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Subject: SMB Digest v12i31
SMB Digest August 1, 2012 Volume 12 Issue 31
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Richard Schugart richard(dot)schugart(at)gmail(dot)com
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Issue's Topics:
EMBL Events Newsletter
CfP: App of Game Theory to Problems in Public Health & Disease
CfP: Mathematical & Computational Molecular Biology
New Books: Integral Biomathics & Cont-Time Stochastic Processes
PhDs/Post-docs: Modelling Infection & Immunity, UNSW, Sydney
Post-doc: Mathematical Ecology, U Ottawa/McGill U/U Montreal
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From: EMBL Events Newsletter <events@embl-events.de>
Date: July 28, 2012 7:50:28 PM
Subject: EMBL Events Newsletter
EMBL Events Newsletter
Sneak Preview 2013 Events, Overcoming Chaos, Epphendorf Award and more
http://www.embl.de/events/newsletter/2012/july/
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From: Porco, Travis <Travis.Porco@ucsf.edu>
Date: July 31, 2012 11:06:54 AM
Subject: CfP: App of Game Theory to Problems in Public Health & Disease
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Special Issue on Application of Game Theory to Problems in Public Health
and Disease Control
Call for Papers
Game theory, the mathematical theory of conflict, contributes insight
into economics, evolutionary biology, sociology, and many other
disciplines. Conflict of interest arises in public health and disease
control, and so in recent years, insights from game theory have begun
to shed light on public health, contributing to our understanding of
infectious disease policy. Game theory applies in situations where the
payoffs to an individual for his or her own actions depend partly upon
the actions adopted by others, and hence is particularly relevant to
infectious diseases and their interventions, and has been recently
applied to analyze vaccination policy. The literature on applying game
theoretical and related approaches to public health and disease control
is growing rapidly, and yet many theoretical and empirical challenges
remain in this field.
The focus of the special issue is the application of game theory to
problems in public health and disease control. It is mostly interested
in new developments and applications to public health policy featuring
mathematical, computational, or simulation models applied to disease
transmission systems. Potential topics include, but need not be limited
to:
-Evolution
-Vaccination
-Surveillance
-Quarantine
-Emergency preparedness
-Antibiotic policy
-Cost-effectiveness and health economics
-Cancer treatment
Papers featuring a wide variety of biomathematical, statistical, or
computational approaches are welcome.
Before submission, authors should carefully read over the journal's
Author Guidelines, which are located at
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/cmmm/guidelines. Prospective authors
should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through
the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/
according to the following timetable:
Manuscript Due - Friday, 7 September 2012
First Round of Reviews - Friday, 30 November 2012
Publication Date - Friday, 25 January 2013
Lead Guest Editor
Travis Porco, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of
California, San Francisco, USA; Travis.Porco@ucsf.edu
Guest Editors
Chris Bauch, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of
Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, cbauch@uoguelph.ca
Alison Galvani, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven,
alison.galvani@yale.edu
Alex Welte, Stellenbosch University and South African Center for
Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis, Cape Town, alexwelte@sun.ac.za
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From: Zhao, Shan <szhao@as.ua.edu>
Date: July 31, 2012 2:01:58 PM
Subject: CfP: Mathematical & Computational Molecular Biology
In the Society of Mathematical Biology annual meeting 2012, two sister
mini-symposia: "Modeling and Computation of Macromolecular Structures
and Interactions" and "Electrostatics: Numerical Algorithms and
Biological Applications", have created a forum for researchers from
engineering, mathematical and biological sciences to exchange ideas and
to foster collaborations. As a follow-up of these mini-symposia, we are
pleased to announce a special issue entitled "Mathematical and
Computational Molecular Biology" to be published in Molecular Based
Mathematical Biology (MBMB, at http://versita.com/mbmb).
The aim of this special issue is to create an excellent media to report
novel mathematical approaches, including mathematical modeling,
computational algorithms, theoretical analysis, imaging and
visualization of biomolecular structures, function, dynamics and
transport. Original papers and high-quality overviews on a wide range of
topics in mathematical biology at molecular level are particularly
appreciated for this special issue. Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:
-Geometric and topological modeling of macromolecules
-Dynamics and transport of biomolecular systems
-Biomolecular solvation, explicit and implicit solvation models
-Poisson-Boltzmann models, generalized-Born models
-Molecular docking, protein-protein interactions
-Molecular dynamics
-Protein folding
-Ion-channels
-Coarse-grained models
-Electrostatics and its applications
-Fast algorithms for N-body electrostatic interactions
-Biomolecular simulations and software developments
-Mathematical analysis of protein and membrane surfaces
-Multiscale modeling and computation of biomolecules
-Drug design and protein design
-Mathematical methods for molecular imaging and visualization
Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's
Author Guidelines, which are located at http://versita.com/mbmb. All
manuscripts are subject to the standard peer review process before
publication. Please note the publisher has waived the Article Processing
Charges for this special issue. Prospective authors should submit an
electronic copy of their complete manuscript via email to
gwei@versita.com.
We are looking forward to your submission. If you have any question,
please contact Shan Zhao at szhao@as.ua.edu.
Important Dates
Manuscript Due: October 1, 2012
First Round of Reviews: November 15, 2012
Anticipated Publication Date: December 30, 2012
Guest editors:
Shan Zhao, Julie Mitchell, Yongcheng Zhou, and Weihua Geng
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From: Springer <SpringerAlerts@springeronline.com>
Date: July 31, 2012 6:32:08 PM
Subject: New Books: Integral Biomathics & Cont-Time Stochastic Processes
NEW PRINT BOOK/eBOOK RELEASES
Integral Biomathics
Editor/s: Simeonov, Plamen L. ; Smith, Leslie S. ; Ehresmann, Andrée C.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-3-642-28110-5?sa_campaign=email/NBA
An Introduction to Continuous-Time Stochastic Processes
Book Series: Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and
Technology
Author/s: Capasso, Vincenzo ; Bakstein, David
http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-0-8176-8345-0?sa_campaign=email/NBA
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From: Miles Davenport <M.Davenport@unsw.edu.au>
Date: July 30, 2012 5:43:44 PM
Subject: PhDs/Post-docs: Modelling Infection & Immunity, UNSW, Sydney
PhD studentships and postdoctoral fellowships: modelling in infection
and immunity
The Complex Systems in Biology Group at the University of New South
Wales is looking for talented students and post-docs to join their team
in Sydney, Australia investigating immunity and vaccination for chronic
infectious disease. The group is an interdisciplinary team including
immunologists, applied mathematicians, physicists, chemists, engineers
and computer scientists. The team collaborates with a number of
experimental groups to study and model immune responses in humans and
animals. The group has a high publication output and a strong history in
successful interdisciplinary training. It is an ideal venue for
scientists considering a career change from mathematics / physics or
other disciplines to work in quantitative biology.
For more details of research interests see:
http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/CVRWeb.nsf/page/CSB
The University is located around 15 minutes by bus from central Sydney,
and 15 minutes walk from the popular Coogee beach.
PhD student scholarships (APA / IPRS): A number of post-graduate
scholarships are available to support tuition and living expenses for
domestic and overseas PhD students to study in Australia. A variety of
projects are available studying the dynamics of HIV and malaria
infection, as well as the genetic recombination mechanisms involved in
immune recognition and viral evolution. These projects are suited to
students with a strong background in a quantitative discipline like
mathematics, physics, computer science, or bioinformatics. Acceptance
is competitive, with a first class honors degree (or equivalent) and a
GPA of >87% required. No previous experience in biology is required.
More information at:
http://research.unsw.edu.au/international-research-candidate-scholarships
Post-doctoral Fellowships: The University of New South Wales offers a
number of Vice-Chancellor?s fellowships to support post-doctoral
students within 5 years of their PhD. These fellowships are funded at
$71,000 ? $85,000 p.a. (plus 17% superannuation) for up to three years
(see: http://research.unsw.edu.au/vcfellowships ).
The Human Frontiers in Science Program also offers post-doctoral
fellowships or interdisciplinary fellowships for suitable applicants
from member countries (see http://www.hfsp.org/funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/guidelines)
This position is ideally suited to someone with a PhD and strong
publication record in their field wishing to commence or continue to
develop a career in quantitative biology.
Interested students and post-doctoral Fellows should forward a CV and
outline of interests to Prof Miles Davenport (m.davenport@unsw.edu.au).
Closing date for Overseas PhD student scholarships is 31 August, and for
Post-doctoral fellowships is 23 August.
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From: Frithjof Lutscher <flutsche@uottawa.ca>
Date: July 27, 2012 10:45:44 AM
Subject: Post-doc: Mathematical Ecology, U Ottawa/McGill U/U Montreal
Postdoc in mathematical ecology
A postdoctoral position is available, starting January 2013, within the
Thematic Year on "Models and Methods in Ecology, Epidemiology and Public
Health" (www.crm.umontreal.ca/M2E2) and the CHONe collaborative research
network (Canadian Healthy Oceans Ecosystems Network, www.chone.ca). The
candidate will develop and apply dynamic theories of spatially
structured populations with a focus on fluctuating dispersal and
environmental change in marine metapopulations. The position will be
held in Ottawa and/or Montreal (University of Ottawa, McGill University,
Centre de Recherches Mathematiques) under the supervision of Frederic
Guichard (McGill, Biology) and Frithjof Lutscher (Ottawa, Mathematics).
The successful candidate will participate in and benefit from various
events of the thematic year and will join a large collaborative network
of scientists and graduate students with many opportunities to apply
theories and models to large marine datasets.
A Ph.D. is required. Candidates should have experience using
mathematical modeling, analysis and computer simulation to study
biological problems. Candidates with knowledge of network and graph
theoretical approaches as well as partial differential equations are
particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be
expected to collaborate with field ecologists within the CHONe network.
Salary is $40,000/year plus benefits.
Applications will be received until the position is filled. Send cover
letter, curriculum vitae, and three references to
fred.guichard@mcgill.ca and flutsche@uottawa.ca.
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From: Raymond Mejía <mejiar@helix.nih.gov>
Date: July 27, 2012 12:02:09 PM
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