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William L. Kath is the Margaret B. Fuller Boos Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering. He holds affiliations as Deputy Director of the National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology, courtesy faculty in Neurobiology, and member of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems. His research bridges quantitative biology, neuroscience, and optics, focusing on dynamical models of biological systems and high-speed optical communication systems. Key projects include the EMBEDR algorithm for single-cell omics analysis and computational models of temperature sensing in Drosophila.
Research interests emphasize quantitative and computational biology, particularly circadian rhythms, neuronal circuit modeling, and single-cell genomics. Collaborations include the Gallio lab (Drosophila thermosensation), Daniel Dombeck's lab (hippocampal neuron behavior), and Nelson Spruston's group (hippocampal microcircuits). His work on optics includes nonlinear pulse propagation and rare event analysis in fiber optics.
Scientific awards include Fellowships from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and the Optical Society of America. He advises over 20 graduate students and has developed courses like ESAM 472 (RNA sequencing analysis) and ESAM 370 (Computational Neuroscience). Current students include Richard Suhendra and Nan Ding (jointly advised).
Labs/teams: Leads the National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology, co-leads the Gallio lab collaboration on thermosensory circuits, and maintains active projects in computational neuroscience and optics at Northwestern.
