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Subject: SMB Digest v13i08
SMB Digest February 22 , 2013 Volume 13 Issue 8
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Amina Eladdadi eladdada(at)strose(dot)edu
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Issue's Topics:
ToC: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 75, Issue 3
ToC: New Springer Books on Mathematics & Mathematical Biology
Workshop: 2013 AARMS Math. Biology Workshop, July 27-29, Newfoundland
Workshop: Two Neural Engineering Events @ Nottingham
CfP: CMSB2013: The 11th Annual Conference on Comp. Methods in Sys. Bio.
PhD Postion: Evolutionary Theory at Royal Holloway, U. of London
PhD Positions (2): Spatial Ecology of Dynamic Communities.. SA & AUSS.
Postdoc: Computational Biology, University of Amsterdam
R&D Positions: Multiple Informatics Positions at Janssen
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Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:18 PM
Subject: ToC-Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 75, Issue 3
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Dimensionality Reduction of Bistable Biological Systems
A. Zakharova, Z. Nikoloski & A. Koseska
Mathematical Model of Growth Factor Driven Haptotaxis and
Proliferation in a Tissue Engineering Scaffold
J. V. Pohlmeyer, S. L. Waters & L. J. Cummings
Modeling Secondary Messenger Pathways in Neurovascular Coupling
James Hadfield, Michael J. Plank & Tim David
Lassoing and Corralling Rooted Phylogenetic Trees
Katharina T. Huber & Andrei-Alin Popescu
A Class of Pairwise Models for Epidemic Dynamics on Weighted Networks
Prapanporn Rattana, Konstantin B. Blyuss, Ken T. D. Eames & Istvan Z. Kiss
Mathematical Models of Memory CD8+ T-Cell Repertoire Dynamics in
Response to Viral Infections<<<
Courtney L. Davis & Frederick R. Adler
Modeling the Spatial Spread of Rift Valley Fever in Egypt
Daozhou Gao, Chris Cosner, Robert S. Cantrell,John C. Beier & Shigui Ruan
A Within-Host Virus Model with Periodic Multidrug Therapy
Zhen Wang & Xiao-Qiang Zhao
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From: Springer <SpringerAlerts@springeronline.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 5:10 AM
Subject: New Springer Books on Mathematical Biology
NEW PRINT: Mathematics & Mathematical and Computational Biology
Excursions in Harmonic Analysis, Volume 1
Book Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis
Editor/s: Andrews, Travis D.; Balan, Radu; Benedetto, John J.;
Czaja, Wojciech; Okoudjou, Kasso A.
http://www.springer.com/alert/urltracking.do?id=Lf00a8aMba7ccfSa845d7bPa685d7f
Excursions in Harmonic Analysis, Volume 2
Book Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis
Editor/s: Andrews, Travis D.; Balan, Radu; Benedetto, John J.;
Czaja, Wojciech; Okoudjou, Kasso A.
http://www.springer.com/alert/urltracking.do?id=Lf00a85Mba7ccfSa845d7bPa685d80
Modeling the Interplay Between Human Behavior and the Spread of
Infectious Diseases
Editor/s: Manfredi, Piero; D'Onofrio, Alberto
http://www.springer.com/alert/urltracking.do?id=Lf00a8cMba7ccfSa845d7bPa682be5
Tissue Functioning and Remodeling in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems
Book Series: Biomathematical and Biomechanical Modeling of the Circulatory
and Ventilatory Systems, Vol. 5, Thiriet, Marc
http://www.springer.com/alert/urltracking.do?id=Lf00b39Mba7ccfSa845d7bPa697254
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From: Amy Hurford <ahurford@mun.ca>
Date: Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 4:43 PM
Subject: 2013 AARMS Math. Biology Workshop, July 27-29, Newfoundland
Workshop: 2013 AARMS Mathematical Biology Workshop
We are pleased to announce the 2013 AARMS Mathematical Biology
Workshop to be held at Memorial University of Newfoundland, July
27-29, 2013 in Saint John's, Newfoundland. Registration closes on May
17, 2013 and abstracts should be submitted by June 30, 2013.
Plenary Speakers:
Edward Allen, Texas Tech University
Linda Allen, Texas Tech University
Steve Cantrell, University of Miami
Odo Diekmann, Utrecht University
Simon Levin, Princeton University
Mark Lewis, University of Alberta
Philip Maini, Oxford University
For complete details please visit the conference website:
http://www.math.mun.ca/~ahurford/aarms/
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From: Stephen Coombes <stephen.coombes@nottingham.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 3:30 AM
Subject: Workshops: Two Neural Engineering Events @ Nottingham
Two major Neural Engineering Events @ Nottingham this year:
Nottingham Neural Engineering Workshop -
http://www.neural-engineering.eu/induction2013/
April 15-26 2013
Primarily aimed at younger researchers
Application deadline March 1 2013
Neural Engineering Transformative Technologies: NETT 2013 -
http://www.neural-engineering.eu/summerschool2013/index.html
July 1-6 2013
An International Conference
Application deadline May 3 2013
Numbers are limited at both events (each with a registration fee of
£100). Please be aware of the above deadlines if you are interested
in attending.
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From: Ashutosh Gupta <agupta@ist.ac.at>
Date: Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Subject: CfP: CMSB2013 - The 11th Annual Conference on
Computational Methods in Systems Biology
CALL FOR PAPERS: CMSB 2013
The 11th Annual Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology
23-25 September, 2013
IST Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
http://ist.ac.at/cmsb13
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From: Jansen, Vincent <Vincent.Jansen@rhul.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 11:57 AM
Subject: PhD Position: Evolutionary Theory, Royal Holloway, U. of London
Fully funded PhD studentship in evolutionary theory at Royal Holloway, U.
of London
Title: Intra-genomic Conflict and Medical Disorders
Supervisors: Dr Francisco Ubeda and Prof. Vincent A.A. Jansen
Research Outline:
Intra-genomic conflict defies the logic of natural selection: why would
natural selection favor any gene whose expression reduces the fitness of its
host? However intra-genomic conflict has left its signature in many
molecular mechanisms. A paradigmatic example of evolution driven by
intra-genomic conflict is the case of genomic imprinting where conflict
between paternally inherited and maternally inherited genes in the same
individual results in silencing of one gene but not the other.
In this project we will formulate mathematical models for the evolution of
intra-genomic conflict and make specific predictions about the outcomes. We
will test the predictions of our models against the medical literature. This
research will require a trans-disciplinary approach that uses mathematical
and computational models to synthesize the fields of molecular biology,
genetics, medicine, evolutionary biology, and behavioral ecology. We hope
to apply this approach to understand the evolution of genomic imprinting,
sex-determination, and disease virulence among others.
This project is suitable for candidates with some background or experience
in mathematical modeling or simulation at undergraduate level. We are
looking for candidates, either with a background in the life sciences, and
experience in mathematical or simulation modeling, or for candidates with a
background in a quantitative subject (e.g. mathematics, computer science,
physics) and an affinity for research in ecology and evolution.
The studentship will be held in the School of Biological Sciences of Royal
Holloway, University of London. The research in the School covers the
breadth of biology and hosts a number of theoretical researchers. The School
was ranked among the best UK Bioscience Departments in the last research
assessment (RAE 2008). The scenic Royal Holloway campus is on the outskirts
of London
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/expateducation/9480575/Beautiful-universities-around-the-world.html?frame=2312131
The studentship has a maintenance allowance of £15726 per annum for 3 years
and a UK/EU tuition fee waiver . We expect candidates to have a 2.1 or first
class degree (or equivalent if not a UK degree).
Apply before the 4th of March following the link
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/biologicalsciences/prospectivestudents/postgraduateresearch/phdstudentships2013v2.aspx
get in touch with Tracey Jeffries (Tracey.Jeffries@rhul.ac.uk) for any
application queries. If you are interested in applying please contact us
informally before the deadline at F.Ubeda@rhul.ac.uk or
Vincent.jansen@rhul.ac.uk
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From: Hui, C. <chui@sun.ac.za> <chui@sun.ac.za>
Date: Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 2:13 AM
Subject: PhD Positions(2): Spatial Ecology of Dynamic Communities..SA & AUSS
PhD Position: the spatial ecology of dynamic communities and
the function of invaded landscapes
Two Ecology/Conservation Ecology PhD positions are available on the
spatial ecology of dynamic communities and the function of invaded
landscapes
Deadline for applications: 2 April 2013
Two fully-funded PhD stipends are available to students interested in
working on the ecology of dynamic communities (such as alien species
communities or those responding to climate change) in Associate
Professor Melodie McGeoch?s collaborative research group. I have
recently joined Monash University in Melbourne, Australia
(http://monash.edu/science/about/schools/biological-sciences/staff/mcgeoch/index.html).
One of the positions will be co-supervised by Dr Cang Hui
(http://academic.sun.ac.za/cib/team/academic/chui.asp) and will
involve a field-based research trip to Cape Town, South Africa. The
second position will be co-supervised by Dr Heloise Gibb
(http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scitecheng/about/staff/profile?uname=HGibb),
currently based at LaTrobe University, Melbourne.
The research will involve working with native and alien plant
communities, using a combination of existing data, field-based data
and modelling. The balance between field work and modelling involved
in the research will differ between the two positions. The project
design will be developed in collaboration between the student and
supervisors.
The stipend includes all course fees plus ~$25,000 AU per annum tax
free (the equivalent of ~$33,000 before tax) with no teaching
requirements for 3.5 years (the length of a PhD in Australia). Funding
of project costs are covered, including attending at least one
conference per year. The project start date can be any time in 2013,
although an early start is preferred. Interested students should send
their CV, a brief statement of their research interests and the
contact details of two referees to melodie.mcgeoch@monash.edu.
Applicants must preferably have completed at least one year of
post-graduate research (including Honours or Masters) and evidence of
published research will be an advantage. Preference will be given to
those with a botany or entomology major, an ecology and/or soil
science background and strong quantitative skills, including
experience in multivariate analysis, spatial statistics, GIS and
programming in R (or alternative).
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From: Kaandorp, Jaap <J.A.Kaandorp@uva.nl>
Date: Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Subject: Postdoc: Computational Biology, University of Amsterdam
Postdoc Computational Biology, University of Amsterdam
The Section computational Science (University of Amsterdam) has an
open position for the following project: Genetically-programmable
self-patterning swarm organs (SWARM-ORGAN). The project is an
EU-funded project and is a collaboration with: University of
Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Jaap Kaandorp); Fundacio Privada Centre de
Regulacio Genomics, Spain (James Sharpe, coordinator); University of
Surrey, UK (Yaochu Jin) and The John Innes Centre, UK (Veronica
Grieneisen)
The SWARM-ORGAN project will focus on systems containing large numbers
of autonomous but relatively simple agents, whose goal is to
collectively organize themselves into complex spatial arrangements
despite each agent having only local awareness. This particular
question is directly relevant to both biological morphogenesis, and to
new paradigms of distributed technology such as robotic swarms and
amorphous computing. A fundamental challenge in this area is how to
design the local control system of each agent, and the SWARM-ORGAN
project will extensively explore a specific approach ? namely the use
of GRNs (gene regulatory networks) ? as a potentially powerful control
method for these systems. By focusing on GRNs we will develop a
theoretical framework about distributed adaptive control, which will
be equally informative in both understanding natural biological
technologies. In the part of the project at the University of
Amsterdam we will focus on modeling gene regulatory networks and
embryogenesis in cnidarians.
Tasks:
The postdoc will work on modelling of gene regulation and
embryogenesis in cnidarians using a computational approach.
Requirements:
The position is open for candidates at the postdoc level. Candidates
should have a master's degree (or equivalent) in scientific computing
or computational science, (computational) physics, (computational)
chemistry or a comparable expertise. Candidates are expected to have
expertise in mathematical modelling, scientific programming and life
science applications. The candidate should be able to work in an
international research team. A strong research record, evidenced by a
PhD thesis and papers published in peer-reviewed journals is needed.
Fluency in oral and written English is required. Motivation to travel
to a different country and integrate efficiently in a new research
team is fundamental.
Further information can be obtained from Dr Jaap A. Kaandorp, Section
Computational Science, University of Amsterdam, email:
J.A.Kaandorp@uva.nl.
More information (application procedure, deadlines etc.) is available on
http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/working-at-the-uva/vacancies.html
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From: Stephens, Susan [JRDUS] <sstephens1@its.jnj.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Subject: R&D Positions: Multiple Informatics Positions at Janssen
Janssen has a number of excellent positions open for individuals with
strong informatics skills. The positions are within therapeutic areas,
so individuals will have the ability to strongly impact the portfolio of
drugs that we bring to market.
Interested individuals should apply on J&J?s job Web site.
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST
- http://jobs.jnj.com/s/uNXQ58#.URkufVX9Qks.email
SENIOR SCIENTIST, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST
- http://jobs.jnj.com/s/oAdSR4#.URkxIA12K8Y.email
SENIOR SCIENTIST, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST
- http://jobs.jnj.com/s/OOTkcD#.URlfw9kwEto.email
SCIENTIST, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST
- http://jobs.jnj.com/s/eQ7P7N#.URkv71XYu-0.email
SENIOR SCIENTIST, BIOMARKERS
- http://jobs.jnj.com/job/Spring-House-SENIOR-SCIENTIST%2C-BIOMARKERS-Job-PA-19477/2323671/
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