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Mat Simpson
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Applied maths QUT | Editor-in-Chief Bulletin of Mathematical Biology | Alumnus @uwanews @Uni_Newcastle | Member
@AustralianLabor @AusRepublic | he/him/🏳‍🌈|
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Sustainability: Last week, Australian Society for Medical Research held its 64th National Scientific Conference - a sold out event in Brisbane. One aspect that I am most proud of are the name tags. They are completely biodegradable - they have seeds in them and will grow when planted!
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Reports from The British Science Festival in Liverpool England - ABC listen
The BA, as it was known, established in 1831, was set up to advance science in the interest of the people, old and young, professional and lay. So, how well is it doing now amid international turmoil.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Here is the link to the interview I did with Dame Dr Jane Goodall in 2017 which I played yesterday again on 3RRR. An amazing woman. A privilege to interview her.

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Programs: Einstein A Go-Go – 12 October 2025, Einstein A Go-Go — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
An episode of Einstein A Go-Go on 12 October 2025
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October 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Electricity generated from renewable sources has surpassed the amount of electricity generated from coal in Australia for the first time. www.theguardian.com/...

One Big Chart from @nickevershed.bsky.social
Electricity generation from renewables has overtaken coal for the first time in Australia Hand drawn graph Showing terawatt hours of electricty generated per month from coal and renewable sources
October 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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#AUListen #DemocracySausage 🎙️ Columnist Dr Jenna Price & economist Prof Sinclair Davidson join Dr @marijataflaga.bsky.social & Prof @markgkenny.bsky.social to dissect the crisis engulfing Australia's university sector and ask whether it can be fixed before it's too late.

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Democracy Sausage Episode: Universities in crisis | Australian Studies Institute
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September 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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macsys.bsky.social
Meet the minds in MACSYS shaping the future with our series of profiles featuring our Postdoctoral Research Fellows. Dr TrungTin Nguyen is with MACSYS at QUT. His research investigates the mathematical & statistical foundations of #AI: www.linkedin.com/pulse/dr-tru...
@trungtinnguyen.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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The Australian Society for Biophysics awards MACSYS Chief Investigator Adelle Coster (UNSW) its top honour – the Bob Robertson Award. The award recognises outstanding contributions & service to the field of biophysics in Australia and New Zealand. Congratulations, Adelle!
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September 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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I love the theme of the 2026 International Day of Mathematics: “Mathematics and Hope” 👉🏼 www.idm314.org #mathsky
International Day of Mathematics
A worldwide celebration of Mathematics on March 14 of every year.
www.idm314.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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chrishehim.bsky.social
Sad news! David will be missed 💔
August 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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danielcooney1.bsky.social
I am happy to announce that the Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be returning for the Fall 2025 semester. Our talks will be held on Tuesdays at 11am US/Canada Eastern time (10am Central time).

Please see the link below for more information.

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Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar
The Midwest Mathematical Biology Seminar will be a series of virtual talks on mathematical biology featuring speakers from the Midwest region and beyond. All areas of mathematical biology will be repr...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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parmvir.com
Part of its remit is to support the community, so it's cool to see downloads worldwide, reflecting @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's international members. It's also great to see the # of followers on different platforms indicating regular listeners. Go to smb.org/podcast to subscribe if you haven't!
A world map with countries showing where listeners are includes more than 37 countries including: United States, United Kingdom, India, Türkiye, Germany, Australia, Canada, Philippines, Italy, New Zealand, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, Mexico, Denmark, Hungary, France, Romania, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Austria, Israel, Norway, Argentina, Chile, Poland, Morocco, South Korea, Indonesia, Peru, Finland, Algeria, Hong Kong SAR China, Egypt. The countries in the darkest shades of blue indicating the highest number of listeners are in: US, UK then India. Graphs showing listener engagement on apple and spotify. Followers: 93 and 219 respectively, time listened (hours) 882 and 162 respectively and number of plays: 1200 and 1225 respectively. Two graphs showing information about the listeners. The first is a donut chart showing that female listeners make up 50% of the audience, male listeners 45%, 4.5% unknown and 0.7% non-binary. A bar graph of listener age groups shows: 0-17 year olds: 1%, 18-22 year olds: 9%, 23-37 year olds: 23%, 28-34 year olds: 45%, 35-44 year olds: 17%, 45-59 year olds: 6%, 60+: 1%.
August 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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This year we wrapped up S2 of Biology in Numbers for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social. I've loved hearing scientists talk passionately about #MathBio. Digging into the data to learn about the podcast’s reach, it seems so do many others.
So here is the podcast by the numbers, starting with an intro. 1/2
A presentation slide entitled "About the show". The text reads: Biology in Numbers is in part the brainchild of then SMB president Sandy Anderson, realized by Heiko Enderling (also as SMB president), and hosted by Parmvir Bahia. Created for math biologists to connect with each other, the wider scientific community and non-expert audiences. Under the text is a picture of Parmvir and Heiko sitting at microphones in an office. To the right is a graphic of some headphones. A slide with a montage of all podcast guests to-date. Under their headshots is a little graphic of a microphone and text reading: Our guests have included members and non-members. Scientists from every career stage, nationality and background. We’ve discussed articles, committees, subgroups, mentorship, industry and roles within the society.
August 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Meet the minds👩‍🔬in MACSYS shaping the future! @hilaryhunt.bsky.social is a Postdoc with MACSYS at QUT. Hilary's research integrates mathematical methods, systems biology, & experimental data to understand the mechanisms underlying cellular regulation and behaviour. 👇
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August 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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📢We're Hiring: Project Lead – RNA & Computational Biology Innovation Initiatives
We're seeking a Project Lead to coordinate & deliver high-impact initiatives across MACSYS, the Shine-Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation & the Centre for Computational Biomedical Sciences
jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/project...
July 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Open-access revolution is squeezing scientific societies’ budgets, survey shows
Decline in journal revenues puts scholarships, advocacy, and other activities at risk
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July 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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parmvir.com
At lunch I found @danielcooney1.bsky.social, who's been diligently sharing all @smbmathbiology.bsky.social related posts. Unsurprisingly, during his episode, we discussed using social media to talk science, and his use of game theory in his work:
smb.org/news/13495634 🧪

#SMB2025 #BiologyInNumbers
A picture of me with Daniel, making me look shorter than I already am.
July 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Plenary this morning @smbmathbiology.bsky.social by Mary Myerscough (U of Sydney) modeling atherosclerotic plaques. Included a great slide showing why #mathmodeling. The process of formulating models is key (even if it not always leads to a publication).
#smb2025
Mary Why Math modeling atherosclerotic plaques
July 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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macsys.bsky.social
Our Centre is well-represented at this year's Society of Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting in Edmonton, Canada. As part of #SMB2025, we organised a two-session minisymposia: 2025.smb.org/MS03/MS-MFBM...
Well done, team MACSYS!
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July 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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I am advertising some HDR #scholarships (for Australian citizens and permanent residents or NZ citizens) and would be very pleased to have candidates from #mathematics or theoretical #physics. Please share www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Mathematics for Quantum Resilience
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July 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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There’s nothing quite like coming together in person! Researchers from across the MACSYS nodes gathered at the Monash University for the first of two intensive workshop days. Through individual, small-group & whole-group discussions, we’re diving deep into the complex challenges we aim to tackle.
June 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Here is a recent #BulletinMathBio paper by @mathbiopaul.bsky.social and Cameron Richards on Finding Reproduction Numbers for Epidemic Models and Predator-Prey Models of Arbitrary Finite Dimension Using the Generalized Linear Chain Trick.

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Finding Reproduction Numbers for Epidemic Models and Predator-Prey Models of Arbitrary Finite Dimension Using the Generalized Linear Chain Trick - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Reproduction numbers, like the basic reproduction number $${\mathcal {R}}_0$$ R 0 , play an important role in the analysis and application of dynamic models, including contagion models and ecological ...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Here is a recent #BulletinMathBio paper by Mohammad Amini and Ramin Vatankhah on The Effect of Disease Stage on Melanoma Treatment Efficacy: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and In vivo Clinical Data.

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The Effect of Disease Stage on Melanoma Treatment Efficacy: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and In vivo Clinical Data - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Melanoma progression can be effectively modeled through mathematical frameworks, making it a pivotal focus for enhancing our understanding of cancer dynamics and informing personalized treatment strat...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Here is a recent #BulletinMathBio paper by David Murrugarra, Alan Veliz-Cuba, Elena Dimitrova, Claus Kadelka, Matthew Wheeler, and Reinhard Laubenbacher on Modular Control of Boolean Network Models.

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Modular Control of Boolean Network Models - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
The concept of control is crucial for effectively understanding and applying biological network models. Key structural features relate to control functions through gene regulation, signaling, or metab...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Recent #BulletinMathBio paper by Ruby E. Nixson, Helen M. Byrne, Joe M. Pitt-Francis, and Philip K. Maini on Characterising the Behaviour of a Structured PDE Model of the Cell Cycle in Contrast to a Corresponding ODE System. @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social

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Characterising the Behaviour of a Structured PDE Model of the Cell Cycle in Contrast to a Corresponding ODE System - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Experimental results have shown that anti-cancer therapies, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, can modulate the cell cycle and generate cell cycle phase-dependent responses. As a result, obtaining...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Here is a recent #BulletinMathBio paper by Mareike Fischer and Janne Pott on Perfect Taxon Sampling and Fixing Taxon Traceability: Introducing a Class of Phylogenetically Decisive Collections of Taxon Sets.

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Perfect Taxon Sampling and Fixing Taxon Traceability: Introducing a Class of Phylogenetically Decisive Collections of Taxon Sets - Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Phylogenetically decisive collections of taxon sets have the property that if trees are chosen for each of their elements, as long as these trees are compatible, the resulting supertree is unique. Thi...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM