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Subject: SMB Digest v13i27
SMB Digest July 3, 2013 Volume 13 Issue 27
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Richard Schugart richard(dot)schugart(at)gmail(dot)com
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Issue's Topics:
Workshop: Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, Oct 21-25, Leiden
ToC: BMB, Volume 75, Issue 7
ToC: Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering, Volume 10 Issue 4
Research Staff Position: Biological Modeller, Newcastle U
Selected NIH Intramural Research & Other Positions-July Update
SMBnet Reminders
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From: Roeland Merks <Roeland.Merks@cwi.nl>
Date: July 2, 2013 7:46:49 AM
Subject: Workshop: Interdisciplinary Life Sciences, Oct 21-25, Leiden
Lorentz Training Workshop: Interdisciplinary Life Sciences
Date: 2013 October 21-25 (Monday-Friday)
Location: Snellius Building (2nd floor), Lorentz Center, Niels Bohrweg
1, 2333CA Leiden, The Netherlands
Organisers: Roel van Driel (UvA), Roeland Merks (CWI), Jaap Molenaar
(WUR)
Contact: Jaap.Molenaar@wur.nl
Webpage: www.ncsb.nl/workshop/InterdisciplinaryLS
Registration:
www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2013/598/application.php3?wsid=598&venue=Snellius
Deadline: 2013-08-23
The aim of this training workshop is to bring together 25 young
researchers from the life sciences and to train them in modelling of
biological systems based on 'learning by doing'.
We aim at about 25 student participants forming teams of 4 (or 5)
members. Each team will work on one specific modelling challenge during
the workshop.
Possible topics might be: Sensitivity analysis of a synthetic mammalian
oscillator, Modelling of networks regulating flowering time in plants,
Modelling of blood vessel growth, and Modelling of cell division.
For more information, read the workshop webpage:
http://www.ncsb.nl/workshop/InterdisciplinaryLS
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From: Springer <springeralerts@springer.delivery.net>
Date: July 2, 2013 7:07:32 PM
Subject: ToC: BMB, Volume 75, Issue 7
Volume 75 Number 7 is now available on SpringerLink
http://link.springer.com/journal/11538/75/7/page/1
IN THIS ISSUE:
On the Exact Measure of Disease Spread in Stochastic Epidemic Models
J. R. Artalejo & M. J. Lopez-Herrero
Invasion Speed in Cellular Automaton Models for T. cruzi Vector
Migration
Britnee A. Crawford, Christopher M. Kribs-Zaleta & Gaik Ambartsoumian
Population Genetics of Gene Function
Ignacio Gallo
Dynamics Analysis of a Multi-strain Cholera Model with an Imperfect
Vaccine
Mohammad A. Safi, Dessalegn Y. Melesse & Abba B. Gumel
Invasibility of Nectarless Flowers in Plant-Pollinator Systems
Yuanshi Wang & Hong Wu
Probability of a Disease Outbreak in Stochastic Multipatch Epidemic
Models
Glenn E. Lahodny & Linda J. S. Allen
Time Delay Implies Cost on Task Switching: A Model to Investigate the
Efficiency of Task Partitioning
Heiko Hamann, Istvan Karsai & Thomas Schmickl
Dynamics of Phytoplankton Communities Under Photoinhibition
Sze-Bi Hsu, Chiu-Ju Lin, Chih-Hao Hsieh & Kohei Yoshiyama
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From: Liwei Ning <editorial@aimsciences.org>
Date: July 1, 2013 2:47:05 PM
Subject: ToC: Mathematical Biosciences & Engineering, Volume 10 Issue 4
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (MBE)
Volume: 10, Number: 4 August 2013
http://www.aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=606
1. The ratio of hidden HIV infection in Cuba
Pages : 959 - 977
Miguel Atencia, Esther Garcia-Garaluz and Gonzalo Joya
2. Stability and Hopf bifurcation in a diffusive predator-prey system
incorporating a prey refuge
Pages : 979 - 996
Xiaoyuan Chang and Junjie Wei
3. Modeling of the migration of endothelial cells on bioactive
micropatterned polymers
Pages : 997 - 1015
Thierry Colin, Marie-Christine Durrieu, Julie Joie, Yifeng Lei,
Youcef Mammeri, Clair Poignard and Olivier Saut
4. Darwinian dynamics of a juvenile-adult model
Pages : 1017 - 1044
J. M. Cushing and Simon Maccracken Stump
5. Model for hepatitis C virus transmissions
Pages : 1045 - 1065
Elamin H. Elbasha
6. Parametrization of the attainable set for a nonlinear control model
of a biochemical process
Pages : 1067 - 1094
Ellina Grigorieva, Evgenii Khailov and Andrei Korobeinikov
7. Regulation of Th1/Th2 cells in asthma development: A mathematical
model
Pages : 1095 - 1133
Yangjin Kim, Seongwon Lee, You-Sun Kim, Sean Lawler, Yong Song Gho,
Yoon-Keun Kim and Hyung Ju Hwang
8. Saturated treatments and measles resurgence episodes in South Africa:
A possible linkage
Pages : 1135 - 1157
Deborah Lacitignola
9. Modelling seasonal HFMD with the recessive infection in Shandong,
China
Pages : 1159 - 1171
Yangjun Ma, Maoxing Liu, Qiang Hou and Jinqing Zhao
10. The impact of an imperfect vaccine and pap cytology screening on the
transmission of human papillomavirus and occurrence of associated
cervical dysplasia and cancer
Pages : 1173 - 1205
Tufail Malik, Jody Reimer, Abba Gumel, Elamin H. Elbasha and
Salaheddin Mahmud
11. Graph-theoretic conditions for zero-eigenvalue Turing instability in
general chemical reaction networks
Pages : 1207 - 1226
Maya Mincheva and Gheorghe Craciun
12. Mitigation of epidemics in contact networks through optimal contact
adaptation
Pages : 1227 - 1251
Mina Youssef and Caterina Scoglio
13. Heart rate variability as determinism with jump stochastic
parameters
Pages : 1253 - 1264
Jiongxuan Zheng, Joseph D. Skufca and Erik M. Bolly
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From: David Moir <david.moir@newcastle.ac.uk>
Date: June 28, 2013 6:25:57 AM
Subject: Research Staff Position: Biological Modeller, Newcastle U
Biological Modeller in the School of Biology at Newcastle University
Salary: 27,854 pounds, rising to 36,298 pounds
Closing date: 11 July 2013
We require a computational biologist with expertise in modelling
biological systems. Skills in R programming are essential, experience in
biostatistical modelling is desirable. You will hold a PhD (or
equivalent) in some aspect of computational biology/modelling and an
appropriate publication record for level of experience. The ability to
analyse complex systems is important but adaptability is essential as we
work in systems across a range of disciplines in different biological
settings. You will work on a range of projects but will be expected to
contribute to modelling in other settings and form part of a modelling
team. You will join an expanding team of two academics and 3 PDRAs in
the Biological, Clinical and Environmental Systems Modelling group in
the School of Biology at Newcastle. We anticipate that you will develop
your own research agenda in collaboration with other team members.
This post is fixed term for 3 years. For informal enquiries contact
steven.rushton@ncl.ac.uk
Applications can be made at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/
Further information about the Biological, Clinical and Environmental
Systems Modelling group can be found here
http://research.ncl.ac.uk/bces-modelling
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From: Owens, Roland (NIH/OD) [E] <owensrol@mail.nih.gov>
Date: July 1, 2013 11:09:39 AM
Resent From: Raymond Mejía <mejiar@helix.nih.gov>
Subject: Selected NIH Intramural Research & Other Positions-July Update
Director
Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, FDA CBER
(deadline: August 31)
The FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is
searching for a Director for the Office of Biostatistics and
Epidemiology (OBE). The Director of OBE leads a dynamic organization
that provides statistical, epidemiological and risk science expertise
critical to the review of safety and effectiveness of vaccines,
allergenics, blood, tissues, and cell and gene therapies.
Qualifications: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen. Candidates with an
M.D. and/or Ph.D. with relevant training and extensive experience are
highly desired. All candidates must possess specialized knowledge and
experience in the regulation and development of medical products,
including the evaluation of safety, effectiveness, and product quality;
strong leadership and significant executive management experience;
excellent interpersonal skills to deal effectively with
multi-disciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders; and outstanding oral
and written communication skills. Knowledge of the FDA's regulatory and
review process is a plus. Physician candidates must possess a valid
license to practice medicine in any state in the U.S. NOTE: Graduates
of foreign medical schools must submit a copy of their ECFMG
certificate. Graduates of foreign colleges or universities must submit
documentation showing that the education credentials have been evaluated
by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign
education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that
gained in an accredited U.S. education program. This position may also
be filled by appointment in the U.S. Public Health Service,
Commissioned Corps.
Candidates may also be eligible for an excepted service Title 42
appointment.
Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and experience. An
excellent benefits package is also available. Relocation expenses will
be paid. Location: Rockville, Maryland with offices moving to White
Oak, Maryland, in 2014. To Apply: Submit resume or curriculum vitae
with cover letter by August 31, 2013, to CBER.Employment@fda.hhs.gov.
Please reference Job Code: Director-OBE. Additional application
procedures may be required. The Department of Health and Human Services
is an equal opportunity employer with a smoke free environment.
Chief
Laboratory of Computational Medicine, NEI
(deadline: open-ended)
The NEI seeks to develop a new program in computational analysis that
fully employs human genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic,
neurophysiological and clinical data sets to reconstruct biological
networks characteristic of normal and disease states. The magnitude,
diversity, rich information content, and hierarchical connectivity of
these data sets require the utilization and development of novel
quantitative tools. The goal is to understand human disease at a
molecular level in order to develop mechanism-based therapeutic
interventions.
We invite applications for head of a new laboratory of Computational
Medicine within the NEI Intramural Research Program. This initiative
seeks to integrate and translate knowledge from genetics and biology to
a wide range of disease processes using systems, network, statistical
and bioinformatics approaches.
* Examples in ocular biology amenable to a systems approach would
include neuro-immune interactions, gene regulatory networks during
disease pathogenesis, protein interaction pathways,
neuron-glial-vascular biological networks in the retina, neuronal
networks in the CNS, and developmental conditions and disorders.
* The research program has interest in developing novel computational
methodologies for analyzing large genetic, biological, biomedical,
neuronal, and functional data sets. Particular attention will be paid
to genotype-phenotype correlations, gene-gene and gene-environment
interactions. In parallel, we will actively seek to develop disease
intermediate phenotypes that reflect the underlying biology and
pathophysiology of disease.
* Data sets from large clinical trials, genetic studies (including
GWAS), expression profiling in normal and disease conditions, and from
the eyeGENE human research repository for monogenic ophthalmic diseases
will be developed to reconstruct and understand ocular biological
networks that link genetic perturbations, small molecule interactions,
and physiological processes, to predict normal and disease states
The NEI/NIH provides an exceptional environment of dedicated scientists
as well as a wide range of resources. We currently envision that this
program will be located in the newly constructed Porter Neuroscience
complex that houses a diverse set of investigators from many different
Institutes. The successful candidate will be expected to recruit
tenure-track faculty in areas that may include computational medicine or
neuroscience, network biology, genetic or molecular epidemiology, cell
and molecular biology, statistical genetics, bioinformatics, and
biostatistics into the new Laboratory of Computational Medicine.
Applicants should have a MD, MD/PhD or PhD and an outstanding record of
accomplishments in genetics, epidemiology, neuroscience, cell and
molecular biology, biostatistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
Senior scientists would have the opportunity to maintain their
participation in existing collaborative research in non-eye diseases if
desired.
This position will remain open until filled. Applicants should submit
curriculum vitae, bibliography, copies of their five most significant
publications, a summary of research accomplishments, names of three
references, and a detailed experimental plan for the development of
this program. These materials should be sent to: The Office of the
Scientific Director, National Eye Institute, Attention: Ms. Mica Gordon
(gordonmi@nei.nih.gov), NIH Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Room 6A22,
Bethesda, MD, 20892. The National Eye Institute does not discriminate
in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status,
disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other
non-merit factor. DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers.
The NIH Intramural Research Program
http://irp.nih.gov/
http://irp.nih.gov/careers/tenured-and-tenure-track-scientific-careers
Link to Fellowships and Positions of Interest to fellows
https://www.training.nih.gov/
https://www.training.nih.gov/career_services/jobs
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