By Dr. Navideh Noori We are excited to share news about the 2019 Annual SMB Meeting, upcoming meetings/workshops, a multi-journal special issue with articles in different PLoS journals and funding opportunities. Read on below. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology The 2019 SMB Annual Meeting is right…
Research interview – Professor Helen Byrne By Dr Robin Thompson Robin talks with Helen Byrne, Professor of Biomedical Modelling at the University of Oxford and recipient of the 2018 Leah Edelstein-Keshet Prize. You won the Leah Edelstein-Keshet prize for your research in modelling biomedical systems, coupled with your record of…
Obituary: Distinguished Professor Robert Miura (1938-2018) By Nassif Ghoussoub, Scientific Director, Banff International Research Station I just got word that my friend and colleague, Robert Miura, passed away on November 25th. Robert was born in Selma, California, to an immigrant family from Japan. When he was three years old, he…
By Dr Robin Thompson Interview with Professor Helen Byrne, recipient of the Leah Edelstein-Keshet prize Robin Thompson talks to Helen Byrne about her research in biomedical modelling and some of her favourite aspects of being a mathematical biologist. Read the interview here. Obituary of Professor Robert M.…
Dr. Jennifer Flegg Conference Reports 1. ANZIAM2019 The Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) annual conference is one of the main opportunities for mathematical biologists to meet up in the local region to share their research and exchange novel ideas. This year’s ANZIAM meeting (3-7 February 2019)…
Dr. Stacey Finley We are excited to share news about the 2019 Annual Meeting, as well as highlight a fellowship opportunity for trainees interested in connecting science and policy. Read on below. 2019 SMB Annual Meeting The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology will be held…