CMALS Mission Statement

The mission of CMALS is to promote interdisciplinary research and scholarship in Mathematics applied to the Life Sciences, in the broadest sense. The Centre is a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde and was established in 2003 under the Synergy agreement. The 3 main themes of our research are: Disease, Treatment and diagnosis, and Ecosystems and Biodiversity. Research across the Centre varies considerably and includes heart modelling, biological fluid dynamics, soft tissue mechanics, drug delivery, medical devices, marine science, ecology and epidemiology.

THEMES

  • Disease
  • Treatment and Diagnosis
  • Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Executive Committee

The executive committee is elected every 2 years and is responsible for the strategic direction of the centre. The current committee is listed below.

Dr Raimondo Penta  Director and Co-treasurer University of Glasgow
Prof Gabriela Gomes Co-Director & Co-treasurer University of Strathclyde
Dr Vinny Davies  Webmaster & Deputy Seminar Organiser University of Glasgow
Dr Asimina Kazakidi Impact Champion University of Strathclyde
Dr Chris McCormick Theme Event Organiser University of Strathclyde
Dr Ariel Ramirez Torres  Seminar Organiser & Deputy Webmaster University of Glasgow
Dr Douglas Speirs Strategic Senior Advisor University of Strathclyde
Mr Sathish Kumar Marimuthu Postgraduate Representative University of Glasgow
Ms Laura Thomson Postgraduate Representative University of Strathclyde

 

Become a Member

The Centre has a wide membership list extending beyond the Scottish universities to researchers across the UK, Europe, the US and Asia.

To keep up to date with the latest news and events organsied by CMALS, become a member and be added to our mailing list by sending a blank email to:

sympa@lists.cent.gla.ac.uk

with the subject header :

sub maths-cmals2

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We welcome new enquiries from academics, companies and clinicians. contact us to discuss possible collaboration and to find out about some existing funding opportunities to support this

University of Glasgow

CMALS is primarily based at the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Glasgow. Other members also come from various schools within the College of Science and Engineering and the College of Medical, Veterinary Life Sciences.

University of Strathclyde

CMALS is co-based out of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde with many collaborations with other departments within the university.