Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS)
Deputy Division Director, Division of Fundamental Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) (concurrent)
Catherine Beauchemin
Ph.D.
- Research Fields
- Virophysics
- Contact
- cbeau@riken.jp
- Appointment History
- 2018/04/01 - 2020/08/31Senior Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS) Main: Professor, Department of Physics, Ryerson University, Canada
- 2020/09/01 - 2025/03/31Deputy Program Director, RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS)
- 2025/04/01 - Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS)
- 2025/04/01 - Deputy Division Director, Division of Fundamental Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) (concurrent)
- Other Affiliations
- Professor, Department of Physics, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
- Related Website
- Catherine Beauchemin's personal website
Self-introduction
Bonjour! I have been a member of iTHEMS since 2016 so maybe you already know me. I am a computational physicist and my research is in the field of virophysics (ヴイルス物理学). I apply the techniques of physics to virology. More generally, I like applying the methods of physics and computational methods to fields where theoretical/quantitative analysis is less common, like biology and health research, or even ergonomics! I think the methodologies developed in physics can translate to many other fields and provide new insights. Most of my work involves/requires direct collaborations with experimental virologists. I also really enjoy convincing other physicists and mathematicians to join in solving these types of problems across disciplines. For me, iTHEMS is an ideal environment to develop such collaborative projects. I hope you will want to join me to try to get new exciting results in health research.
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Clinical trials and standards of care: How doctors decide your medical treatment
October 2 (Wed) at 16:00 - 17:00, 2024 Seminar iTHEMS Biology Seminar

Seoul National University student group visit
January 10 (Wed) at 14:00 - 20:00, 2024 Others

6th Workshop on Virus Dynamics
July 4 (Tue) - 6 (Thu), 2023 Workshop Supported by iTHEMS

Organizational meeting
April 6 (Thu) at 16:00 - 17:00, 2023 Seminar iTHEMS Biology Seminar

Connecting the hierarchies: from cosmos to life
February 20 (Mon) at 10:00 - 16:45, 2023 Workshop Co-hosted by iTHEMS

Equilibrium or not? Mathematical differences between acute & chronic virus infections
May 25 (Wed) at 13:30 - 15:00, 2022 Seminar NEW WG Seminar

Towards the Use of Data Assimilation for COVID-19 Investigations
February 14 (Mon) at 13:00 - 17:30, 2022 Workshop Co-hosted by iTHEMS

Understanding the effect of defective, interfering influenza virus
October 14 (Thu) at 10:00 - 11:00, 2021 Seminar iTHEMS Biology Seminar

Simple models of cancer growth, MCMC parameter estimation and identifiability
April 8 (Thu) at 10:00 - 11:00, 2021 Seminar iTHEMS Biology Seminar

Public Lecture for Darwin Day
February 17 (Wed) at 9:00 - 10:00, 2021 Lecture

A physicist’s adventures in virology: Catherine Beauchemin live webcast
November 5 (Thu) at 9:00 - 10:00, 2020 External Event

Models to describe how virus spreads in vitro
May 13 (Wed) at 10:00 - 10:45, 2020 Seminar iTHEMS Biology Seminar

Nerd Nite Tokyo
May 11 (Fri) at 20:00 - 22:00, 2018 External Event
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