Boston, MA – We are thrilled to announce that Kishore Hari has been awarded the esteemed Reinhart-Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award for 2023 by the European Society of Theoretical and Mathematical Biology (ESMTB). This prestigious award recognizes Hari’s outstanding PhD thesis titled “Design Principles of Phenotypic Robustness and Plasticity in Gene Regulatory Networks Underlying Cancer Metastasis.”
Kishore Hari’s thesis deals with identifying and analyzing structural patterns in gene regulatory networks that control phenotypic plasticity and robustness over a large parameter space, and hence can be useful in identifying reliable therapeutic targets against cancer metastasis.
As part of the award, Kishore Hari has been invited to present the thesis work at the 13th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB 2024). Additionally, the award includes
- A lead article summarizing the thesis in the next annual report of the society, European Communications in Mathematical and Theoretical Biology;
- Free membership of ESMTB for one year.
This award, named in honor of Professor Reinhart Heinrich (1946-2006), a pioneer in Systems Biology, commemorates his significant contributions to the field of theoretical biophysics and his lasting influence on young scientists. The Reinhart-Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award is given annually to honor exceptional doctoral research in mathematical and theoretical biology.
Kishore Hari was selected by a distinguished prize committee, including experts such as
- Tom Britton (Stockholm University)
- Helen Byrne (University of Oxford)
- Mirjam Kretzschmar (UMC Utrecht)
- Josep Sardanyes (Centre de Recerca Matemàtica, Barcelona)
- Jana Wolf (MDC Berlin)
CONGRATULATIONS! Kishore Hari on this remarkable achievement and invaluable contributions to the field of mathematical biology.