International Graduate Training Centre (IGTC) in Mathematical Biology

PIMS Director
Alejandro Adem (PIMS/UBC)

PIMS Deputy Director
George M. Homsy (PIMS/UBC)

Program Director
Daniel Coombs (University of British Columbia)

Program Administrator
Ruth Situma  (University of British Columbia)(ruths@pims.math.ca)

Steering committee
Chair: Dan Coombs (University of British Columbia)

George M. Homsy (PIMS/UBC)

Leah Keshet (University of British Columbia)

Mark Lewis (University of Alberta)

Rebecca Tyson (UBC - Okanagan)

Pauline van den Driessche (University of Victoria)

IGTC Review and Evaluation panel
The goals of this panel are to review fellowship applications and applications for enrollment and renewal.

Past IGTC Administration

Mark Lewis (University of Alberta). Program Director (2005 - 2011)

Maryna Yaskina (University of Alberta). Educational Coordinator (December 2008 - July 2011). 

Gustavo Carrero (Athabasca University/UofA). Educational Coordinator (April 2008 - December 2008)

Caroline Bampfylde (UofA). Educational Coordinator (September 2007 - March 2008)

• Elena Braverman University of Calgary http://math.ucalgary.ca/profiles/elena-braverman
• David Campbell Simon Fraser University http://www.stat.sfu.ca/~dac5
• Cedric Chauve Simon Fraser University www.cecm.sfu.ca/~cchauve
• Daniel Coombs University of British Columbia http://www.math.ubc.ca/~coombs/
• Eric Cytrynbaum University of British Columbia http://www.math.ubc.ca/~cytryn/
• Adriana Dawes University of Alberta http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~atdawes/
• Gerda de Vries University of Alberta http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~devries
• Roderick Edwards University of Victoria http://www.math.uvic.ca/faculty/edwards/
• Russ Greiner University of Alberta http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~greiner
• Thomas Hillen University of Alberta http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~thillen/
• Subhash Lele University of Alberta http://www.stat.ualberta.ca/~slele/
• Mark Lewis University of Alberta http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~mlewis/
• Michael Li University of Alberta http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~mli/
• Yue-Xian Li University of British Columbia http://www.math.ubc.ca/~yxli
• Sean Rogers University of Calgary http://www.bio.ucalgary.ca/contact/faculty/rogers.html
• Jack Tuszynski University of Alberta http://www.phys.ualberta.ca/~jtus
• Leah Edelstein-Keshet University of British Columbia http://www.math.ubc.ca/~keshet/keshet.html
• Wayne Nagata University of British Columbia http://www.math.ubc.ca/~nagata/nagata.htm
• Rebecca Tyson University of British Columbia, Okanagan http://people.ok.ubc.ca/rtyson/
• Jeremy Fox University of Calgary http://homepages.ucalgary.ca/~jefox/Home.htm
• Christian Jacob University of Calgary http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~jacob
• Marc Roussel University of Lethbridge http://people.uleth.ca/~roussel
• Randall Peterman Simon Fraser University http://www.rem.sfu.ca/faculty/peterman.htm
• Cenk Sahinalp Simon Fraser University http://compbio.cs.sfu.ca/people/sahinalp.htm
• Pauline van den Driessche University of Victoria http://www.math.uvic.ca/faculty/pvdd/
• Junling Ma University of Victoria  http://www.math.uvic.ca/~jma/dokuwiki/doku.php

• Stilianos Louca University of British Columbia Supervisor: Michael Dobeli
• Susan Fassnacht University of British Columbia Supervisor: Michael Dobeli
• Ashok Rajamaran Simon Fraser University Supervisor: Cedric Chauve
• Alejandra Herrera Reyes University of British Columbia Supervisor: Dan Coombs
• Michael Bryniarski University of Alberta Supervisor: Thomas Hillen
• Alexander Blaessle University of British Columbia Okanagan Supervisor: Rebecca Tyson

• Bernhard Conrad University of British Columbia Supervisor: Dan Coombs
• Cory Simon University of British Columbia Supervisor: Leah Keshet
• Jia Gou University of British Columbia Supervisor: Yuexian Li
• Silogini Thanarajah University of Alberta Supervisor: Hao Wang
• Michael Akinwumi University of Alberta Supervisor: Michael Li
• Oksana Chkrebtii Simon Fraser University Supervisor: David Campbell

• Sheehan Khan University of Alberta Supervisor: Russ Greiner
• Stephanie Peacock University of Alberta Supervisor: Mark Lewis and Marty Krkosek
• Deniz Yorukoglu Simon Fraiser University Supervisor: Cenk Sahinalp
• Eric Foxall University of Victoria Supervisor: Rod Edwards and Pauline van den Driessche
• Ben Wilson University of Victoria Supervisor: Pauline van den Driessche and Junling Ma
• Phuong Dao Simon Fraiser University Supervisor: Cenk Sahinalp
• Monica Itzuri Delgado Carillo University of British Columbia Supervisor: Daniel Coombs
• Anastasia Lukyanova University of Alberta Supervisor: Gerda de Vries
• Lyudmila Korobenko University of Calgary Supervisor: Elena Braverman

• Ulrike Schlaegel University of Alberta Supervisor: Mark Lewis
• Harshana Rajakaruna Universirty of Alberta Supervisor: Mark Lewis
• Carly Rozins University of British Columbia-Okanagan Supervisor: Rebecca Tyson
• Michael Akinwumi Universirty of Alberta Supervisor: Michael Li
• Joshua Zukewich Universirty of British Columbia Supervisor: Daniel Coombs
• Douglas Friesen University of Alberta Supervisor: Jack Tuszynski
• Diana White University of Alberta Supervisor: Adriana Dawes
• Iman Hajirasouliha Simon Fraiser University Supervisor: Cenk Sahinalp
• Alison Muscat University of Alberta Supervisor: Adriana Dawes

• Jun Allard University of British Columbia Supervisor: Eric Cytrynbaum
• Romain Richard University of Calgary Consumer life-history in dynamic predator-prey enviroments. Supervisor: Sean Rogers
• Ulrike Schlaegel University of Alberta State-space models for animal movement with application to GPS telemetry data from wolves in south-west Alberta, Canada. Supervisor: Mark Lewis
• William Carlquist University of British Columbia Analysis and Modeling of Min Protein Oscillation and Wave Pattern Formation in E. coli. Supervisor: Eric Cytrynbaum
• Marie Betsy Varughese University of Alberta Modeling the Dynamics of Latent Tuberculosis in Canada. Supervisor: Michael Li
• Jonathan Martin University of Alberta Supervisor: Thomas Hillen
• Kelly Paton University of British Columbia Wave propagation and spiral wave dynamics in excitable media. Supervisor: Eric Cytrynbaum

• Harshana Rajakaruna Universirty of Alberta Supervisor: Mark Lewis
• Lyudmila Korobenko University of Calgary Supervisor: Elena Braverman

• Jaime Ashander University of Alberta Evolutionary and ecological consequences of human perturbations to host-parasite communities. Supervisor: Mark Lewis
• Omer Dushek University of British Columbia Mathematical modeling in cellular immunology: T cell activation and parameter estimation. Supervisor: Daniel Coombs
• Ryan Lukeman University of British Columbia Collective Behaviour in Animal Groups. Supervisor: Leah Edelstein-Keshet
• Jennifer Morrison University of British Columbia. Supervisor: Daniel Coombs
• Vishaal Rajani University of Alberta Mathematical Analysis of Biomolecule Movement. Supervisor: Gerda de Vries
• Shaun Strohm University of British Columbia-Okanagan Dispersal of Mountain Pine Beetle in Banff and Impacts of Management. Supervisor: Rebecca Tyson

• Jennifer Lindquist Universirty of Victoria Network models in Mathematical Epidemiology. Supervisor: Junling Ma
• Diana White University of Alberta Modeling the dynamical behaviour of microtubules in epithelial cells. Supervisor: Adriana Dawes
• Rita Wong University of Alberta. Supervisor: Gerda de Vries

• Andria Dawson University of Alberta Modeling spruce mortality in the mixedwood boreal forest. Supervisor: Mark Lewis
• Jiafen Gong University of Alberta Optimization of Prostate Cancer Radiation Treatment. Supervisor: Thomas Hillen
• Justin Marleau University of Alberta Modelling Plant Community Dynamics on Mount St. Helens. Supervisor: Mark Lewis
• Hannah McKenzie University of Alberta Population dynamics in streams. SUpervisor: Mark Lewis
• Sandra Merchant University of British Columbia Spatiotemporal pattern formation in models for biological invasions. Supervisor: Wayne Nagata
• Erin Prosk University of British Columbia. Supervisor: Leah Edelstein-Keshet

• Maria-Rita D'Orsogna California State University at Northridge Oct. 18-22, 2007 spent at University of British Columbia and University of Alberta.
• Luca Giuggioli Princeton University Oct. 29- Nov. 1, 2007 spent at University of Alberta.
• David Campbell Simon Fraser University Nov. 5, 2007 spent at University of Alberta.
• Jianhong Wu York University Nov. 15, 2007 spent at University of British Columbia.
• Andrew Edwards DFO Nanaimo Nov. 18-19, 2007 spent at University of Alberta.
• Rafael Meza Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Nov. 22, 2007, spent at British Columbia.
• Lazar Krsmanovic Nov. 29, 2007, 2007 spent at British Columbia.
• Joel Miller Los Alamos National Laboratory Dec. 6-10, 2007 spent at University of British Columbia and University of Alberta.