Brian Ingalls

Brian Ingalls is a Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and cross-appointed to Biology at the University of Waterloo. His research applies mathematical and control-theoretic approaches to biological systems, including genetic regulatory networks, microbial communities, and cellular metabolism.

• Institutional Affiliation: Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
• Contact: bingalls@uwaterloo.ca

His work focuses on systems biology and synthetic biology, particularly sensitivity analysis of biochemical networks, optimal experimental design, and mathematical modeling of cellular processes. Research funding comes from NSERC and CIHR.

Notable contributions include the textbook Mathematical Modeling in Systems Biology (MIT Press, 2013) and the Ingalls Quantitative Cell Biology Lab, which investigates intracellular and intercellular network dynamics through computational and experimental methods.

• Key Collaborations: iGEM Waterloo, Chemical Engineering, and international synthetic biology networks
• Advising: Mentored 15+ graduate students and postdocs across applied math, biology, and engineering fields