My research interests revolve around applied mathematics and computational biology. Recently, I've also been focusing on data-driven modeling and Bayesian approaches to model selection. For more information about my work, please visit my website at https://matzavinos.com
| Larson, Karen, Olson, Sarah D., Matzavinos, Anastasios. "A Bayesian Framework to Estimate Fluid and Material Parameters in Micro-swimmer Models." Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, vol. 83, no. 3, 2021, pp. 23. |
| Larson, Karen, Arampatzis, Georgios, Bowman, Clark, Chen, Zhizhong, Hadjidoukas, Panagiotis, Papadimitriou, Costas, Koumoutsakos, Petros, Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Data-driven prediction and origin identification of epidemics in population networks." Royal Society Open Science, vol. 8, no. 1, 2021, pp. 200531. |
| Larson, Karen, Zagkos, Loukas, Mc Auley, Mark, Roberts, Jason, Kavallaris, Nikos I., Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Data-driven selection and parameter estimation for DNA methylation mathematical models." Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2019. |
| Larson, Karen, Bowman, Clark, Papadimitriou, Costas, Koumoutsakos, Petros, Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Detection of arterial wall abnormalities via Bayesian model selection." Royal Society Open Science, vol. 6, no. 10, 2019, pp. 182229. |
| Bowman, Clark, Chaplain, Mark, Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of critical pore size in a lipid bilayer membrane." Royal Society Open Science, 2019. |
| Angel, Omer, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Roitershtein, Alexander. "Limit theorem for the Robin Hood game." Statistics & Probability Letters, 2019. |
| Bowman, Clark, Larson, Karen, Roitershtein, Alexander, Stein, Derek, Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification for Particle-Based Simulation of Lipid Bilayer Membranes.", 2018, pp. 77-102. |
| Chumley, Timothy, Aydogmus, Ozgur, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Roitershtein, Alexander. "Moran-type bounds for the fixation probability in a frequency-dependent Wright–Fisher model." Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2018. |
| Kim, Daniel, Bowman, Clark, Del Bonis-O’Donnell, Jackson T., Matzavinos, Anastasios, Stein, Derek. "Giant Acceleration of DNA Diffusion in an Array of Entropic Barriers." Physical Review Letters, vol. 118, no. 4, 2017. |
| Zayernouri, Mohsen, Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Fractional Adams–Bashforth/Moulton methods: An application to the fractional Keller–Segel chemotaxis system." Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 317, 2016, pp. 1-14. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios, Ptashnyk, Mariya. "Homogenization of oxygen transport in biological tissues." Applicable Analysis, vol. 95, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1013-1049. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios, Roitershtein, Alexander, Seol, Youngsoo. "Random walks in a sparse random environment." Electronic Journal of Probability, vol. 21, no. 72, 2016, pp. 1-20. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios, Ptashnyk, Mariya. "Stochastic homogenization of the Keller–Segel chemotaxis system." Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications, vol. 144, 2016, pp. 58-76. |
| Sturrock, Marc, Murray, Philip, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Chaplain, Mark. "Mean field analysis of a spatial stochastic model of a gene regulatory network." Journal of Mathematical Biology, vol. 71, no. 4, 2015, pp. 921-959. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios, Shtylla, Blerta, Voller, Zachary, Liu, Sijia, Chaplain, Mark A. J. "Stochastic modelling of chromosomal segregation: Errors can introduce correction." Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, vol. 76, no. 7, 2014, pp. 1590-1606. |
| Liu, Sijia, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Sethuraman, Sunder. "Random walk distances in data clustering and applications." Advances in Data Analysis and Classification, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. 83-108. |
| Sturrock, M., Hellander, A., Matzavinos, A., Chaplain, M. A. J. "Spatial stochastic modelling of the Hes1 gene regulatory network: Intrinsic noise can explain heterogeneity in embryonic stem cell differentiation." Journal of The Royal Society Interface, vol. 10, no. 80, 2013. |
| Giedt, Randy J., Pfeiffer, Douglas R., Matzavinos, Anastasios, Kao, Chiu-Yen, Alevriadou, B. Rita. "Mitochondrial dynamics and motility inside living vascular endothelial cells: Role of bioenergetics." Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 40, no. 9, 2012, pp. 1903-1916. |
| Giedt, Randy J., Yang, Changjun, Zweier, Jay L., Matzavinos, Anastasios, Alevriadou, B. Rita. "Mitochondrial fission in endothelial cells after simulated ischemia/reperfusion: Role of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species." Free Radical Biology and Medicine, vol. 52, no. 2, 2012, pp. 348-356. |
| Schafer, Kelsey N., Kim, Sohee, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Kuret, Jeff. "Selectivity requirements for diagnostic imaging of neurofibrillary lesions in Alzheimer's disease: A simulation study." NeuroImage, vol. 60, no. 3, 2012, pp. 1724-1733. |
| Ben-Ari, Iddo, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Roitershtein, Alexander. "On a species survival model." Electronic Communications in Probability, vol. 16, 2011, pp. 226-233. |
| Ben-Ari, Iddo, Boushaba, Khalid, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Roitershtein, Alexander. "Stochastic analysis of the motion of DNA nanomechanical bipeds." Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, vol. 73, no. 8, 2011, pp. 1932-1951. |
| Preedy, Katharine F., Schofield, Pietà G., Liu, Sijia, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Chaplain, Mark A.J., Hubbard, Stephen F. "Modelling contact spread of infection in host–parasitoid systems: Vertical transmission of pathogens can cause chaos." Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 262, no. 3, 2010, pp. 441-451. |
| Matzavinos, A., Kao, C.-Y., Green, J. E. F., Sutradhar, A., Miller, M., Friedman, A. "Modeling oxygen transport in surgical tissue transfer." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 106, no. 29, 2009, pp. 12091-12096. |
| Joshi, Badal, Wang, Xueying, Banerjee, Sayanti, Tian, Haiyan, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Chaplain, Mark A.J. "On immunotherapies and cancer vaccination protocols: A mathematical modelling approach." Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 259, no. 4, 2009, pp. 820-827. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Dynamic irregular patterns and invasive wavefronts: The control of tumour growth by cytotoxic T-lymphocytes." Selected Topics in Cancer Modeling, 2008, pp. 1-30. |
| Congdon, E. E., Kim, S., Bonchak, J., Songrug, T., Matzavinos, A., Kuret, J. "Nucleation-dependent Tau Filament Formation: The Importance of Dimerization and an Estimation of Elementary Rate Constants." Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 283, no. 20, 2008, pp. 13806-13816. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios, Othmer, Hans G. "A stochastic analysis of actin polymerization in the presence of twinfilin and gelsolin." Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 249, no. 4, 2007, pp. 723-736. |
| Hu, Jifeng, Matzavinos, Anastasios, Othmer, Hans G. "A theoretical approach to actin filament dynamics." Journal of Statistical Physics, vol. 128, no. 1, 2007, pp. 111-138. |
| Chaplain, Mark, Matzavinos, Anastasios. "Mathematical modelling of spatio-temporal phenomena in tumour immunology." Lecture Notes in Mathematics, Springer, 2006, pp. 131-183. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios, Chaplain, Mark, Kuznetsov, Vladimir. "Mathematical modelling of the spatio-temporal response of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes to a solid tumour." Mathematical Medicine and Biology, vol. 21, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-34. |
| Matzavinos A, Chaplain MA, Kuznetsov VA. "Mathematical modelling of the spatio-temporal response of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes to a solid tumour." Mathematical Medicine and Biology, vol. 21, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-34. |
| Matzavinos, Anastasios, Chaplain, Mark A.J. "Travelling-wave analysis of a model of the immune response to cancer." Comptes Rendus Biologies, vol. 327, no. 11, 2004, pp. 995-1008. |
| Matzavinos A, Chaplain MA. "Travelling-wave analysis of a model of the immune response to cancer." Comptes Rendus Biologies, vol. 327, no. 11, 2004, pp. 995-1008. |
For more information about my work, please visit my website at https://matzavinos.com
NSF CAREER award. Mesoscale Computational Modeling of Intracellular Soft Matter. Period of performance: June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2021. Principal Investigator: Anastasios Matzavinos.
NSF CDS&E-MSS award. Collaborative Research: Computational Modeling, Simulation, and Validation for Tissue Transplantation. Period of performance: August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2018. Principal Investigator: Anastasios Matzavinos.
Subcontract on Emerging Functions of Mitochondrial Fission in Postischemic Endothelial Cells. NIH R21 grant, 2011-2013. Principal Investigator: B. Rita Alevriadou. One-year subcontract awarded to Anastasios Matzavinos.
Subcontract on Imaging Agents for Diagnosis of Tauopathic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, 2009. Principal Investigator: Jeff Kuret. Subcontract awarded to Anastasios Matzavinos.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PhD | University of Dundee |
| 2001 | MSc | University of Athens |
| 1998 | BS | University of Crete |
NSF CAREER award. Mesoscale Computational Modeling of Intracellular Soft Matter. Period of performance: June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2021. Principal Investigator: Anastasios Matzavinos.
NSF CDS&E-MSS award. Collaborative Research: Computational Modeling, Simulation, and Validation for Tissue Transplantation. Period of performance: August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2018. Principal Investigator: Anastasios Matzavinos.
Nominated and elected full member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, 2012.
Awarded a Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) Early Career Award, 2011.
American Mathematical Society
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Society for Mathematical Biology
| APMA 1200 - Operations Research: Probabilistic Models |
| APMA 1330 - Applied Partial Differential Equations II |
| APMA 1930U - Introduction to Stochastic Differential Equations |
| APMA 2190 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications |
| APMA 2200 - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications |
