Sun. Supervision J. Arino, then S. Portet.
- Ling Xue. PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, co-supervision J. Arino and F. Magpantay. Associate Professor, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin.
Graduate students
- Agnes Adefisan, M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision J. Arino. A mathematical model of Ebola Virus Disease.
- Mahnaz Alavinejad. M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision J. Arino. Transmission dynamics of an infectious disease with treatment. Currently Ph.D. student at York University (Toronto).
- Chris Cadonis. M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, University of Manitoba. Co-supervision Benedict Albensi & S. Portet. Modelling mitochondrial complex IV bioenergetics.
- Flora Cordoléani. Master 2, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France. Supervision J. Arino. Assistant Project Scientist, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, CA, USA.
- Morgan Craig. M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision S. Portet. Incorporating stochastic influences in assembly models: application to intermediate filament polymerisation. CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal.
- Charlotte Giraud-Carrier. Master 2, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France. Then Ph.D. student, Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba. Co-supervision J. Arino and D. Gillis, Department of Bioogical Sciences.
- Simon Karuku, M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision S. Portet. Contribution of dynamic instability to microtubule organization.
- Deokro Lee. MSc student, Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision S. Portet. Mathematical Modelling of OAS2 activation by dsRNA and effects of dsRNA lengths.
- Edwige Maléka. Ph.D. student, Université Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Senegal. Co-supervision J. Arino, G. Sallet (Inria, France) and A. Sene (Senegal).
- Liliana Menjivar. M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision J. Arino. A metapopulation model for mass gatherings. Application: global travel, Hajj and the spread of measles. Currently Sessional Instructor, University of Manitoba.
- Negin Pasban Roozbahani. M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Co-supervision with S. Kirkland (Mathematics, University of Manitoba). A model for Arctic Charr populations in Cambridge Bay considering fluctuating environment.
- Stephanie Richards. M.Sc. student, Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision J. Arino.
- Jason Rose. M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision J. Arino. The effect of movement on the early phase of an epidemic.
- Iman Soliman. Ph.D., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba.. Supervision J. Arino. Mathematical analysis of the role of movement in the spread of Tuberculosis. Currently Instructor, Internationcal College of Manitoba.
- Nicolas Verrier. Master 2, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France. Supervision J. Arino.
- Lindsay Wessel. M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision J. Arino. Impact of vaccination and mobility on disease dynamics: a two patch model for measles.
- Yang Zhang. M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba. Supervision S. Portet. Mathematical Modelling mTOR-NMT Signalling Pathway.
Undergraduate students
- Jane MacDonald. Supervision J. Arino. Currently PIMS Postdoctoral Fellow, Simon Fraser University.
- Liliana Menjivar. Supervision J. Arino. Became graduate student at U of M.
- January Sherbo. NSERC USRA student, Summer 2016 and Summer 2017. Supervision J. Arino.
- Lindsay Wessel. Supervision J. Arino. Became graduate student at U of M.