Dr. Jonathan Rubin's research interests include: Multiple timescale dynamics, especially in neuronal networks; the role of connectivity patterns in shaping network activity; the dynamic mechanisms underlying respiratory pacemaker rhythms and other central pattern generation in the mammalian brainstem; network dynamics in the basal ganglia, with implications for motor disorders, particularly Parkinson’s disease; and, the dynamics of the acute inflammatory response and sepsis, including optimization of therapeutic interventions, model-based diagnostics, implications for traumatic brain injury, and associated issues of parameter estimation.
Dr. Rubin is an Editorial Board Member for SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics (2012-present, currently Section Editor), SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems (2015-present), PLoS Computational Biology (2019-present), and Biological Cybernetics (2006-present). He has served as Chair and Program Director of the SIAM Special Interest Group on the Life Sciences. In addition, he is a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1991-present (Activity Group in Dynamical Systems, 1993-present; Activity Group in Life Sciences, 2000-present), the Society for Neuroscience, 2005-present, and the Mathematical Association of America, 1990-1993, 1997-1998, 2001-present.