People

Victor Ogesa Juma is a Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia, working with Prof. Anotida Madzvamuse and Prof. Leah Keshet. His research focuses on data-driven mathematical modelling, analysis, and the numerical simulation of reaction-diffusion equations, with applications to cell motility, pattern formation, cancer management, and epidemiology. He completed his PhD in Mathematics at the University of Sussex and previously held a postdoctoral position at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. Originally from Kenya, he earned his BSc and MSc from the University of Nairobi, where he graduated as valedictorian and was awarded the university gold medal as the best overall student. 

Sofie is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia, working on mechanochemical models of cell migration and signalling using bulk-surface and geometric surface PDEs. Her research interests include the coupling of chemical and mechanical processes in cell behaviour, as well as the analysis of PDEs and the development and analysis of numerical methods. Previously she completed her PhD at the Maxwell Institute Graduate School in Edinburgh, where she studied the modelling, analysis and simulation of cellular mechanotransduction. Before that, she received an MSc in Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine from Heriot-Watt University and a BSc in Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Twente. 

Gulsemay Yigit is a Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia, working with Prof. Anotida Madzvamuse, Prof. Leah Edelstein-Keshet and Prof. Stephanie Portet. Her research lies at the intersection of theoretical applied mathematics, computational biology, and numerical analysis, focusing on mathematical modelling, analysis, and the numerical simulations with applications to cell migration dynamics and pattern formation. She completed her PhD in Mathematical Engineering at Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Türkiye. Her current work includes developing bulk-surface partial differential equations framework that couples intracellular actin turnover with membrane-associated dynamics, cell motion, and actin-myosin feedback.  

Jupiter Algorta is a PhD student in Mathematical Biology at the University of British Columbia, working under the supervision of Dr. Leah Edelstein-Keshet and Dr. Anotida Madzvamuse. His research focuses on computational modelling of single-cell behaviour, particularly how cells polarize and migrate in response to chemical and mechanical cues. Jupiter combines Cellular Potts Models, finite element methods, and optogenetic data to investigate cell motility, polarity reversal, and signal transduction. He is also actively involved in organizing the UBC Math-Bio Seminar Series. 

Joseph Lin is a PhD student in the Institute of Applied Mathematics supervised by Professor Anotida Madzvamuse. His research interests lie at the intersection of mathematical biology, partial differential equations, and numerical analysis, with applications in cell biology and oncology. Prior to starting his PhD, Joseph completed an MMath at the University of Oxford and spent a year as a software engineer in Manchester. Outside of mathematics, Jospeh enjoys bouldering and exploring the mountains around Vancouver whenever the weather allows.

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