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Subject: SMB Digest v12i46
SMB Digest November 12, 2012 Volume 12 Issue 46
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Ray Mejía ray(at)smb(dot)org
Note:
Information about the Society for Mathematical Biology, including an
application for membership, may be found in the SMB Home Page,
http://www.smb.org/ .
Access the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, the official journal of SMB, at
http://www.springer.com/11538 .
Inquiries about membership or BMB fulfillment should be sent to
membership(at)smb(dot)org .
Issue's Topics:
Call for Interest in Hosting: SMB Annual Meeting 2015
Workshop: DSABNS, February 13-15, CMAF, Lisbon University
MBI Summer Program Opportunity for Undergraduates
Short Course: Systems Biology, January 7-25, UC Irvine,
Call for Applications: 2013 Summer Graduate Workshop, NIMBioS
Workshop: Math Models of Tumor-Immune System Dynamics, Jan 7-10, Sydney
9th Annual BioMalPar I EVIMalaR Conference: 13 - 15 May, Heidelberg
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology: Read Editor's Choice Articles
PhD Studentship: Cell Polarity Modelling, King's College, London
Postdoc and PhD Students: Numeriwaves project, BCAM
Postdoc (two years): Theoretical Studies of Reverse Speciation, Umeå
Postdoc: Bioinformatics, Harvard Med School/Children's Hosp Boston
Assistant Professor: Quantitative Education & Teacher Development, USU
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Professor: Mathematics - Heriot-Watt
SMBnet Reminders
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From: N F Britton <masnfb@bath.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Subject: Call for Interest in Hosting: SMB Annual Meeting 2015
SMB Annual Meeting 2015
In 2013 the SMB Annual Meeting will be held in Tempe, Arizona
<http://math.asu.edu/SMB2013>, and in 2014 it will be held in Japan, joint
with the Japanese SMB. This is a call for expressions of interest in hosting
the Conference in 2015. If you are interested, or would like to discuss
the possibility, please send me an e-mail at <n.f.britton@bath.ac.uk>, by
Friday 7 December 2012. We are moving to a pattern of conferences alternating
between North America (in odd years) and elsewhere (in even years), and we
are therefore particularly interested in proposals from North America.
Thanks,
Nick Britton, Chair, Future Meetings Committee, SMB
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From: <maira@ptmat.fc.ul.pt>
Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Subject: Workshop: DSABNS, February 13-15, CMAF, Lisbon University
Dear Colleagues,
the purpose of this email is to invite you, on behalf of the Organizers,
to participate at the upcoming 2013 Workshop "Dynamical Systems Applied to
Biology and Natural Sciences".
The Fourth Workshop "Dynamical Systems applied to Biology and Natural
Sciences" will be held at the Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais
(CMAF), Lisbon University, in Portugal, from February 13 to 15, 2013.
The workshop covers as well theoretical research and mathematical techniques
as applications of mathematical biology to field research among others
research topics in population dynamics, eco-epidemiology, epidemiology of
infectious diseases and molecular and antigenic evolution.
Everyone is welcome! Participants are kindly requested to register by 5
February 2013. If you intend to participate, please visit
http://ptmat.fc.ul.pt/dsabns2013/index.html
The program includes lectures by the invited speakers, contributed talks
and poster session by the participants. The workshop does not charge
registration fee.
Looking forward to see you there,
Workshop Organizers
Maíra Aguiar, Lisbon University
Bob Kooi, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Filipe Rocha, Lisbon University
Urszula Skwara, Lisbon University
Nico Stollenwerk, Lisbon University
Ezio Venturino, Turin University
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From: Cornett, Stella <stella@mbi.osu.edu>
Date: Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Subject: MBI Summer Program Opportunity for Undergraduates
MBI 2013 Undergraduate Research Program
May 20 - August 16, 2013
http://www.mbi.osu.edu/eduprograms/undergrad2013.html
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From: Karen Martin <kymartin@uci.edu>
Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:08 PM
Subject: Short Course: Systems Biology, January 7-25, UC Irvine,
We are pleased to announce the next annual 3-week short course in Systems
Biology being held at the University of California Irvine between January
7th-25th, 2013.
The course emphasis is on the systems biology of morphogenesis and spatial
dynamics. Course instruction is provided by >20 faculty associated with the
Center for Complex Biological Systems (CCBS), the Laboratory for Fluorescence
Dynamics (LFD) and the Institute for Genomics & Bioinformatics (IGB) at UC
Irvine, as well as a number of invited outside experts.
The format consists of didactic lectures covering central topics in systems
biology, extensive laboratory work on biological projects to develop practical
skills, and in depth computational analyses/modeling of results. Consequently,
the course should be attractive to graduate students, postdocs, faculty and
industry researchers from a broad range of scientific disciplines with strong
interests towards long term commitments to Systems Biology research but with
little or no formal prior training. To facilitate entry into this field,
we also offer 1 week optional Preparatory Workshops either in foundational
biological paradigms or relevant computational/mathematical tools tailored
to the individual applicant's background and needs. The subsequent Systems
Biology Core Course (2 weeks) follows with a high-level exploration of
biological problems and questions from a systems biology perspective. Course
participants are also encouraged to attend the 1-day Southern California
Systems Biology (SoCal SysBio) conference that follows directly afterwards
(Sat, Jan 26, 2013).
We would welcome your assistance in bringing this course announcement to
the attention of students, postdocs and researchers both within your home
department and more widely at your institution. Space is limited; early
registration deadline - December 7th 2012. Tuition fellowships and/or
travel awards are available - please enquire for eligibility.
Further information and application details can be found at the CCBS course
website: http://ccbs.uci.edu/Nat_ShortCourse_SysBio
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From: Catherine Crawley <ccrawley@nimbios.org>
Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:09 PM
Subject: Call for Applications: 2013 Summer Graduate Workshop, NIMBioS
The 2013 Summer Graduate Workshop on Connecting Biological Data with
Mathematical Models will be held June 17-28, 2013, at NIMBioS on the campus
of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The workshop is co-sponsored
by NIMBioS, MBI and the Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and
Medicine (CAMBAM). The workshop features instructors from across North
America whose research expertise is mathematical modeling in biological
systems using real data. Some of the techniques to be covered include
Maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches to inference, parameter
estimation, model identifiability, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis,
and data assimilation. Applications of connecting data to models will come
from epidemiology, ecology (including global change biology), evolution,
microbiology, physiology, pharmacokinetics, and systems biology.
Graduate students from the mathematical, physical and life sciences are
encouraged to apply. There are no fees associated with this workshop and
most meals are included. If needed, the math institutes can provide some
support (transportation, lodging) for Workshop attendees.
Dates: June 17-28, 2013
Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Co-sponsors: NIMBioS, MBI, and Centre for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience
and Medicine (CAMBAM).
Application Deadline: January 15, 2013
For more information about the workshop and a link to the online application,
go to http://nimbios.org/education/WS_grad2013
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From: "ELADDADI, AMINA" <eladdada@mail.strose.edu>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:40:24 -0500
Subject: Workshop: Math Models of Tumor-Immune System Dynamics, Jan 7-10, Sydney
US- Sydney International Workshop on Mathematical Models of
Tumor-Immune System Dynamics, January 7-10, 2013, Australia.
We are pleased to announce a four-day workshop on Mathematical Models
of Tumor-Immune System Dynamics to be held at the University of Sydney,
Australia from January 7th to January 10th, 2013.
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/sydneytumorimmune/home
Confirmed Plenary Speakers:
Gib Bogle, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, NZ
Tarek Fahmy, Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, USA
Marcello Delitala, Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Hyung-Ju Hwang, Department of Mathematics, POSTECH, Korea
Trachette Jackson, Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, USA
Urszula Ledzewicz, Dept of Math and Stats, Southern Illinois University,
Edwardswille, USA
Doron Levy, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, USA
Ami Radunskaya, Department of Mathematics, Pomona College, USA
Sarah Russell, Immune Signaling Lab., Peter MacCallun Cancer Centre, Australia
Chris Schmidt, Cancer Immunotherapy Lab., Queensland Institute of Medical
Research, Australia
Chae-Ok Yun, Department of Bioengineering, Hanyang University, Korea
Thank you to the generous support of NSF, SMB, AMSI and U. of Sydney.
Financial Support is now available for US-based scholars from NSF
(pending). We strongly encourage the participation from women and minorities,
PhD students, post-docs, and junior researchers.
Abstract submission is now open. Please use this link to submit your abstract:
http://atlas-conferences.com/cgi-bin/abstract/cbff-01
Registration is now open. Please register using the online form.
https://sites.google.com/site/sydneytumorimmune/registration
Travel Information available here:
https://sites.google.com/site/sydneytumorimmune/visa-information
We hope to see you at the US-Sydney workshop!
The workshop organizing team:
Amina Eladdadi, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
Peter Kim, The University of Sydney, Australia
Dann Mallet, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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From: EMBL Events <events@embl-events.de>
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 6:22 AM
Subject: 9th Annual BioMalPar I EVIMalaR Conference: 13 - 15 May, Heidelberg
9th Annual BioMalPar I EVIMalaR Conference:
Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite
http://www.embl.de/training/events/2013/BMP13-01/
13 - 15 May 2013
EMBL Heidelberg
Registration deadline:
28 February 2013
CONTACT
tim.nuernberger@embl.de
Registration is open now!
The purpose of the annual BioMalPar conference is to bring together malaria
researchers from Europe and overseas (including Africa, America, Asia and
Australia) to present and share recent groundbreaking findings on fundamental
malaria research. This meeting will provide an enriched environment for
researchers at all stages of their career to interact with international
leaders in the field. The meeting will offer an excellent opportunity for
sharing ideas and for potential development of new worldwide collaborations.
Clusters:
* Immunobiology and Pathophysiology
* Parasite Molecular and Cell Biology
* Vector Parasite Interactions
* Modelling and Systems Biology
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From: Springer <springeralerts@springer.delivery.net>
Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Subject: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology: Read Editor's Choice Articles
http://www.springer.com/?SGWID=0-0-1500-1967403-0&cm_mmc=AD-_-Journal-_-SOC17538_V1-_-0
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From: Csikasz-Nagy, Attila <attila.csikasz-nagy@kcl.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Subject: PhD Studentship: Cell Polarity Modelling, King's College, London
A PhD position is available to work on models of polarized cell growth
regulation.
See details
here:http://www.kcl.ac.uk/health/study/studentships/2013/studentships/RDCMBCsikasz-NagyA.aspx
contact me directly at attila.csikasz-nagy@kcl.ac.uk
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From: BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics <recruitment@bcamath.org>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:03:03 +0100
Subject: Postdoc and PhD Students: Numeriwaves project, BCAM
Call for Postdoc and PhD students / Numeriwaves project
BCAM has opened an International Call offering positions for Postdoctoral
Fellows and PhD Students within the Research Project NUMERIWAVES "New
Analytical and Numerical Methods in Wave Propagation", coordinated by
E. Zuazua and funded by the ERC - European Research Council.
Applications must be submitted on-line at:
http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job
Deadline for submission: November 30th 2012
We kindly ask you to distribute this call among colleagues and potential
candidates. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any additional
information RECRUITMENT@BCAMATH.ORG.
BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics
Alameda Mazarredo, 14
E-48009 Bilbao - Basque Country - Spain
Tel. +34 946 567 842
http://www.bcamath.org
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From: Åke Brännström <ake.brannstrom@math.umu.se>
Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Subject: Postdoc (two years): Theoretical Studies of Reverse Speciation, Umeå
For a research project that aims to understand reverse speciation we are now
searching for a postdoctoral fellow. The project is an interdisciplinary
collaboration in computational science between Jörgen Ripa, Evolutionary
Ecology, Lund University, Richard Svanbäck, Ecology and Genetics/Limnology,
Uppsala University, and Åke Brännström, Department of Mathematics and
Mathematical Statistics, Umeå University. The position is funded by eSSENCE
- The e-Science Collaboration, see www.essenceofescience.se.
You will theoretically investigate the conditions under which evolution
can create one species out of two, how long time this process requires,
and how it could be identified empirically. An important part of your work
will be to simulate and analyse individual-based ecological models using
high-performance computers. You are expected to contribute actively to the
interdisciplinary collaboration and, based on the most salient findings,
participate in the writing of scientific articles.
The appointment is full-time for 24 months at the Department of Mathematics
and Mathematical Statistics. The appointed person is expected to work
on-site at Umeå University's interdisciplinary research environment IceLab
(www.org.umu.se/icelab/english/) and to participate actively in the daily
activities at the research environment. A moderate amount of travelling, in
particular to Lund and Uppsala, will be part of the position. The appointment
will start at February 1, 2013, or as agreed upon with the applicant.
For more information and instructions on how to apply, see
http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/315-935-12.html.
Review of applications will begin December 10, 2012.
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From: In-Hee Lee <ikarus97@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 3:16 PM
Subject: Postdoc: Bioinformatics, Harvard Med School/Children's Hosp Boston
We are looking for those with excellent bioinformatics training and
communication skills to work in the laboratory of Sek Won Kong at
Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston. We are pursuing
the translational research of human diseases. Our long-term goals are to
discover biomarkers and therapeutic targets through understanding epigenetic
and genetic regulation of transcriptional networks. See http://chip.org/. Two
main focuses are on
1) Analysis and interpretation of whole-genome sequences
2) Neurodevelopmental disorder such as autism spectrum disorders
The successful candidate will work on developing novel bioinformatics methods
for high throughput data such as next-generation sequencing. Bioinformatic
analysis will be accompanied by extensive biological and experimental
validation that will give the immediate feedback. An ideal candidate will
have a Ph.D. in a quantitative field or have substantial experience in
bioinformatics. Programming skills of MySQL or NoSQL databases, R, Perl,
and C++ are essential.
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Full Time
Status: open
Contact Information:
Harvard Medical School
Children's Hospital Informatics Program
Sek Won Kong, MD
Sekwon.kong@childrens.harvard.edu
Tel. Number: 1-617-919-2689
How To Apply: Please send your CV, a statement of research interests,
pdfs of your three best papers, and a list of three references to
sekwon.kong@childrens.harvard.edu
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From: Jim Powell <jim.powell@usu.edu>
Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Subject: Assistant Professor: Quantitative Education & Teacher Development, USU
Assistant Professor in Quantitative Education and Teacher Development
Utah State University
We invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of mathematics
with an emphasis on Quantitative Education and Teacher Development
(QED). The Department currently serves approximately 150 students in the
Math Education and Math and Statistics Composite Teaching majors and has
ten graduate students in its Master of Mathematics (MMath) program for
in-service teachers, and intends to triple the number of MMath students by
2020. Our faculty has a tradition of educational excellence, extending from
a core of disciplinary achievement to enrich quantitative education in the
Intermountain West, train the state's current and future math educators, and
interact with policy makers at all levels. Responsibilities will include
teaching courses in both math education (e.g. Methods of Secondary School
Mathematics Teaching) and advanced courses in the candidate's disciplinary
area (e.g. Discrete Mathematics, Graph Theory, Mathematical Modeling),
collaborating with departmental faculty and USU's STE2M center to improve
mathematical pedagogy, supervising MMath students, and developing/leading
professional development opportunities for in-service teachers (e.g. the Utah
Math Endorsement Program(UMEP), Math for America (MfA), Math and Sciences
Professional Development and Working Group (MSPDAWG)). Candidates must
have earned a PhD (by 8/13/13) in Mathematics, Mathematical Sciences, or
Statistics, and ideally will show enthusiasm for working with in-service
teachers, future teachers, and education officials, as well as be active in
disciplinary research, preferably enhancing one of our faculty's focus areas
(Discrete Math, Mathematical Biology, Statistics, Differential Equations,
Formal Geometry and Mathematical Physics).
Applicants should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae on USU's
employment website: http://jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=58096
or https://jobs.usu.edu/ (Req. ID 053513). The cover letter must include
a brief personal statement (three pages or less) summarizing research and
pedagogical interests and indicating how the candidate envisions integrating
the dual roles of enhancing disciplinary excellence and teacher development
in mathematics and statistics. Candidates should also submit the names
and email addresses of three references. (Your references will be sent an
email from USU asking them to upload a letter of recommendation on your
behalf.) Recommendation letters should address post-secondary disciplinary
teaching qualifications, the candidate's experience in secondary teaching
or collaborating with secondary teachers, as well as research/disciplinary
scholarship. Full position and application details appear on the USU
employment website.
Utah State University is an AA/EO employer, sensitive to the needs of
dual-career applicants. The university has a history of dual-career
appointments for suitable professional partners and is dedicated
to recruiting stellar candidates from a diverse pool including women,
minorities, veterans and people with disabilities. USU offers competitive
salaries with outstanding medical, retirement and professional benefits
(for details visit http://www.usu.edu/hr/ ). The main campus is in Logan,
Utah, a semi-rural city in an alpine mountain valley with a community of
100,000 people, offering ample opportunities for both family and professional
life. Local ski resorts, lakes, rivers, and mountains create an excellent
recreation environment.
Position inquiries may be addressed to James Powell, Search Director,
via email:
jim.powell@usu.edu or phone: (435) 797-1953.
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From: Kevin Painter <K.Painter@hw.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:59 AM
Subject: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Professor: Mathematics - Heriot-Watt
Heriot-Watt University - School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader/Professor in Mathematics
Grade/Salary: Dependent on qualifications and experience
Closing date: 07 Dec 2012
Job description
The Department of Mathematics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, would
like to invite applications for the above post. The Department is a member
of the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences and candidates should
have a strong research track record in any branch of mathematics that
will contribute to the dynamic research environment within the Maxwell
Institute. Candidates should also be able to engage in the Heriot-Watt
undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics teaching programmes.
Application details are available at
http://www.hw.ac.uk/about/careers/job-opportunities/lecturersenior-lecturerreaderprofessor-mathematics.htm
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