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Subject: SMB Digest v13i13
SMB Digest March 29 , 2013 Volume 13 Issue 13
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Amina Eladdadi eladdada(at)strose(dot)edu
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Issue's Topics:
SMB: 2013 Arthur T. Winfree Prize Announcement
SMB: May 2013 Newsletter Submission Request
Toc: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 75, Issue 4
CfP: Special Issue-Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
CfP: MeCBIC 2013, 7th Workshop on Membrane Computing.., July 7th, Latvia
CfP: Models in Population Dynamics & Ecology, Aug 26-29, Germany
CfP: CMSB 2013, 11th Annual Conf. on Comp. Methods.., Sept. 23-25, Austria
Conference: VipIMAGE 2013-Comp. Vision.., October 14-16, in Melia Madeira
Workshops: The 2013 Series-Canadian Bioinformatics
Workshop: MAA PREP Workshop, Math. Biology: Beyond Calculus, July 14-19, VA
Postdoc: Modeling and Analysis of Infectious Diseases, Taiwan
Postdoc: Statistical and Population Genetics, McGill U., Montreal
Postdoc: Computational Biology/Bioinformatics, U. of Coimbra, Portugal
Assistant/Associate Professor: Computational Life Sciences, Utrecht U.
SMBnet Reminders
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Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:25 PM
Subject: SMB: 2013 Arthur T. Winfree Prize Announcement
The Society for Mathematical Biology is pleased to announce that this
year's recipient of the Arthur T. Winfree Prize is Prof. Leon Glass of
McGill University. Awarded every two years to a scientist whose work
has "led to significant new biological understanding affecting
observation/experiments," this prize commemorates the creativity,
imagination and intellectual breadth of Arthur T. Winfree.
Beginning with simple and brilliantly chosen experiments, Leon Glass
launched the study of chaos in biology. Among the applications he
pursued was the novel idea of "dynamical disease" and the better
understanding of pathologies like Parkinson's disease and cardiac
arrhythmias. His beautiful work on periodic stimulation of heart
cells demonstrated and explained how the interaction of nonlinearities
with oscillations create complex dynamics and chaos.
His book, "From Clocks to Chaos," was an instant classic that
illuminated this difficult subject for a whole generation of
mathematical biologists. His combination of imagination, experimental
and mathematical insight, and ability to communicate fundamental
principles has launched new fields of research and inspired
researchers ranging from applied mathematicians to medical
researchers.
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Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:39 PM
Subject: SMB May 2013 Newsletter Submission Request
Been to an interesting conference in the last few months? Planning an
interesting conference? Do you have an opinion about mathematical
biology? Is there a hot new area we should know about? Contribute to
the next issue of the SMB Newsletter to appear in May 2013, by sending
materials to: editors(at)smb(dot)org.
We invite submissions including summaries of previous mathematical
biology meetings, invitations to upcoming conferences, commentaries,
book reviews or suggestions for other future columns. The deadline is
the 15th of the month prior to publication.
The SMB Newsletter is published in January, May and September by the
Society for Mathematical Biology for its members.
Check out the previous SMB newsletters:
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Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:58 AM
Subject: ToC: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 75, Issue 4
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology:
Volume 75 Number 4 is now available on SpringerLink
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Preventing the Tragedy of the Commons Through Punishment of
Over-Consumers and Encouragement of Under Consumers
Irina Kareva, Benjamin Morin & Georgy Karev
The Critical Roles of Information and Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics in
Evolution of Living Systems
Robert A. Gatenby & B. Roy Frieden
Virus Replication as a Phenotypic Version of Polynucleotide Evolution
Fernando Antoneli, Francisco Bosco, Diogo Castro & Luiz Mario Janini
Synchronization of an Excitatory Integrate-and-Fire Neural Network
Gregory Dumont & Jacques Henry
Mathematical Insights in Evaluating State Dependent Effectiveness of
HIV Prevention Interventions
Yuqin Zhao, Dobromir T. Dimitrov, Hao Liu & Yang Kuang
A Mathematical and Numerical Investigation of the Hemodynamical
Origins of Oscillations in Microvascular Networks
Yasmine Tawfik & Robert G. Owens
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Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 3:02 PM
Subject: CfP: Special Issue-Computational and Mathematical Methods
in Medicine
Special Issue announcement for Computational and Mathematical Methods
in Medicine.
Call for Papers:
Application of Game Theory to Problems in Medicine and Public Health
For more details, check out our website:
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Date: Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Subject: CfP: MeCBIC 2013, 7th Workshop on Membrane Computing..,
July 7th, Latvia
Call for Papers: MeCBIC 2013. 7th Workshop on Membrane Computing
and Biologically Inspired Process Calculi, 7th July 2013, Riga , Latvia
*** Paper Submission: 22nd April, 2013
The 7th Workshop on Membrane Computing and Biologically Inspired
Process Calculi (MeCBIC 2013) will take place in Riga on 7th July 2013
as a related event of ICALP 2013, the 40th International Colloquium on
If your work is related to MeCBIC topics, it is now a good opportunity
to submit a paper (of about 16 pages), using the web page
The modeling and the analysis of biological systems has attracted the
interest of several research communities. The main aim of the workshop
is to bring together researchers in concurrency theory, formal
methods, and related fields that are interested to present recent
results and to discuss new ideas concerning such formalisms, their
properties and relationships. We welcome contributions that address
both theoretical and applied contributions related to the relevance
and potential of formal methods in biology. Topics of interest include
(but not limited to):
- Biologically inspired models and calculi (rewrite systems, process
calculi, Petri nets, etc.);
- Theoretical links and comparison of different biological inspired
formal models;
- Qualitative biological modeling;
- Quantitative formal methods;
- Modelling, analysis and simulation tools for biologically inspired systems.
The workshop proceedings will be published in the Electronic
Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science. After the event, papers
presented at the workshop will be invited to be furtherly extended and
submitted to a special issue of a visible journal (indexed by DBLP,
SCOPUS, Web of Science, etc)
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Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:54 AM
Subject: CfP: Models in Population Dynamics & Ecology, Aug. 26-29, Germany
1st Reminder: CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference
MODELS IN POPULATION DYNAMICS AND ECOLOGY - MPDE'13
University of Osnabrueck, Germany
26-29 August 2013
The deadline for submission of minisymposium proposals is coming
closer, it is MARCH 30.
Contributed talks should be suggested until APRIL 15.
The current state of the program can be found at the websites.
WEBSITE and E-MAIL:
ORGANIZERS:
Horst Malchow (University of Osnabrueck, GER)
Sergei V. Petrovskii (University of Leicester, GBR)
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Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 8:52 PM
Subject: CfP: CMSB 2013, 11th Annual Conf. on Comp. Methods..,
Sept. 23-25, Austria
CALL FOR PAPERS: CMSB 2013
The 11th Annual Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology
23-25 September, 2013
IST Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract deadline 8 April, 2013
Paper submission deadline 15 April, 2013
Author notification 27 May, 2013
Poster submission deadline 27 May, 2013
Poster notification 10 June, 2013
Camera-ready deadline 24 June, 2013
AIM & SCOPE:
CMSB 2013 solicits original research articles on the computational
modeling and analysis of biological systems, pathways, networks,
data, and corresponding application domains. The conference brings
together computer scientists, biologists, mathematicians, engineers,
and physicists interested in a system-level understanding of biological
processes. It covers theory, computation, experimental data, as well
as applications.
PAPER SUBMISSION:
Papers must be edited in LATEX using the LNCS format and be submitted
electronically as PDF files via EasyChair. The limit for submissions
is 12 pages.
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Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Subject: Conference: VipIMAGE 2013-Comp. Vision..,
October 14-16, in Melia Madeira
IV ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2013: SUBMISSION REMINDER
We would like to call your attention that the deadline for abstracts
submission for the International Conference VipIMAGE 2013 - IV ECCOMAS
THEMATIC CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL VISION AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING
Mare Hotel, Madeira Island, Funchal, Portugal, is approaching (April 15).
Important dates
? Deadline for Abstracts: April 15, 2013 ? Authors Notification: May 1, 2013
? Deadline for Lectures and Papers: July 1, 2013
For further details, please, have a look in the conference website at:
conference group at:
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Date: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:13 PM
Subject: Workshops: The 2013 Series-Canadian Bioinformatics
New for 2013:
A 3 day Pathway and Network Analysis workshop to accommodate
transcriptional regulation
Back-to-back workshops for better skill extension and application
New workshops in RNA-seq Analysis and Flow Cytometry
The CBW is pleased to be offering the following advanced training
opportunities in 2013 in Toronto:
· Exploratory Analysis of Biological Data using R: May 23-24, 2013
· Bioinformatics for Cancer Genomics: May 27-31, 2013
· (NEW) Informatics for RNA-Seq Analysis: June 3-4, 2013
· Informatics on High-Throughput Sequencing Data: June 6-7, 2013
· Pathway and Network Analysis of ?omics Data: June 10-12, 2013
· (NEW) Flow Cytometry Data Analysis using R: June 17-18, 2013
· Microarray Data Analysis: June 24-25, 2013
· Informatics and Statistics for Metabolomics: July 8-9, 2013
A link to the full program poster can be found at:
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Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 3:45 PM
Subject: Workshop: MAA PREP Workshop, Math. Biology:
Beyond Calculus, July 14-19, VA
Problems from gene regulation, biochemical reaction networks, DNA
sequencing, and phylogenetics constitute a cross-section of challenges
in modern molecular and systems biology. This workshop will focus on
such problems at levels appropriate for classroom projects and student
research. Along with the underlying biology, participants will learn
to build models using finite dynamical systems, Boolean networks,
linear, polynomial, and abstract algebra, and probabilistic methods.
We encourage attendance by mathematics-biology faculty teams from the
same institution. No specific background in biology, mathematical
biology, or computational algebra systems will be required. Biology
faculty are not expected to have a specialized mathematical background
beyond precalculus.
For more information about this workshop, visit
workshop is part of the 2013 PREP workshops series of the Mathematical
Association of America.
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Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:28 PM
Subject: Postdoc: Modeling and Analysis of Infectious Diseases, Taiwan
Postdoctoral Positions for Modeling and Analysis of Infectious
Diseases in Taiwan
Positions: 1-2 Postdoctoral positions to work on mathematical modeling
and statistical analysis of
infectious diseases epidemiology at
China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Background needed: Strong background and research potential in
Mathematics, Statistics, Ecology, Physics, Biostatistics,
Epidemiology, or related modeling/computation degree. Prior experience
in modeling of infectious disease epidemiology or ecology is preferred
but not required.
Salary: NT$55,000-75,000/month depending on qualification, plus 1.5
month bonus each year (1 US$ is about 30 NT$);
full airfare reimbursement for postdoc fellow and spouse, full
national health insurance coverage.
Term: Positions are 1-3 years, subject to renewal of grant.
Time: Starting August 1, 2013 (or anytime after).
Location: Department of Public Health, China Medical University,
Taichung, Taiwan
Taichung is a city of 2 million in the
central part of Taiwan, two hours south of Taipei. (See
To apply: Send CV, statement of research interest, and 2-3 references
to Professor Ying-Hen Hsieh,
To receive full consideration, please send application as soon as possible.
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Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:24 PM
Subject: Postdoc: Statistical and Population Genetics, McGill U., Montreal
A postdoctoral position in statistical and population genetics is available
in Simon Gravel's group at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. The group
focuses on population genetics methods to understand human evolution and
demography, and on the analysis of high-throughput genomic data. The
postdoctoral researcher will be involved in conceptual methods development,
implementation, and applications to cutting-edge data.
The ideal candidate will have a strong quantitative background and
programming experience in at least one scripting language (e.g., perl, R,
python) and/or one compiled language. Previous experience in population
genetics, the analysis of high-throughput genetic data, and human evolution
are all assets, but are not required. We welcome applications from any area
of quantitative biology, mathematics, physics, computer science, and
related fields.
The position offers an exceptional opportunity for independent research in
a quantitative and theoretical lab with great access to cutting-edge data.
The McGill Human Genetics department and the McGill and Genome Quebec
Innovation Center, together with numerous nearby institutes in Montreal,
provide a thriving academic environment.
Applications and queries should be sent to simon.gravel at
mcgill.ca.
Please include a research statement and a CV, one of which should address
programming experience--code samples or links to published/distributed code
are welcome. Contact information for three references is required. Review
of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position
is filled.
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Date: Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM
Subject: Postdoc: Computational Biology/Bioinformatics,
U. of Coimbra, Portugal
The Molecular Systems Biology Group at the Center for Neuroscience and
Cell Biology (CNCB) ? University of Coimbra, Portugal,
is seeking highly motivated candidates for a post?doctoral
fellowship under the project FCOMP?01?0124?FEDER?020978 (FCT ref.:
PTDC/QUI?BIQ/119657/2010) ?Finding the naturally evolved design
principles of prevalent metabolic circuits?. Applicants of any
nationality must have a Ph. D. degree by the application deadline, a
documented strong mathematical and computational background, and a
strong publication record in bioinformatics, computational systems
biology or related areas.
The object of activity will be the characterization of principles of
quantitative design of metabolic network motifs through mathematical
modeling, systems analysis and analysis of available experimental
data.
The fellowship will have the duration of 12 months and start May 2013
(negotiable date). Eventual renewal will be based on merit and
availability of funds. The monthly salary will be 1495 Euros.
no later than April 6th 2013. They must indicate reference
BPD2/PTDC/QUI?BIQ/119657/2010 and include all the following documents:
motivation letter, curriculum vitae, publications list, copy of Ph. D.
diploma/certificate, and contact information (email and phone) of at
least three references.
For further information please see
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Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:25:43 +0100
Subject: Assistant/Associate Professor: Computational Life Sciences,
Utrecht U
Open position: Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Life Sciences
The Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics (TBB) group at Utrecht
University is searching for a computational life scientist with a
track record reflecting exciting fundamental biological research,
which should involve modeling and/or bioinformatics. You will be
functioning at the PI level, develop your own research line and
supervise your own PhD students. Your background could be biology
provided you have a solid expertise in modeling or bioinformatics, or
mathematics or physics provided you have genuine biological research
line.
Research positions in the department involve both research and
teaching. Your major teaching duty will be a bachelor course in
biostatistics that is mandatory for all biology students. We therefore
expect a solid background in statistics and excellent teaching skills.
The total average teaching duty is 40% of your appointment. The
remaining 60% is intended for research and you are expected to develop
your own research line in the computational life sciences. This
involves acquiring grants to form your own group of PhD students and
postdocs within the TBB group.
Background:
employs mathematical models, computer simulation models and
bioinformatics to perform fundamental biological research in a variety
of biological disciplines. Using a computational life sciences
approach, the research focus is on evolution, complexity, and
quantitative biology (or systems biology). The major current research
lines involve evolutionary genomics, development, immunology, and
multilevel evolution. The group is part of the Institute of
one of the largest Biology departments in the Netherlands (>200 new
students per year). The group teaches modeling and bioinformatics to
biology students at the bachelor and master level. PhD students in the
group have diverse backgrounds ranging from biology, physics to
mathematics, and half of them are from abroad. The IBB focuses on
molecular life sciences, and is collaborating with other departments
of the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine, and the Hubrecht
Institute in Utrecht.
Information:
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained at the
procedure successful candidates are expected to give an outline of
his/her research plans in a written report and an oral presentation.
To apply, please find the position in the very near future here and
attach a letter of motivation and curriculum vitae. The application
deadline is May 1st, 2013 but we will continue the procedure until the
position is fulfilled. Conditions of employment: The candidate is
offered a full-time position on a tenure track basis at the assistant
professor level. The tenure track period is for 5 years, and after a
successful evaluation this will be continued on a permanent basis. The
salary is supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year
bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition we offer: a pension scheme, a
partially paid parental leave, flexible employment conditions.
Conditions are based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch
Universities. The research group will provide the candidate with
necessary support on all aspects of the project. The gross salary is
in the range between 3227 and maximum 5979 Euro per month.
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