SMB Digest April 29, 2014 Volume 14 Issue 18
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Wandi Ding ding.smb.digest(at)gmail(dot)com
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Issue's Topics:
Reminder: Contributed talks and posters for JSMB/SMB, Osaka 2014
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Volume 76 Number 4
Call for Proposal: SMB Annual Meeting 2018
New NSF Math Sciences Innovation Incubator (MSII) activity
BIOMATH, a new journal in mathematical & computational biology
Call for papers: Neurocomputing Special Issue on Visual Big Data
NetSci: Complex Networks in Ecology, UC Berkeley, June 3
MBI Undergraduate Capstone Conference, August 11-15
EMBO Conference Series: Chemical Biology, Germany, August 20-23
Models in Popu. Dynamics&Ecology: Torino, Italy, August 25-29
SETAC Europe Summer School Course on NANO: Portugal, Sep 1-5
Math Models and Methods for Living Systems: Italy, Sep 1-6
Master in Systems and Synthetic Biology: U d'Evry-Val-d'Essonne
Tenure Track in Mathematics: Risk Analysis, Umeå U, Sweden
SMBnet Reminders
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Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 4:22 AM
Subject: Reminder: Contributed talks and posters for JSMB/SMB, Osaka 2014
Deadline for submission of an abstract for contributed talks and
posters forJSMB/SMB Osaka 2014 is May 15.
Before submission of an abstract, registration and payment of
registration fee are required.
Please visit the website:
Registration/Accomodation/Abstract Submission/ Page is also open.
Early bird discounts are available by May 15, 2014.
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Date: Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:33 PM
Subject: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Volume 76 Number 4
Table of contents alert for "Bulletin of Mathematical Biology".
Volume 76 Number 4 is now available on SpringerLink
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Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:20 AM
Subject: Call for Proposal: SMB Annual Meeting 2018
The call for proposals to host the SMB Annual Meeting in 2018 is now
open.
This year's meeting will be held in Osaka, joint with the Japanese SMB.
In 2015 the meeting will be held in Atlanta, in 2016 in Nottingham,
joint with ESMTB, and in 2017 in Salt Lake City. We have established
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 outside North America.
Proposals of no more than four pages should be made to the Chair of
the Future Meetings Committee by 20 June 2014, by e-mail at
<n.f.britton(a)
bath.ac.uk>. The Chair strongly encourages prospective
proposers to contact him for further information before putting in
a proposal.
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Date: Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 5:29 PM
Subject: New NSF Math Sciences Innovation Incubator (MSII) activity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical
Sciences (DMS) aims to enhance the synergistic relationships between
the mathematical sciences and other NSF-supported disciplines through
the Mathematical Sciences Innovation Incubator (MSII) activity. The
MSII activity encourages and supports new research collaborations
among mathematical scientists and other scientists and engineers
working in NSF-supported research areas of high national priority.
To apply for MSII support, after submitting a proposal to a non-DMS
program for a research project that involves mathematical scientists,
or a supplement request to include new mathematical scientists in a
research project supported by a non-DMS award, the Principal
Investigator must send an e-mail message specifying the name(s)
and affiliation(s) of the mathematical scientist(s) and the NSF
e-mail message will constitute a request that DMS consider the
proposal or supplement request for MSII funding. More details see:
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Date: Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 8:03 AM
Subject: BIOMATH, a new journal in mathematical & computational biology
Announcing BIOMATH, a new journal in mathematical and computational
biology.
The BIOMATH Forum announces the launch of BIOMATH. An online,
peer-reviewed journal, BIOMATH will publish research covering
mathematical and computational biology. All articles in BIOMATH are
published open access without article-processing fees. BIOMATH is
now accepting papers for publication.
BIOMATH publishes original research papers of interest to specialists
within a given field in mathematical and computational biology. BIOMATH
editorial policy is to publish research papers based on their scientific
and technical validity and originality. Arbitrary judgements with
respect to "importance" will not be a criterion for publication. All
papers will benefit from rapid peer review and publication. The journal
is indexed by Mathematical Reviews, Zentralblatt MATH, EBSCO, and
Google Scholar.
BIOMATH is led by Roumen Anguelov as Editor-in-Chief. Roumen Anguelov
is presently the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Applied
Mathematics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and works on
Reaction Diffusion models in Biology and Chemistry. He is supported by
the following editorial board team: Yves Dumont, CIRAD Umr AMAP, France;
Jozsef Zoltan Farkas, University of Stirling, United Kingdom; Peter
Hingley, European Patent Office, Germany; Peter Hinow, University of
Wisconsin - Milwaukee, United States; Hristo V Kojouharov, The University
of Texas at Arlington, United States; Jean Lubuma, University of Pretoria,
South Africa; Svetoslav Markov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria;
Nina Pesheva, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria; Marc R Roussel,
University of Lethbridge, Canada; and Santiago Schnell, University of
Michigan Medical School, United States.
More information is available on the BIOMATH website:
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Date: Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 6:17 AM
Subject: Call for papers: Neurocomputing Special Issue on Visual Big Data
Call For Papers: Neurocomputing Special Issue on Dimensionality
Reduction for Visual Big Data
Big Data" as the Article Type
Important Dates
Paper Submission: Jul. 1, 2014 First Round Notification: Aug. 1, 2014
Revision: Sep. 1, 2014 Final Decision: Oct. 1, 2014
Publication Date: Dec. 1, 2014
Topics of Interest:
This special issue is devoted to the publications of high quality papers
on technical developments and practical applications around advanced
dimensionality reduction techniques for visual big data. It will serve
as a forum for recent advances in the fields of multimedia analysis,
computer vision, machine learning, etc. We invite original and high
quality submissions addressing all aspects of these fields. Relevant
topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Supervised /unsupervised /semi-supervised dimensionality reduction for
visual big data Subspace learning for visual big data Manifold learning
for visual big data Tensor analysis for visual big data Deep learning
for visual big data Non-negative matrix factorization for visual big
data Kernel-based dimensionality reduction for visual big data Sparse
Representation for visual big data Transfer learning for visual big
data Incremental learning for visual big data Efficient learning
algorithms for visual big data Binary coding and hashing for visual
big data Applications of dimensionality reduction for visual big data.
Guest Editors
Yanwei Pang
Professor
School of Electronic Information Engineering
Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China,
Ling Shao
Associate Professor
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 4:52 AM
Subject: NetSci: Complex Networks in Ecology, UC Berkeley, June 3
Second announcement of the NetSci 2014 Satellite entitled "Complex
networks in Ecology", to be held on June, 3 in Berkeley, California.
Speakers invited to the satellite include:
- Daniel B. Stouffer, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- Eric L. Berlow, USG,Yosemite Field Station, PeAcE Lab and Vibrant
Data Lab, USA
- Serguei Saavedra, Biological Center of Doñana, Spanish Council
for Scientific Research, Spain
- David Alonso, Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes, Spanish
Council for Scientific Research, Spain
We accept contributions to the satellite until the extended deadline
on May, 7. Please consider that students and postdocs in your groups
can participate in the workshop, if interested, by submitting a
contributed talk. Contributions are managed through easychair,
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Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:37 AM
Subject: MBI Undergraduate Capstone Conference, August 11-15
MBI Undergraduate Capstone Conference, August 11-15
The MBI Capstone conference offers undergraduate student researchers
in the mathematical biosciences an opportunity to present their work
on the national stage.
This student centered conference features:
- Recruitment fair for graduate studies
- Panels on jobs and graduate opportunities
- Keynotes from prominent Math Biologist
- Social event at the Columbus Zoo/Aquarium
- Talks and posters by student researchers
Deadline for applications: July 12, 2014
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Date: Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 4:11 PM
Subject: EMBO Conference Series: Chemical Biology, Germany, August 20-23
EMBO Conference Series on Chemical Biology 2014, EMBL Heidelberg,
Germany.
Registration deadline: Thursday 3 July 2014
Abstract deadline: Thursday 22 May 2014
This conference provides a platform for the broad audience in the field
of chemical biology to interact. Over 300 participants can meet the 24
speakers and other top researchers whilst at the same time discussing
their own data in three large poster sessions and 15 short talks
selected from the participants. Most important, however, is the flagship
character of the meeting. Participants come to see where the field
stands in its full breadth.
Sessions:
- Innovations on therapeutic discovery
- Cell signalling
- Computational methods
- Protein engineering
- Protein chemistry & synthetic methods
- Controlling and engineering with light
Fellowships are available for this meeting! Apply by submitting your
abstract to one of the above sessions at
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Date: Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 11:20 AM
Subject: Models in Popu. Dynamics&Ecology: Torino, Italy, August 25-29
"Models in Population Dynamics & Ecology 2014" (Torino, Italy,
August 25-29, 2014)
Following several inquiries, the registration deadline is now extended
until May 25.
For all the information about the conference, including the
application forms and templates, please visit the conference website at
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Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:50 AM
Subject: SETAC Europe Summer School Course on NANO: Portugal, Sep 1-5
We are pleased to announce the SETAC Europe Summer School Course:
"Toxicogenomics, High-Throughput Data & Network Analysis in NANO"
to be held in Aveiro, Portugal, on 1-5 September 2014.
This one-week post-graduate course, on its 8th edtion, aims to show
how molecular biology techniques can provide in-depth knowledge on
the mode of action and stress ensuing chemical exposure, with
particular focus on screening nanomaterials. The course includes a
combination of lectures and practical hands-on work, including RNA
extraction, cDNA synthesis, real time PCR, microarrays and analysis
of differential gene expression. Since such high-throughput
techniques may provide large quantity of data, data analysis is a
major topic, which in this course will be addressed via various tools,
including network analysis. Case studies will be included covering
both environmental and human toxicology. The course is addressed to
scientists and PhD and M.Sc. students with a background in Biology,
Natural and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental
engineering or related fields, as well as members of consulting
companies and of private and public institutions responsible for
environmental management. A maximum of 25 students will be admitted.
The students are encouraged to bring their own data to explore
analyses, if they wish to do so.
Thematics:
1. Basics of ecotoxicogenomics: strategies and designs
2. RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, Real time PCR
3. Development of microarrays: spotting, hybridization techniques
4. High-throughput data analysis, Network analysis
5. Environment and human toxicology case studies
6. Advantages of using high-throughput tools for nanotoxicology
7. Integration of omics in risk assessment
8. Web tools
Lecturers:
Dr. Mónica Amorim, University of Aveiro, Portugal (Coordinator)
Dr. Carlos P. Roca, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Dr. Bengt Fadeel, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Dr. Janeck Scott-Fordsmand, Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr. Susana Gomes, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Dr. Joel Arrais, University of Aveiro, Portugal
The application deadline is on 7th July.
For more details and application, please see
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Date: Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 4:24 PM
Subject: Math Models and Methods for Living Systems: Italy, Sep 1-6
The International Mathematical Summer Center (CIME) and the International
Center for Mathematical Research (CIRM) organise a summer school on
Mathematical Models and Methods for Living Systems
from September 1 to September 6, 2014 in Levico Terme (in the Alps near
Trento in Italy)
Deadline for application, May 31 2014
The topics covered are
- Modelling the formation of vascular networks
Mark Chaplain (Univ. Dundee, Great Britain)
- Mathematical modeling of morphogenesis in living materials
Pasquale Ciarletta (CNRS, France)
- Cell movement in non-isotropic environments and the modeling of cancer
spread, Thomas Hillen (Univ. Alberta, Canada)
- Cell-based, continuum and hybrid models of tissue dynamics
Hans G. Othmer (Univ. Minnesota, USA)
- Modelling cell migration in fiber networks
Luigi Preziosi (Politecnico Torino, Italy)
Local expenses for 30 participants will be covered through funds offered
by CIME and CIRM.
More information can be asked writing to
The application form can be found at
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Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 4:44 AM
Subject: Master in Systems and Synthetic Biology: U d'Evry-Val-d'Essonne
Online applications to the Master in Systems and Synthetic Biology
(mSSB) are open until 9 June 2014 (second round of applications). To
Applicants may come from Universities or from Engineering schools
after a first year of master (M1), or an equivalent qualification,
in Life Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering,
Chemistry and Physical Sciences. Bi-disciplinary cursus including
Biology is favoured, but highly-achieving and motivated students in
any of the cited disciplines can apply. Following this M2 Master,
several PhD programs are possible on site. Research trainings are
also proposed in Europe (England, Germany, Switzerland, Spain) and
in the US.
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Date: Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 9:28 AM
Subject: Tenure Track in Mathematics: Risk Analysis, Umeå U, Sweden
Tenure Track as Associate Senior Lecturer in Mathematics with
specialization in risk analysis.
We are seeking to fill a tenure-track position as associate senior
lecturer in mathematics with specialization in risk analysis. The
applicant should contribute to the build-up of the department's
expertise within the area of risk analysis, and supervise PhD
students and postdocs in this area. We are primarily searching for
applicants who work on risk analysis with applications in finance
or business administration, but will also consider applicants who
study other risks, for example within the biological or ecological
fields. A well formulated description of your research plan will be
given great significance in the evaluation process.
The employment as associate senior lecturer (biträdande
universitetslektor in Swedish) is permanent consisting of
predominantly research during the first four-year period, and with
a possibility to build tutoring and pedagogical merits with up to
20% of the employment. At the end of this employment period, an
associate senior lecturer owns the right to be examined for a
permanent position as senior lecturer at Umeå University.
For further details and instructions on how to apply, see
Your application should be received by May 28, 2014.
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