Welcome to the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems (NIMBioS)!

We are thrilled to announce our exciting rebranding from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis to the National Institute for Modeling Biological Systems. Explore our updated website to discover the latest developments, research initiatives, and opportunities for collaboration.

Join us for this exciting change as we pave the way for a deeper understanding of the biological world through mathematical modeling.

NIMBioS Launches Sister Institute

We are pleased to announce the launch of our sister institute, the United States National Science Foundation Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion (NSF APPEX).
Visit NSF APPEX Website

Now at NIMBioS

Morsels from Numbers and Nature: Adaptive Scaling of Skedastic Response to Biological System Entropy

Join us for our next Morsel on November 21 at 2 PM ET
Matthew Mihelic, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

About the Morsels series

This truly was one of the best interdisciplinary workshops on sustainability that I have been to. 

Eli Fenichel, Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, on the DySoC/NIMBioS Investigative Workshop Extending the Theory of Sustainability

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Open Positions

Post-Doctoral Research Associate: The NSF Center for Analysis and Prediction of Pandemic Expansion (APPEX) within the University of Tennessee welcomes applications for a post-doctoral research associate to investigate social dynamics within collaborative scientific teams. 

Please connect with us on LinkedIn to receive future updates about openings!
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Grant Support Office Hours

Whether you are working on your initial project ideas, narrowing down a funding source, writing your proposal, or revising, we can help you. Schedule a Zoom meeting with our Assistant Director of Grant Development, and we can discuss your grant support needs.
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Mission

Our mission is to foster the growth of transdisciplinary approaches within mathematics and biology

Contact

contact@nimbios.org

1122 Volunteer Blvd, Claxton 114
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-3410

Nina Fefferman, Director

NIMBioS

From 2008 until early 2021, NIMBioS was supported by the National Science Foundation through NSF Award #DBI-1300426, with additional support from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Any options, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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