Liberal Arts and Sciences
Stepien Lab
Led by Tracy Stepien · Mathematics
What we study
The Stepien Lab uses math and computer models to study biological systems like cell migration, cancer, and embryonic development. They focus on medicine and apply dynamical systems, differential equations, and data analysis.
What working here is like
- Computational
- No organisms (data only)
- Coding required
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Go-or-grow models in biology: a monster on a leash
2025 · Journal of Mathematical Biology
Reviews math models for populations that either migrate or reproduce, focusing on brain cancer spread.
- An Approximate Bayesian Computation Approach for Embryonic Astrocyte Migration Model Reduction
2024 · Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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- Optimal control of combination immunotherapy for a virtual murine cohort in a glioblastoma-immune dynamics model
2024 · Journal of Theoretical Biology
Uses math to find best treatment times for anti-PD-1 and CCR2 drugs in brain cancer.
- An Agent-Based Model of Biting Midge Dynamics to Understand Bluetongue Outbreaks
2023 · Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
- Global stability and parameter analysis reinforce therapeutic targets of PD-L1-PD-1 and MDSCs for glioblastoma
2023 · Journal of Mathematical Biology
Studies math models of brain cancer, immune cells, and MDSCs to find treatment targets.
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