Anita Layton

Anita Layton is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine and a Professor of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Pharmacy, and Biology at the University of Waterloo. She holds leadership roles as Associate Dean, Research and International, in the Faculty of Mathematics and chairs the Research Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council. Her research focuses on computational modeling of physiological systems, particularly kidney function, hypertension, diabetes, and circadian rhythms. Layton's interdisciplinary team collaborates with clinicians and engineers to address questions like drug efficacy differences between sexes and circadian-driven health outcomes.

Education: PhD in Mathematics from the University of Toronto.

Research interests include kidney physiology, biofluid dynamics, metabolic pathways in aging, and applying AI to medical challenges. Notable projects involve modeling sex differences in drug responses and developing tools for early autism detection via eye-gaze analysis.

Awards include Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (2022), Krieger-Nelson Prize (2021), and Royal Society of Canada Fellowship (2022). She edits journals like Hypertension and SIAM Review.

Her lab hosts postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates, with funded positions in computational biology and AI. Ongoing work includes kidney disease modeling, circadian rhythm impacts on health, and water quality analysis using machine learning.