Professor of Mathematics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Phone: (734) 764-8537
E-mail: tjacks@umich.edu
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Phone: (734) 764-8537
E-mail: tjacks@umich.edu
1998 | PhD in Applied Mathematics | University of Washington, Washington, USA |
1996 | MS in Applied Mathematics | University of Washington, Washington, USA |
1994 | BS in Mathematics | Arizona State University, Arizona , USA |
Dr. Trachette L. Jackson is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. Her research lies within the overarching field of mathematical biology, which can be characterized by the use of sophisticated mathematical, statistical and computational modeling techniques in order to facilitate a deep understanding of biology, for human benefit and the mitigation of human harm. Within Mathematical Biology, she specializes in Computational Cancer Research or Mathematical Oncology. In 2003, she became one of only two African American women to receive the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Award in Mathematics, and in 2005 she received the James S. McDonnell 21st Century Scientist Award. A highlight of her career was becoming the first woman to receive the 2010 Blackwell-Tapia Prize, honoring a mathematician who has contributed significantly to research and to addressing the program of underrepresentation of minorities in mathematics. In 2011, Dr. Trachette L. Jackson founded a new Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics Bridge to the PhD program at the University of Michigan in order to address the national challenge of educating and training a diverse scientific workforce capable of unifying the fields of mathematics and the natural sciences. Her commitment to theoretical and computational cancer research is further evidenced by her joint effort to spearhead a Quantitative Oncology subsection in the authoritative journal Cancer Research, for which she now serve as a Senior Editor. She had built her career on collaborative research and educational activities that cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries, and she envisions that this type of research will eventually change the face of cancer research.
2008-Present | Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA |
2003-2008 | Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA |
2000-2003 | Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA |
1999-2000 | John Hope Franklin Postdoctoral Fellow of Mathematics, Duke University, North Carolina, USA |
1995-1998 | NSF Graduate Fellow of Mathematics, University of Washington |
Membership for Professional Organizations
2016 | SIAM Life Sciences Conference, Organizing Committee Member |
2016 | AWM Workshop at SIAM Annual Meeting, Co-organizer |
2013 | WhAM! Research Collaboration Workshop for Women, Co-organizer |
2013 | AMS Centennial Fellowship Committee |
2013 | AWM Research Symposium, Session Organizer |
2012-2013 | NIH MABS Study Section Member |
2012 | MSRI Spring Opportunities Workshop Organizer |
2012-2015 | IMA Board of Governors |
2010-2013 | AWM Executive Committee (Elected Position) |
2008-Present | Senior Editor, Cancer Research |
2008-Present | SIAM Diversity Committee |
2008-Present | Diversity Committee for the Mathematical Biology Institute |
2008-2011 | Advisory Board for the NIMBioS |
2006-2009 | Steering Committee Member for ABRCMS |
2006 | SIAM ANNUAL MEETING, Organizing Committee Member |
2006 | IPAM Cells and Materials, Organizing Committee Member |
2004 | Co-organizer, Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology |
Co-organizer, University of Michigan's Mathematical Biology Research Group | |
Member, Society for Mathematical Biology | |
Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | |
Member, Association for Women in Mathematics |
2016 | Featured in Stem Gems: How 44 Women Shine in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and How You Can Too! |
2014 | DAPCEP Real McCoy Award |
2013 | Featured in Darwin's Extra Sense |
2013 | Interviewed for the Scientific American blog, "Roots of Unity" and AWM News |
2012 | Simon's Foundation Fellowship Advertised in the NY Times |
2012 | Elizabeth Caroline Crosby Award |
2012 | Elected to the IMA Board of Governors |
2011 | Imes-Moore Award |
2011 | Featured in a 2-page article in SIAM News |
2011 | Featured on the AMS Women in Mathematics Poster |
2010 | Blackwell-Tapia Award |
2010 | Present Director of Marjorie Lee Browne Bridge Program |
2008 | Present Senior Editor of Mathematical Oncology for Cancer Research |
2008 | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Standout Scholar |
2005 | James S. McDonnell 21st Century Research Award |
2003 | Robert D. and Janet E. Neary Faculty Research Award |
2003 | Amoco Faculty Undergraduate Teaching Award |
2003 | Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship |
2003 | WWNF Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty |
2003 | Elizabeth Caroline Crosby Research Award |
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