Lingyun (Ivy) Xiong, D.Phil. Postdoctoral Fellow at UCLA Integrative Biology and Physiology Quantitative and Computational Biosciences Volunteer & Collaborator at NIH/NCI Founder and Host of the Dynamics Club CV | Google Scholar | ORCID | LinkedIn | Twitter Email: ivyxiong@ucla.edu |
Homeodynamics in Health and Disease
Oscillatory processes permeate every branch of biology, from circadian rhythms at the molecular level, cell contractility at the cellular and tissue level, hormonal regulation across organ systems, to animal aggregation and migration at the ecological level. Contrary to conventional thinking, the doctrine of homeostasis proves far from sufficient to describe or explain these highly dynamic phenomena, especially in physiology. My research applies dynamical systems theory to study the mechanism and function of biological oscillations – by integrating genetic, molecular, and biophysical evidence – and I use techniques from nonlinear dynamics to evaluate the mathematical structure underlying the transition from health to disease.
Current Research Focus
- Mathematical modeling of renal physiology
- Physiological dynamics via in vivo imaging (with the Porat-Shliom lab at NIH/NCI)
- Comparative studies of organismal physiology
- Network and dynamical modeling of cell fate transition
Qualifications
- D.Phil. in Systems Biology, University of Oxford (2021)
- B.Sc. in Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong (2016)
- Study abroad in Biology, University of California San Diego (2015)
Posts
Interview at UCLA DoM Research Day
BINA Scientific Speaker Series 2024
UW ISCRM Inclusive Leadership Workshop
Examining Physiological Dynamics at APS2024
Dynamics Club in 2023: A Summary
Guest Lecture at the University of Arizona
New paper: Are physiological oscillations 'physiological'?
Paper accepted: Sex differences in the mammalian kidney
Talk at UC Davis Biophysics Seminar
Talk at Harvey Mudd Applied Math Seminar
Blogging fun at BPS2023
Dynamics Club in 2022: A Summary
My upcoming talk at UC Davis Math Bio Seminar
My upcoming talk at Harvard Systems Biology
My upcoming talk at Brandeis Math Biology
My upcoming talk at Beckman Research Institute - City of Hope
New paper: Hopf bifurcation keeps cancer away!
WIMB2022 for Women's Health
Dynamics Club: Summer 2022
Introducing Dynamics Club at USC
My upcoming talk at UCLA QCBio
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