Mohammad Aminul Islam

Assistant Professor

102A Spencer Lab
Newark, DE 19716
aminul@udel.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Mathematical Biology
• Quantitative Systems Pharmacology
• Immunoengineering
• Tissue Damage and Fibrosis
• Engineering Education

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Dr. Islam’s research focuses on multiscale modeling to investigate the disease dynamics and quantitative systems pharmacology modeling to predict the effects of treatments in complex biological systems. His work spans applications in pulmonary fibrosis, ocular drug delivery, osteoimmunology, oncology, and women’s health, with disease contexts including COVID-19, macular degeneration, osteoporosis, and cancer.

In the classroom, Dr. Islam emphasizes the connection between theory and real-world application. His teaching philosophy is grounded in creating an engaging and inclusive environment both in person and online by incorporating case studies from current research, interactive computational modules, and industry-relevant examples. He is particularly passionate about integrating modeling frameworks into biomedical engineering curricula to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

For a complete list of publications, check Dr. Islam’s Google Scholar.

1. M. A. Islam and A. N. Ford Versypt, “Mathematical Modeling of Impacts of Patient Differences on Renin-Angiotensin System and Applications to COVID-19 Lung Fibrosis Outcomes,” Comput. Biol. Med., 186:109631, 2025. DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.109631.
2. M. A. Islam, M. Getz, P. Macklin, and A. N. Ford Versypt, “An Agent-Based Modeling Approach for Lung Fibrosis in Response to COVID-19,” PLOS Comput. Biol., 19(12), e1011741, 2023. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011741.
3. C. V. Cook, M. A. Islam, B. J. Smith, A. N. Ford Versypt, “Mathematical Modeling of the Effects of Wnt-10b on Bone Metabolism,” AIChE J., 2022, 68(12), e17809. DOI: 10.1002/aic.17809 (open access bioRxiv preprint DOI: 10.1101/2021.06.12.448204v3).
4. M. A. Islam, C. V. Cook, B. J. Smith, and A. N. Ford Versypt, “Mathematical Modeling of the Gut–Bone Axis and Implications of Butyrate Treatment on Osteoimmunology,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. vol. 60, no. 49, p. 17814-17825, 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02949.
5. M. A. Islam, S. Roy, S. K. Das, and D. Barua, “Multicellular Models Bridging Intracellular Signaling and Gene Transcription to Population Dynamics,” Processes, vol. 6, no. 11, p. 217, 2018. DOI: 10.3390/pr6110217.
6. M. A. Islam, S. Barua, and D. Barua, “A Multiscale Modeling Study of Particle Size Effects on the Tissue Penetration Efficacy of Drug-Delivery Nanoparticles,” BMC Syst. Biol., vol. 11, no. 1, p. 113, 2017. DOI: 10.1186/s12918-017-0491-4.