SMB Digest March 18, 2014 Volume 14 Issue 12
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Wandi Ding wding1(at)gmail(dot)com
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Issue's Topics:
Keystone Symposia: May 12-17 & June 15-20, Sweden
Interdisciplinary Signaling Workshop: July 21-25, Hungary
Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics, a NIMBioS Tutorial
BD2K Announcement of Targeted Software Development RFA
Postdoc position: Technical University of Denmark
Postdoc position: University of Waterloo
SMBnet Reminders
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Date: Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 3:43 PM
Subject: Keystone Symposia: May 12-17 & June 15-20, Sweden
Keystone Symposia Spring 2014 Neurobiology Conferences
Adult Neurogenesis
Organized in collaboration with Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
and Science for Life Laboratory – Stockholm
May 12-17, 2014
Hotel Clarion Sign | Stockholm | Sweden
Scientific Organizers: Jonas Frisén and Fred H. Gage
Discounted Registration Deadline: March 12, 2014
The meeting aims to:
Comprehensively discuss the origin of new adult neurons, their
function, alterations of adult neurogenesis in disease, and their
potential therapeutic modulation; Focus on the translation of
basic research on adult-born neurons into clinical medicine with
the potential for treating stroke and various neurological and
psychiatric diseases; Promote the development of new research
networks in Europe and beyond to accelerate progress in this
to register and view the full program.
The Brain: Adaptation and Maladaptation in Chronic Pain
June 15-20, 2014
Keystone Resort | Keystone, Colorado | USA
Scientific Organizers: Frank Porreca, David Borsook and David W.Dodick
Abstract Deadline: March 13, 2014
Discounted Registration Deadline: April 15, 2014
The meeting's goals are to:
Highlight advances in understanding the neural networks involved
in the emotional, cognitive and sensory components of migraine
and chronic pain, including the knowledge gained from the
convergence of a number of new technologies such as brain imaging
during pain; Bring together the previously very separate pain and
headache scientific communities for greater cross-disciplinary
discussion and collaboration; Induce a new paradigm for drug
to register and view the full program.
Deadlines are at midnight US Mountain Time. Abstracts can still
be accepted on our website through the discounted registration
deadline; after this, please contact our office at 1-800-253-0685
if your abstract can still be accepted for publication in our
abstract book.
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Date: Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:06 PM
Subject: Interdisciplinary Signaling Workshop: July 21-25, Hungary
On behalf of the organizers, Giulio Superti-Furga, Tamas Korcsmaros
and Vicky Schneider, it is a pleasure to invite you to this special
workshop to be held in Visegrad, Hungary at 21-25 July 2014.
In this interdisciplinary workshop advanced science is combined
with informal summer activities to solve multi-disciplinary
scientific questions with high-level, enthusiastic speakers, such as:
Opening Keynote: Douglas Lauffenburger (MIT)
Closing Keynote: Toby Gibson (EMBL)
Paul Bates (London Research Institute)
Laurence Calzone (INSERM at Institut Curie)
Peter Csermely (Semmelweis University)
Anne-Claude Gavin (EMBL)
Boris Kholodenko (The Systems Biology Institute,
University College Dublin)
Rune Linding (Technical University of Denmark)
Julio Saez-Rodriguez (EMBL-EBI)
Maria Victoria Schneider (TGAC, The Genome Analysis Centre)
Giulio Superti-Furga (CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine)
Hans Westerhoff (Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology)
All speakers are confirmed and in their morning talks they will
cover topics like structural biology, high-throughput experimental
techniques, proteomics, lipidomics, genetics screens and
transcriptomics, network modelling approaches as well as network
medicine & pharmacology concepts and latest results. Then,
selected talks from young participants will be followed by
multi-disciplinary teamworks in the afternoon. We will facilitate
the latter one with special cultural and social activities
(Catamaran tour on the Danube, Medieval teambuilding competition
in the Visegrad Castle, etc.). Poster sessions and plenty of
informal opportunities will allow the participants to discuss
complex and exciting questions as well as develop new
collaborations. The renaissance surroundings of the venue will
match with the interdisciplinary nature of the workshop. The
four-star wellness hotel venue and the high-level speakers
guarantee the excellence of the meeting.
GRANTS & DISCOUNTS
- Limited travel grants are available for young scientists.
- Institutional discount: 15% discount from the registration
fee for participants if at least three of them are coming from
the same institute/company. Can also be applied even for one
participant if coming from an institute of a speaker of the
workshop.
- Registration waivers will be awarded based on the submitted
scientific problem that requires multi-disciplinary approach
and relates to the research project of the registrant. The best
problems will be assigned to teamworks in the workshop.
Registration fees are from 450 EUR + accommodation. Limited
number of nice double rooms is available from 140 EUR (for the
total duration of the workshop), if shared with another
participant.
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 15 March 2014
All participants will have free access to wireless internet,
indoor and outdoor pools, can enjoy delicious meals and they
will share a memorable and unique scientific event.
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Date: Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 2:14 PM
Subject: Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics, a NIMBioS Tutorial
The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Tutorial,
"Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics," to be held August 4-9, 2014,
at NIMBioS.
Objectives: Quantitative genetic theory has been applied to a wide
range of phenomena including the evolution of differences between
the sexes, sexual preferences, life history traits, plasticity of
traits, as well as the evolution of body size and other
morphological measurements. This tutorial is for evolutionary
biologists interested in how quantitative genetics theory can be
tested with data. Participants – graduate students, postdocs,
and junior faculty – will learn how to use R to build and test
evolutionary models. There is a need for evolutionary biologists
to understand the field of evolutionary quantitative genetics
because of the ability to collect large amounts of data by
computer, the development of statistical methods for changes of
traits on evolutionary trees and for changes in a single species
through time, and the realization that quantitative characters
will not soon be fully explained by genomics.
Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Co-Organizers: Stevan J. Arnold, Integrative Biology, Oregon
State Univ. and Joe Felsenstein, Genome Sciences, Univ. of
Washington, Seattle
Co-Sponsors: National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
and the American Society of Naturalists
For more information about the tutorial and a link to the online
There are no fees associated with this tutorial. Tutorial
participation in the tutorial is by application only.
Individuals with a strong interest in the topic, including
post-docs and graduate students, are encouraged to apply, and
successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of the
application deadline.
Food and Lodging: Breakfast and lunch will be provided at
NIMBioS each day of the tutorial, as well as coffee and
mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks. NIMBioS is not covering
other expenses for participants, but a block of rooms will be
reserved at a nearby hotel. More information will be available
on our website soon about lodging, room rates, and how
participants can make reservations.
Application deadline: May 1, 2014
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Date: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:20 PM
Subject: BD2K Announcement of Targeted Software Development RFA
announces the release of an RFA for software and methods
development in biomedical Big Data Science:
Development of Software and Analysis Methods for Biomedical Big
Data in Targeted Areas of High Need (U01) (RFA-HG-14-020)
This opportunity targets four topic areas of high need for
researchers working with biomedical Big Data,
Data Compression/Reduction
Data Provenance
Data Visualization
Data Wrangling
The receipt deadline for applications is June 19, 2014, with an
optional letter of intent due May 19, 2014.
BD2K is a new major trans-NIH initiative that aims to support
advances in data science, other quantitative sciences, policy,
and training that are needed for the effective use of Big Data
in biomedical research. Interested applicants are encouraged to
join the listserv (on the BD2K homepage) to receive the most
up-to-date information about BD2K events and funding opportunities.
Please share this opportunity with your interested scientific
communities. If you have questions, please contact David Miller
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Date: Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 7:21 AM
Subject: Postdoc position: Technical University of Denmark
postdoc position within trait-based modeling of marine ecosystems
Deadline May 1st. We are looking for a theoretical ecologist
or physicist/mathematician/engineer/oceanographer with a keen
interest in ecology and a publication record in modelling. The
postdoc will be employed at DTU Aqua (The National Institute
for Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark,
Charlottenlund, Denmark), or at one of the collaborating
institutes or universities in the Copenhagen area.
Apply using online system.
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Date: Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 7:21 AM
Subject: Postdoc position: University of Waterloo
Department of Applied Mathematics
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applied Mathematics
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship in the
Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo,
with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2014. This is a
one-year fellowship with the possibility of renewal for another
year.
In addition to engaging in research close collaboration with a
faculty member or members in the department, the successful
candidate will be responsible for teaching two, one-term courses.
Candidates should indicate in their cover letter which faculty
member(s) they propose to work with. Selection will be based
on the candidate's research potential, fit with a research
area in the department and teaching ability. All interested
recent PhDs are encouraged to apply.
The Department of Applied Mathematics has 22 regular faculty and
two lecturers. Research interests include scientific computing,
control theory, differential equations and dynamical systems,
fluid dynamics, mathematical biology and medicine, and
mathematical physics. The department has a substantial graduate
program with over 80 graduate students pursuing Masters or PhD
degrees, and strong undergraduate programs in applied
mathematics and mathematical physics. More information about
Application for this fellowship is through the website MathJobs.org.
Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae and a
should also arrange for three letters of recommendation, with
at least one letter addressing the candidate's teaching
Review of applications will begin April 30, 2014 and will
continue until the position is filled. We appreciate all
replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under
consideration will be contacted.
The University of Waterloo is strongly committed to employment
equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty
and staff. The University encourages applications from all
qualified candidates, including women, members of visible
minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities,
and persons with disabilities.
This position is contingent upon funding.
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