Sarafa A. Iyaniwura
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Figure: Mean First Passage time for a Brownian particle on a reflecting disk with a rotating absorbing trap.

About:

I am an MGB-SIAM Early Career Fellow and a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the Theoretical Biology and Biophysics group of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA, working with Alan S. Perelson, Ruy M. Ribeiro, and Ruian Ke. I obtained my Ph.D. from the Department of Mathematics and the Institute of Applied Mathematics (IAM) of the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, working with Michael Ward, Colin Macdonald, and Daniel Coombs. Before my studies at UBC, I attended a Masters in Mathematical Sciences program jointly hosted by Stellenbosch University and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), South Africa. I am interested in developing mathematical modelling frameworks for studying biological systems. I also enjoy teaching mathematics at different levels.



Research:

My research focuses on developing data-driven mathematical modelling frameworks for studying biological systems. I use analytical, statistical, computational, and data science techniques in my research. The analytical techniques I use include perturbation theory, asymptotic analysis, dynamical systems theory, bifurcation theory, etc. I inform my models with experimental biological data, clinical data, and public health data. These datasets are used to calibrate my models using techniques such as the Bayesian inference framework, maximum likelihood estimation, least square methods, etc. Click here for more information on the projects I have worked on or currently working on.



Teaching:

Math 152: Linear systems
  • Section 208, Spring 2017
  • Lectures 8:00 - 9:30 am Tuesdays and Thursdays in MATX 1100
  • Office hours: Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00 and Thursdays 1:00 - 3:00 in LSK 300
  • Course common webpage
  • Lecture notes

Math 215/255: Elementary Differential Equations I
Topics: First-order equations, linear equations, linear systems, Laplace transforms, numerical methods, trajectory analysis of plane nonlinear systems. Applications of these topics will be emphasized.
  • Section 104, Fall 2017
  • Lectures: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  • Venue: Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Room 261
  • Office hours: LSK 300, Mondays 11am - 12noon and Wednesdays 11am - 12noon
  • Course common webpage
  • Lecture notes

Math 110: Differential Calculus I
Corpus Christi College, Vancouver
  • Section 2, Fall 2018
  • Lectures: 1:30 - 2:50 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays
  • Venue: Vancouver school of Theology, Room 301
  • Office hours: Tuesday 12:30pm - 1:30pm and Thursday, 3 - 4pm



Awards:


Some conferences, workshops, and other events I co-organized or participated in:
  1. Mathematical modelling for model-informed drug development and virtual clinical trial (MMAVCT 2023)
    2. Career & Innovation Hub
    Date: May 1-2, 2023
    Venue: Virtual

  2. UBC Math-Bio Fall 2021 Welcome back event
    3. Date: Wednesdays, 15 September 2021 at 2:00 - 3:00 PM
    Venue: Virtual

  3. Panel member: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Mathematics: An open discussion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Mathematics
    4. CAIMS/SCMAI Annual Meeting 2021
    Date: June 23, 2021
    Venue: Virtual

  4. Chair for contributed talks 4 session for CDEV-CT04 : CDEV (Cell and Developmental Biology) Subgroup
    5. Society for Mathematical Biology conference, SMB2021
    Date: June 15, 2021
    Venue: Virtual

  5. Frontiers in Biophysic Conference 2021
    6. Date: June 28 - 29, 2021
    Venue: Virtual

  6. UBC weekly Math-Bio Seminar: April 2021 to October 2021
    7. Date: Wednesdays at 2:05 PM - 3:05 PM
    Venue: Virtual

  7. Frontiers in Biophysic Conference 2020 (Postponed to next year)
    8. Venue: TBA.

  8. Fourteenth Annual Institute of Applied Mathematics (IAM), UBC Retreat 2018
    9. Venue: Minnekhada Lodge.

  9. Thirteenth Annual Institute of Applied Mathematics (IAM), UBC Retreat 2017
    10. Venue: Mount Seymour.

  10. Twelfth Annual Institute of Applied Mathematics (IAM), UBC Retreat 2016
    11. Venue: Corrigan nature house, 2645 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver, BC V7H 1B1.
Updated: March, 2024.