Maria-Veronica Ciocanel

Mathematical modeling of transport and organization in cells - Duke Society of Women in Science · November 17, 2023 Invited Talk Duke University, Durham, NC

Intracellular transport and filament organization in neurons - Biomathematics & Ecology Education & Research · November 4, 2023 Invited Talk Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Stochastic and continuum modeling of protein polymer dynamics in neurons - UNC Mathematics Colloquium · October 26, 2023 Invited Talk UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Modeling microtubule turnover dynamics - Carolina Seminar on Math Biology · October 23, 2023 Invited Talk UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Mathematical modeling of proteins transport in cells - New Connections in Math 2023 · October 13, 2023 Keynote/Named Lecture Duke University, Durham, NC

Agent-based modeling and data analysis for actomyosin dynamics and organization - BIRS Workshop on Mechanics of Cells and Polymer Networks: Bridging Theory, Simulation and Experiment · September 12, 2023 Invited Talk Banff, Canada

Modeling and data analysis for actin-myosin dynamics and organization - 2023 Annual Meeting · July 19, 2023 Invited Talk Society of Mathematical Biology , Columbus, OH

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Biomath Seminar · April 28, 2023 Invited Talk Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Modeling and Topological Data Analysis For Biological Ring Channel Dynamics - Mathematical and Computational Sciences Special Interest Group · April 26, 2023 Invited Talk International Society of Pharmacometrics, Webinar

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Complex Matter and Biophysics Seminar · April 20, 2023 Invited Talk NC State University , Raleigh, NC

Protein journey inside cells: how can mathematical modeling and data analysis help? - Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Conference 2023 · February 25, 2023 Keynote/Named Lecture Duke University, Durham, NC

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Math Biology Seminar · February 20, 2023 Invited Talk University of Iowa, Online

Parameter identifiability for PDE models of fluorescence microscopy experiments · January 11, 2023 Invited Talk Dynamics Days 2023, Online

Modeling microtubule dynamics and organization in neuronal dendrites - AMS Special Session on Modeling Collective Behavior in Biology · January 7, 2023 Invited Talk Joint Mathematics Meetings, Boston, MA

Parameter identifiability for PDE models of fluorescence microscopy experiments - 40th Southeastern-Atlantic Regional Conference on Differential Equations (SEARCDE) · November 2022 Invited Talk NC State University,

Mathematical modeling of protein transport in cells - Computational Biophysics course · October 2022 Lecture Duke University,

Quantifying Federal Sentence Disparities Through Inferred Sentencing Records - Minisymposium on Quantitative Justice: Intersections between Quantitative Sciences and Social Justice · July 2022 Invited Talk SIAM Annual Meeting,

Modeling microtubule dynamics and polarity in neurons - Minisymposium on Mathematical Modeling of Intracellular Environment · July 2022 Invited Talk SIAM Life Sciences Meeting,

Applications of persistent homology to spatial dynamics in cell biology - Special Session on Women in Computational Topology · June 2022 Invited Talk AWM Research Symposium , University of Minnesota

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Systems Medicine Seminar · June 2022 Invited Talk University of Florida,

A mathematical journey in cell biology - Girls Exploring Math summer program · June 2022 Lecture Duke University,

Topological data analysis and significance: Applications to cell biology - AMS Special Session on Computational Topology and Applications · May 2022 Invited Talk AMS Spring Western Sectional Meeting,

PDEs modeling for protein transport in cells · May 2022 Lecture Middlebury College,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Centre for Mathematical Medicine and Biology Seminar Series · May 2022 Invited Talk University of Nottingham,

Topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Topology, Geometry, and Data Analysis Seminar · April 2022 Invited Talk The Ohio State University,

Modeling microtubule polarity and organization in fruit fly neurons - AMS Special Session on Mathematical Models for Biomolecular and Cellular Interactions · April 2022 Invited Talk Joint Mathematics Meetings,

Modeling complex systems in intracellular transport - AMS Special Session on Mathematics of Complex Systems in Biology · March 2022 Invited Talk AMS Spring Central Sectional Meeting,

Establishing interdisciplinary collaborations in teaching and research - Session on Establishing Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Teaching and Research · March 2022 Invited Talk MAA,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Mathematical Biology Seminar · March 2022 Invited Talk University of Pennsylvania,

A mathematical journey in cell biology - Applied Math Student Seminar Series · February 2022 Invited Talk UNC Chapel Hill,

Tracking Symmetry in Simulated Biological Development and Connection to Polarity - AAAS Annual Meeting · February 2022 Invited Talk AAAS,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channel dynamics - Applied Mathematics Seminar · December 2021 Invited Talk West Virginia University,

Applications of topological data analysis to intracellular organization dynamics - AMS Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting · November 2021 Invited Talk American Mathematical Society,

Topological data analysis for the dynamics of biological ring channels - Topology and Data Science Seminar · October 2021 Invited Talk University of Ocklahoma,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - Mathematical Biology Seminar · October 2021 Invited Talk Washington State University,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - Wolfson Centre for Mathematical Biology Seminar · October 2021 Invited Talk Oxford University,

Mathematical modeling of intracellular transport and organization - DCMB Seminar · October 2021 Invited Talk Duke Biology,

Mechanisms and modeling of neuronal microtubule dynamics and polarity - Workshop on Mathematics of the Cell: Integrating Signaling, Transport and Mechanics · October 2021 Invited Talk BIRS,

Analyzing Federal sentence disparities through Inferred Sentencing Records - Datathon4Justice · October 2021 Keynote/Named Lecture QSIDE Institute,

Analyzing sentencing equity of Federal Judges using Inferred Sentencing Records - Data Dialogue Seminar · September 2021 Invited Talk Duke University,

Modeling and data analysis for filament organization in cells - SIAM Southeastern Atlantic Section Conference (SEAS) · September 2021 Invited Talk SIAM,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - Mathematical Biology Seminar · September 2021 Invited Talk University of Melbourne,

Modeling protein transport in cells - PDE Course · July 2021 Lecture Brown University,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - TDA Seminar · June 2021 Invited Talk Michigan State University,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - SCMB Seminar · June 2021 Invited Talk Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology,

Analyzing sentencing equity of Federal Judges using Inferred Sentencing Records - Mathematics of Social Justice Course · May 2021 Lecture Bates College,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - Mathematical Biology Seminar · April 2021 Invited Talk Brandeis University,

Analyzing Federal sentence disparities through Inferred Sentencing Records - Annual Conference · April 2021 Invited Talk UPSTAT,

Evaluation of pharmacologic mechanisms to overcome rituximab resistance via quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) modeling of antibody dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity - AACR Annual Meeting · April 2021 National Scientific Meeting American Association of Cancer Research,

Topological data analysis for intracellular transport - Mathematical Biology Seminar · April 2021 Invited Talk UC Davis,

Topological data analysis for intracellular transport - Dynamical Systems Seminar · March 2021 Invited Talk University of Minnesota,

Analyzing Racial Equity and Bias of Federal Judges through Inferred Sentencing Records - Hot Topics Workshop on Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Social Justice · March 2021 Invited Talk ICERM,

Intracellular transport and topological data analysis - SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering · March 2021 Invited Talk SIAM,

Modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - Mathematical Biology Seminar · February 2021 Invited Talk University of British Columbia,

Topological Data Analysis for Ring Channels in Intracellular Transport - Applied Mathematics Seminar · February 2021 Invited Talk UNC Greensboro,

Modeling the dynamics and organization of intracellular proteins - Joint Mathematics Meeting, AMS Special Session on Agent-Based Dynamics and Self-Organization in Biology · January 2021 Invited Talk American Mathematical Society,

Modeling and data analysis for intracellular protein organization - Mathematical and Computational Biology Seminar Series · November 2020 Invited Talk

Stochastic and continuum dynamics in intracellular transport - Graduate-Faculty Seminar · October 2020 Invited Talk Duke Mathematics Department,

Modeling and data analysis for intracellular protein organization - Math-Bio Seminar · October 2020 Invited Talk Virginia Tech,

The mathematical journey of protein cargoes along cellular roads - Mathematics Colloquium · September 2020 Invited Talk Cal State Fullerton,

Ring channel analysis using topological data analysis - SMB 2020 Annual Meeting · August 2020 Invited Talk Society of Mathematical Biology,

The mathematical journey of protein cargoes along cellular roads - Guest lecture · July 2020 Lecture Duke Mathematical Biology course,

Topological Data Analysis for Ring Channels in Cell Biology - SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science · June 2020 Invited Talk SIAM,

Computational modeling and topological data analysis for biological ring channels - Conference on Mathematical and Computational Methods in Biology · May 2020 Invited Talk Mathematical Biosciences Institute,

Topological Data Analysis for Describing Ring Channel Dynamics - Quantitative Biology Institute Seminar · April 2020 Invited Talk Ohio University,

Topological Data Analysis for Ring Channels in Intracellular Trasport - AMS-AWM Special Session on Women in Mathematical Biology · January 2020 Invited Talk Joint Mathematics Meetings,

Stochastic and continuum dynamics in cellular transport - SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical modeling and simulation of complex biological systems · January 2020 Invited Talk Joint Mathematics Meetings,

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Instructor - Math Circles · January 2022 - April 2022 Community Outreach Duke University , Durham, NC flag

United States of America

Committee member - Graduate Research Opportunities for Women · 2022 - 2023 Community Outreach Duke University

Bass Connections Team Leader - Effects of Climate Change on Microbial Food Webs · 2022 - 2023 Projects & Field Work

Presenter - Mathematics Seminar Series · December 2021 Community Outreach Mu Alpha Theta National Math Honor Society Chapter , Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York

Organizer - Triangle Competition in Mathematical Modeling (TriCoMM) · November 2021 - December 2023 Community Outreach TriCoMM is a competition where teams of undergraduate students work on a mathematical model for an open-ended real-world problem.

Volunteer - Beyond the Classroom Summer Camp · July 2020 Community Outreach Mathematics Department, The Ohio State University flag

Ohio Virtual summer camp for middle school girls on "Polyforms and Polytopes in art and nature".

Service to the Profession

Local committee co-organizer - Triangle Computational and Applied Mathematics Symposium (TriCAMS) · November 10, 2023 - November 12, 2023 Event/Organization Administration Duke Math, Durham, NC

Co-organizer - Minisymposium on Data-driven, modeling, and topological techniques in cell and developmental biology · July 2023 Event/Organization Administration SMB Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH

Co-organizer - DEI Panel Discussion on Building inclusive graduate programs in mathematical biology · September 2022 Event/Organization Administration SMB Annual Meeting,

Nominating Committee Member - SIAG on Life Sciences Election · August 2022 - September 2022 Committee Service SIAM,

Co-organizer - Minisymposium on Combining Topological, Data-Driven, and Modeling Perspectives for Complex Biological Systems · July 2022 Event/Organization Administration SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences,

Co-organizer - Special Session on Topological Data Analysis and its Applications in Biological Systems · November 2021 Event/Organization Administration AMS, Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting,

Co-organizer - Workshop on Mathematics of the Cell: Integrating Signaling, Transport and Mechanics · October 2021 Event/Organization Administration BIRS,

Committee Member-at-large - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee · July 2021 - December 2023 Committee Service Society for Mathematical Biology,

Co-organizer - Session on Combining modeling and inference in cell biology · June 2021 Event/Organization Administration Society for Mathematical Biology,

Co-organizer - Math Biology Education & REU Workshop 2021 · April 2021 - April 2021 Event/Organization Administration Society for Mathematical Biology,

Co-organizer - Hot Topics Workshop on Mathematical and Computational Approaches to Social Justice · March 2021 Event/Organization Administration ICERM,

Committee Member - Alice T. Schafer Prize Selection Committee · February 2021 - January 2024 Committee Service Association of Women in Mathematics,

Prize For Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman

Co-organizer - Special Session on Modeling and Data Analytic Techniques for Biological Systems · January 2021 Event/Organization Administration AMS, Joint Mathematics Meetings,

Participant - Faculty Success Program · 2021 Professional Development National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD),

Chair - SMB Subgroup on Cell and Developmental Biology · September 2020 - September 2022 Committee Service Society of Mathematical Biology,

Co-organizer - Session on Topological and network analyses for data · August 2020 Event/Organization Administration SMB Annual Meeting,

Co-organizer - Minisymposium on Probabilistic and Topological Methods for Biological Data · June 2020 Event/Organization Administration SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Data Science,

Co-organizer - Minisymposium on Multiscale modeling of cytoskeleton-mediated cellular transport and aggregation · July 2019 Event/Organization Administration SMB Annual Meeting,

Co-organizer - Minisymposium on Topological Data Analysis and Applications in Dynamical Systems · May 2019 Event/Organization Administration SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems,

Organizer - Minisymposium on Modeling Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton Interactions · August 2018 Event/Organization Administration SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences,

Service to Duke

Team Leader . Association of Women in Mathematics Mentorship Program · October 2023 - May 2024 Other Duke Math, AWM Student Chapter, Durham, NC

Faculty Advisor . AWM Student Chapter · September 2023 Event/Organization Administration Duke Math, Durham, NC

Fellow . Duke STEM Faculty Fellows Program for Mentoring · September 2023 Professional Development Duke University, Durham, NC

Organizer . Mathematical Biology Seminar · February 2023 Event/Organization Administration Duke Math, Durham, NC

Faculty Advisor . Organization of Robert Calderbank and Ingrid Daubechies Visiting Scholars · January 2023 Event/Organization Administration Duke Math, Durham, NC

Panelist . Panel on collaborations for grad students and postdocs · July 2022 Professional Development Duke Math,

Member (Department) · November 2021 - February 2022 Committee Service Duke Math DST Search,

Panelist . New Connections in Math Undergraduate Research Conference · October 2021 Event Attendance Duke Math RTG,

Member (Department) · May 2021 - May 2022 Committee Service Duke Math DEI Committee,

Undergraduate prize committee (Department) · April 2021 - May 2022 Committee Service Duke Math,

Team Advisor . MCM/ICM Math Modeling Contest · February 2021 - February 2023 Other

Elliot Assistant Research Professor hiring committee (Department) · January 2021 Committee Service Duke Math,

Team leader . Association of Women in Mathematics Mentorship Program · October 2020 - December 2020 Other Duke Mathematics, AWM Student Chapter, Durham, NC

Organizer . Mathematical Biology Seminar · September 2020 - May 2022 Event/Organization Administration Duke Mathematics,