Edelstein-Keshet is known for her contributions to the field of mathematical biology and biophysics.
[1] Her research spans many topics including sub-cellular biology, ecology, and biomedical research,[1] with particular focus on cell motility and the cytoskeleton, modeling of physiology and diseases, such as autoimmune diabetes, and swarming and aggregation behavior in social organisms.
[2] She is a full-time professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.
Dr. Edelstein-Keshet was born in Israel, and moved to Canada with her parents when she was 12.
She is the 2022 SIAM John von Neumann Prize Lecturer.