Christian Ratsch, PhD, Associate Adjunct Professor and Associate Director of Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles , Suzanne Lenhart, PhD, Associate Director for Education, Outreach, and Diversity, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) , Ricardo Cortez, PhD, Professor, Tulane University and Ivelisse Rubio, PhD, Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras