SMB Digest February 29, 2012 Volume 12 Issue 09
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Amina Eladdadi eladdada(at)strose(dot)edu
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Issue's Topics:
Workshop: Young Researchers in Math. Bio.., August 27 - 30, OH
Summer School: Stochastic Modeling for Sys. Bio, Sept. 3-7, Italy
Symposium: 2012 Integrative Network Biology , May 11-13, Denmark
Graduate Course: in Neuroinformatics, August 11-26, MA
PhD Position: Mathematical Biology, UK
Job Position: Ecological/Evolutionary Modeling, NY
SMBnet Reminders
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Date: Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:08 AM
Subject: 2012 Workshop for Young Researchers in Mathematical Biology,
MBI, OH
2012 Workshop for Young Researchers in Mathematical Biology
August 27 - 30, 2012, Columbus, OH
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Date: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 4:13 AM
Subject: Summer school: Stochastic modelling for systems biology
(Pavia, Italy)
Applied Bayesian Statistics School STOCHASTIC MODELLING FOR SYSTEMS
BIOLOGY September 3 - 7, 2012 - Pavia, Italy
Lecturer: Professor Darren WILKINSON School of Mathematics and
Statistics, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Programme and registration details are available at
Interested people are invited to contact the ABS12 Secretariat at:
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Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 7:12 AM
Subject: Integrative Network Biology 2012: Network Medicine - Abstract
Deadline Approaching!
The Abstract submission deadline for both talks and posters at the
Integrative Network Biology 2012: Network Medicine symposium (May
11-13th 2012) is fast approaching, as it is set for the 18th March
2012.
Registration, abstract submission and all relevant information are
The theme of this conference will be the use of novel experimental and
computational approaches to study signalling networks, and how network
models can be applied to the study and targeting of complex diseases
such as cancer, diabetes and neurological disorders.
Confirmed speakers are:
Keynote speakers
Ruedi Aebersold (ETH, Switzerland)
Doug Lauffenburger (MIT, USA)
Tony Pawson (SLRI, Canada)
Eng Lim Goh (SGI, USA)
Session speakers:
Norbert Perrimon (HMS, USA)
Garry Nolan (Stanford, USA)
Michael B. Yaffe (MIT, USA)
Nevan Krogan (UCSF, USA)
Marc Vidal (Dana Farber, USA)
Marian Walhout (UMASSMED, USA)
Matt Onsum (Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, USA)
Rune Linding (DTU, DK)
Andrea Califano (Columbia, USA)
Bernhard Palsson (UCSD/DTU, USA/DK)
Dana Pe'er (Columbia, USA)
Søren Brunak (DTU, DK)
Janine Erler (BRIC, DK)
Anne-Claude Gavin (EMBL, DE)
Ben Lehner (CRG, ES)
The organizers:
Dr Rune Linding
Dr Federico De Masi
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Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:26 PM
Subject: Graduate Course in Neuroinformatics, August 11-26, MA
Applications are invited for an intensive graduate/postgraduate school
in Neuroinformatics at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole,
MA, from 11 to 26 August 2012.
on methods to manage and analyze data sets from neurophysiological and
behavioral measurements, particularly large data volumes that require
systematic tatistical and computational approaches.
The course includes lectures on fundamental mathematical methods,
established and emerging applications, and focused hands-on
computer-based sessions. Topics include point processes, e.g., spike
trains, continuous processes, e.g., behavior, ECoG, EEG, fMRI, LFP,
and MEG recordings, and methods for analyzing neuroanatomical data
from light and electron microscopy. The first week is devoted by
lectures on statistical and analytical techniques appropriate for
neural data analysis. A concurrent computer laboratory runs in the
evenings to supplement the lectures. The second week contains
application-based lectures and is focused on emerging research areas.
The second week further contains a "data analysis challenge", in which
teams will analyze published data sets in the context of specific
questions. Attendance at the school is targeted broadly, from
experimental researchers to those with a theoretical or analytical
orientation who work closely ith data. A main aim of the school is to
foster close working relations between theorists and
experimentalists. Researchers at all levels, from advanced graduate
student to working professional, may benefit from participating.
Primary faculty include: Helen Barbas (BU); Amy Barnard (Allen);
Mikhail Belkin (OSU); Uri T. Eden (BU); Moritz Helmstaedter (MPI);
Matti S. Hamalainen (MGH); Satish Iyengar (Pitt); David Kleinfeld,
co-director (UCSD); Partha P. Mitra, co-director (CSHL); Bijan
Pesaran (NYU); Keith P. Purpura (Weill-Cornell); Nicholas D. Schiff
(Weill-Cornell); Andrew T. Sornborger (Georgia); and Jonathan
D. Victor (Weill-Cornell). Application Deadline: May 11, 2012
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Date: Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 3:18 AM
Subject: PhD Position in Mathematical Biology, UK
Vice Chancellor?s PhD Studentships - School of Science and Technology,
Nottingham Trent University
PhD Studentship in multiscale mathematical modelling of cell
signalling interactions in a novel treatment for cancer
A PhD studentship is available at Nottingham Trent University, as part
of the Vice-Chancellor?s bursary scheme.
The project involves numerical and asymptotic analysis of cell
signalling pathways, and cell population behaviour, with relevance to
a novel treatment of cancer.
The work will be undertaken as part of an interdisciplinary team, in
collaboration with Dr J. Mahdavi (Molecular Bacteriology and
Immunology Group, University of Nottingham), the van Geest Cancer
Research Centre (Nottingham Trent) and Prof. J.R. King (School of
Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham). Different treatment
methodologies, signalling pathways and mutant populations will be
explored in silico and validated against experimental data; multiscale
asymptotic approaches will enable simplified analysis of the models
employed.
Award The studentships will pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance
stipend linked to the RCUK rate (currently £13,590 per annum) for up
to three years. Applications from non-EU students are welcome, but a
successful candidate would be responsible for paying the difference
between non-EU and UK/EU fees. (Fees for 2011/12 are £10,950 for
non-EU students and £3,732 for UK/EU students.)
Applying For informal enquiries about the studentship, please contact
For information and to request an application pack tel: +44 (0)115 848
6321.
Please return completed application forms, with copies of academic
The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is Friday
23 March 2012 at 9 am. Application by CV only will not be accepted.
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Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Subject: Position in Ecological/Evolutionary Modeling
Applied Biomathematics, Inc. anticipates the need for an ecologist or
evolutionary biologist starting in the spring of 2012. Applicants
should have a Master?s degree or Ph.D. A background in conservation
biology, theoretical ecology, or evolutionary theory is required, as
are strong quantitative and writing skills. Programming experience is
desired. Responsibilities will depend on the applicant?s background,
experience, and interests. Compensation will be commensurate with
experience. Applied Biomathematics, Inc., is a small,
academically-minded company that develops methods and tools for risk
analysis with an emphasis on ecology, engineering, and human
health. Over our 30-year history, we have built and continue to expand
the widely-used RAMAS software library. We are in Setauket, NY, and
share in the intellectual life of nearby Stony Brook
University.
Interested applicants should send a CV and cover letter to
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