June 2025: Received the FWF ASTRA Award — 5 years of research funding for the MOHECCE project! · Nov 2025: Promoted to Associate Professor for Mathematical Biology.
University of Vienna · Faculty of Mathematics
Associate Professor for Mathematical Biology
Using mathematics to capture, describe and better understand biological phenomena — from cytoskeletal dynamics to collective cell migration.
Background
I am a researcher working at the exciting intersection of mathematics and molecular biology. I hold the position of Associate Professor for Mathematical Biology at the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Vienna, and an honorary position as Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics at the Mathematics Department of University College London (UCL).
I believe that good mathematical models allow us to better understand biological phenomena. My work spans a range of scales — from individual proteins and cytoskeletal networks to collective behaviour of cells and tissues.
I enjoy outreach and public engagement activities and like using art as a means to communicate scientific ideas.
Team Members
from Spring 2026
from Spring 2026
Get in Touch
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Photo: © Gebhard Sengmüller