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ANTUN SKANATA, PHD

I use physics, mathematical techniques, and computational approaches to build theoretical models of living systems. My interests include the role of memory in populations of cells and in complex communities, the evolutionary consequences of host-pathogen interactions, and elucidating the principles of ecological robustness, diversity and stability. My career path allows me to look at complex biological phenomena from an angle that is unique to my skill set, which lies at the interface of physics, mathematics, biology and ecology.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Physics Department, Syracuse University
2021 - present

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Biology Department, Queens College CUNY 
2020-2021

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

Biology Department, New York University
2014-2020

PHD IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS

Physics Department, Brown University
2014

BSC IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS

University of Zagreb, Croatia
2007

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RESEARCH PROJECTS

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MEMORY IN CELLULAR RESPONSES TO FLUCTUATING STRESS

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HOST-PATHOGEN DYNAMICS AND EVOLUTIONARY GAME THEORY

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COEXISTENCE, SURVIVAL AND EVOLUTION UNDER MIGRATION-DRIVEN FLUCTUATING SELECTION

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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND HERD IMMUNITY

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POPULATION PLASTICITY
AND RESPONSE OPTIMALITY

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ECOSYSTEM DESIGN AND ROBUSTNESS

coming soon
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PUBLICATIONS

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EVOLUTIONARY PHASE TRANSITIONS IN RANDOM ENVIRONMENTS

Antun Skanata and Edo Kussell
Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 038104 (2016)

ECOLOGICAL MEMORY PRESERVES PHAGE RESISTANCE MECHANISMS IN BACTERIA

Antun Skanata and Edo Kussell 

Nature Comm. 12:6817 (2021) 

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MEMORY AND ADAPTATION IN TIME VARYING ENVIRONMENTS

Antun Skanata and Edo Kussell
Roadmap on biology in time varying environments,
Arvind Murugan (Ed.), 
Phys. Biol. 18 041502 (2021)

HUMIDITY REDUCES RAPID AND DISTANT AIRBORNE DISPERSAL OF VIABLE VIRAL PARTICLES IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS

Antun Skanata, Fabrizio Spagnolo,
Molly Metz, Davida Smyth & John Dennehy
bioRxiv 2021.06.22.449435 (2021)

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CONTACT US

Dr. Antun Skanata
Department of Physics, Syracuse University

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