Welcome to NIMBioS!

We’re excited to welcome Brian O’Meara as interim director of NIMBioS. A longtime member of the NIMBioS community, Brian brings expertise in mathematical biology, mentorship, and interdisciplinary research.

Morsels from Numbers and Nature Returns!

After a brief summer pause, we are excited to announce the return of Morsels from Numbers and Nature this fall.

Our first session will be held on October 16, 2025, at 12:00 PM

More details and application here

NIMBioS "Bragbook"

We’re excited to share our three-year report, or "bragbook," highlighting NIMBioS’ key achievements, funded initiatives, and collaborative network. Check it out to learn more about our projects, outreach, and professional development efforts!
Bragbook PDF

We had a wonderful evening celebrating EDGE 2025 with a mid-program banquet aboard the Volunteer Princess! Students gathered for a night of good food, great company, and a scenic sunset cruise along the Tennessee River.

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We're Streamlining Our Social Media

Social media has been undergoing rapid shifts, with many new platforms and changes in communities. To better understand this effect on NIMBioS, we did a social media audit, examining NIMBioS’ engagement and reach on our current platforms and comparing with those of institutions working in similar spaces, such as the American Institute of Mathematics, International Society for Computational Biology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics, Gordon Research Conferences, and the Institute for Advanced Study...Read More

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). NSF APPEX Website.

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

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

Brian O'Meara, Interim 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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