Frederick R. Adler

Frederick R. Adler holds a B.S. in mathematics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Cornell University. He has spent his subsequent career becoming increasing biological and completed a postdoctoral appointment at the Center for Population Biology at the University of California, Davis. He now holds a joint position in mathematics and biology at the University of Utah, where he is currently director of the School of Biological Sciences. Adler uses mathematical modeling to investigate ecology, epidemiology, immunology, and many subfields of molecular and biomedical biology. He is also the author of two textbooks: Modeling the Dynamics of Life: Calculus and Probability for Life Scientists and Urban Ecosystems: Ecological Principles for the Built Environment.