Maria Kiskowski-Byrne Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

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A. Education

University of Notre Dame Mathematics B.S. 1998

University of Notre Dame Environmental Science B.S. 1998

University of Notre Dame Mathematics Ph.D. 2004

B. Appointments

2008-2012 Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

2007-2008 Consultant, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

2006-2007 Research Instructor, Mol Phys & Biophysics, VU School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.

2004-2006 Research Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

1999-2004 Ph.D. Candidate of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.

2002-2003 Summer Research Assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory with Dr. Yi Jiang, T7 Mathematical Modeling and Analysis Group, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

C. Research Interests

Modeling biomathematics and biophysics, discrete stochastic particle systems.

Mathematical biology; development and morphogenesis, spatial patterning and membrane organization, feedback systems and ecology.

D. Chronological Peer-Reviewed Publications

1. Alber, M.S. and M.A. Kiskowski, 2001. On aggregation in CA models in biology, J. Phys. A: Math. Gen.  34:10707-10714.

2. Alber, M.S., M.A. Kiskowski, J.A. Glazier and Y. Jiang. On cellular automation approaches to modeling biological cells, Mathematical Systems Theory in Biology, Communication, and Finance, J. Rosenthal and D.S. Gilliam, editors. (IMA 142, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2002)

3. Alber, M.S., Y. Jiang and M.A. Kiskowski, 2004. Two-stage Aggregate Formation via Streams in Myxobacteria, Physical Review Letters 93.068102.

4. Alber, M.S., Y. Jiang, and M.A. Kiskowski, 2004.  Lattice gas cellular automata model for rippling and aggregation in myxobacteria, Physica D 191 343-358.

5. Kiskowski, M.A.,  M.S. Alber,  G.L. Thomas, J.A. Glazier, N.B. Bronstein, and S.A. Newman, 2004. Interplay between activator-inhibitor couple and cell-matrix adhesion in a cellular automaton  model for chondrogenic patterning, Developmental Biology 271 372-387.

6. Alber, M.S., M.A. Kiskowski, Y. Jiang and S.A. Newman, 2004. Biological Lattice Gas Models, in Dynamics and Bifurcation of Patterns in Dissipative Systems, G. Dangelmayr and I. Oprea (eds.), World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science, Vol. 12, World Scientific, Singapore, 274-291.

7. Kiskowski, M.A., Y. Jiang, and M. Alber, 2005. Role of streams in myxobacteria aggregate formation, Phys. Biol. 1 173-183.

8. Sepich, D., C. Calmelet, M.A. Kiskowski, and L. Solnica-Krezel, 2005. Initiation of Convergence and Extension Movements of Lateral Mesoderm during Zebrafish Gastrulation, Developmental Dynamics 234 279-292.

9. Kiskowski, M.A., and A. Kenworthy, 2007. In silico characterization of resonance energy transfer for disk-shaped domains, Biophysical Journal, 92 3040-3051.

10. Yin, C., M.A. Kiskowski, P. Pouille, E. Farge and L. Solnica-Krezel, 2008. Cooperation of polarized cell intercalations drives convergence and extension of presomitic mesoderm during zebrafish gastrulation, Journal of Cell Biology, 180 221-32.

11. Kiskowski, M.A., and A. Kenworthy, 2009. On the use of Ripley’s K function and its derivatives to analyze domain size, Biophysical Journal, doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2009.05.039.

12. Kiskowski, M.A., R. Jackson 2nd, R., J. Banerjee, M. Kang, O. Franco, S. Hayward, and N. Bhowmick, 2011. Role for Stromal Heterogeneity in Prostate Tumorigenesis, Cancer Research, 71 3459-70.

E. Synergistic Activities

· 2006-2012 Member of the Biophysical Society.

· 2004-2012 Review of articles for Nature Cell Biology, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biophysical Journal.

· 2010-2011 Master of Science committee member appointment within Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

· 2009-2010 Master of Science committee member appointment within Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

· 2006-2007 Ph.D. committee member appointment within the Physics Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

F. Grant Writing Experience

· Wrote math modeling component for RO1 “Regulation of microdomain structure in living cells”, Head PI Dr. Anne Kenworthy, $175,000 funded for project period 5/2006 – 4/2011.

· Wrote math core component for U54 with role as math core director “Paracrine TGF-beta signaling in tumor initiation and progression”, Head PI Dr. Lynn Matrisian, $849,187 funded for project period 9/2006 – 9/2011.

G. Honors and Awards

· Fellow of the Center for Applied Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, 2002-2003.

· Poster Competition, First Place in Mathematics, Frontiers of Simulation: 22^nd Annual International Conference, Los Alamos, 2002.

· Notre Dame Scholar, University of Notre Dame, 1995-1998.

· First Place, R. Catesby Talioferro Mathematics Essay Prize Competition, 1997.

H. Selected Recent Presentations

· Sonna Farmer, M.A. Byrne, Cyndi Crumb and Gabriella Pickett (2011). A course redesign in MA112, poster for 1^st Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning, May 2011, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

· Byrne, M.A. (2011). Methods of Membrane Domain Investigation in Noisy Environments, poster for University of South Alabama 18^th Annual Research Forum, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

· McCreadie, J.W., Byrne, M.A. (2010). Distribution, diversity and dynamics of black fly symbiotes.  4th International Simuliid Symposium. October, 2010. Antalya, Turkey.

· Byrne, M.A. (2010). Membrane Biology: Comparison of an Indirect Experimental Measure with Explicit Spatial Point Analyses for Investigating Membrane Organization, presentation for MAA Florida Chapter Local Meeting, November 2010, Pensacola, Florida, USA.