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Subject: SMB Digest v14i20
SMB Digest May 16, 2014 Volume 14 Issue 20
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Richard Schugart richard(dot)schugart(at)gmail(dot)com
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Issue's Topics:
Deadline Extended: Joint JSMB/SMB Meeting, Osaka
CfP: Int J Differ Equ, Special Issue on Vector-Born Diseases?
Live Stream: Tutorial, Parameter?, May 19-21, NIMBioS, U Tenn
Meeting: Complex Dynamics in Neuroscience, Jun 2, U Warwick
Conference: SIAM Life Sciences, Aug 4-7, Charlotte, USA
Tutorial: Parameter Estimation..., Aug 8-11, North Carolina St
Program: IdeaLab 2014, Aug 11-15, ICERM, Brown U
CfA: Heart Rhythm Disorders, Dec 3-5, NIMBioS, U Tennessee
Books: New Book Alert, Springer
Professor: Uncertainty Quantification, U Nottingham
SMBnet Reminders
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From: Toshiyuki Namba <tnamba@b.s.osakafu-u.ac.jp>
Date: May 14, 2014 12:17:19 AM
Subject: Deadline Extended: Joint JSMB/SMB Meeting, Osaka
The deadline for abstract submission for contributed sessions and early
bird registration is postponed to May 31.
As we've heard that quite a number of people were unable to make
payment from JTB West's online registration page, we decided to postpone
the deadline for early bird registration and abstract submission to May
31.
In case you are unable to get your payment processed online, JTB West
Japan Coop will provide the way to process your payment manually.
We welcome abstract submission from all areas of the life and medical
sciences at the interface of mathematics and its application to biology.
Please visit
https://sites.google.com/site/jsmbsmbjointmeeting2014osaka/home
or directly go to JTB West's registration and abstract submission site
http://amarys-jtb.jp/jsmbmsb2014/
If you cannot see the google site, please visit a mirror site
http://jsmbsmb2014mirror.web.fc2.com/
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From: Tchuenche J. Michel <jmtchuenche@yahoo.com>
Date: May 9, 2014 7:48:26 AM
Subject: CfP: Int J Differ Equ, Special Issue on Vector-Born Diseases...
International Journal of Differential Equations
Special Issue on Vector-Borne Diseases: Progress and Challenges
Call for Papers
Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are transmitted to humans by an
animal host or vector. Because most of these diseases are among the
Neglected Tropical Diseases, mathematical modeling may highlight key
elements in their management and provide guidance to policy and health
decision makers. Mathematical models have the advantage of requiring
little investment in infrastructure or data collection and can evaluate
potential control measures with no need of experiments or need to
address ethical issues.
We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well
as review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to
understand the dynamic interplay of the transmission of vector-borne and
zoonotic diseases. We are particularly interested in articles that
examine seasonal and other risk factors influencing the transmission,
management, prevention of this group of infectious diseases with a focus
on public health (impact), and identify global trends that have the
potential to result in major epidemics; optimal control and cost
associated to such diseases will be considered. Potential topics
include, but are not limited to:
-Recent developments in vector-borne and or zoonotic diseases
-Public Health Advances in Curtailing vector-borne diseases
-Modeling sterile insect technique to control the spread of the vector
-Modeling the role of chemical and biochemical control of the vector
-Cost and cost-effectiveness of applying chemical to eradicate the
vectors
-Recent advances on modeling of sterile insect technology
-The impact of climate/seasonality on the transmission dynamics of
Vector-Borne Diseases
Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's
Author Guidelines, which are located at
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijde/guidelines/. Prospective authors
should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through
the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/
according to the following timetable:
Manuscript Due November 14, 2014
First Round of Reviews February 6, 2015
Publication Date April 3, 2015
Lead Guest Editor
Jean M. Tchuenche, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA; jmtchuenche@gmail.com
Guest Editors
Folashade Agusto, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Austin Peay
State University, Clarksville TN, 37044, USA; folashade_agusto@yahoo.com
Henri E. Z. Tonnang, International Centre of Insect Physiology &
Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya; htonnang@icipe.org
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From: Catherine Crawley <ccrawley@nimbios.org>
Date: May 15, 2014 1:05:11 PM
Subject: Live Stream: Tutorial, Parameter?, May 19-21, NIMBioS, U Tenn
NIMBioS will be live streaming portions of its tutorial: Parameter
Estimation for Dynamic Biological Models, which begins at 8:45 a.m. EDT,
Monday, May 19.
To log in and view the live stream, visit the Tutorial's web page at
http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_data
Note that the login page will not be available until streaming is live,
the day of the event.
The Tutorial's agenda is available on the web page, but the agenda may
be subject to some last minute changes. You can monitor the schedule and
participate in the live chat via the Twitter feed using the hashtag
#parameterTT
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From: Baesens, Claude <C.N.Baesens@warwick.ac.uk>
Date: May 12, 2014 4:48:44 PM
Subject: Meeting: Complex Dynamics in Neuroscience, Jun 2, U Warwick
There will be a CoSyDy meeting / MIR@W day on Complex Dynamics in
Neuroscience
Date: Monday 2nd June 2014
Place: Mathematics Institute, The University of Warwick
Speakers:
Roman Borisyuk (Plymouth) Mathematical modelling of oscillatory basal
ganglia activity in normal and Parkinsonian condition
Stephen Coombes (Nottingham) Neural interface dynamics: from spots to
spirals
Francesco Fermani (Warwick) From experimentally verified neuron models
to the spatiotemporal dynamics of neuronal fields
Maciej Krupa (INRIA - Paris Roquencourt) Multiple timescales, canards,
mixed-mode oscillations and bursting in mathematical neuroscience
Rachel Nicks (Birmingham) Standing and travelling waves in a spherical
brain model
Wessel Woldman (Exeter) Modelling of epileptic seizures: internal
dynamics and network connectivity structure in a bistable setting
The meeting will start at 12:15 with a buffet lunch and will finish at
17:30 with wine and snacks.
Attendance is free and open to everyone. However, for catering
purposes, please register by email to claude.baesens@warwick.ac.uk by
Wednesday 28 May.
Programme: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/research/events/2013-2014/nonsymp/cdn
This meeting is supported by a London Mathematical Society
Scheme 3 Grant and by Mathematical Interdisciplinary Research at Warwick
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From: Nicole C. Erle <erle@siam.org>
Date: May 12, 2014 1:42:34 PM
Subject: Conference: SIAM Life Sciences, Aug 4-7, Charlotte, USA
Conference Name: SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences
Location: Sheraton Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Dates: August 4-7, 2014
Invited Speakers:
James J. Collins, HHMI, Boston University and Wyss Institute, Harvard
University, USA
Alison P. Galvani, Yale University, USA
Alan Hastings, UC Davis
Oliver E. Jensen, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Arthur D. Lander, University of California, Irvine, USA
Norman A. Mazer, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Switzerland
John Rinzel, New York University, USA
Kristin Rae Swanson, Northwestern University, USA
Registration is Now Available!
Pre-Registration Deadline: Monday, July 7, 1014 Disconnect time is
4:00 PM EDT
Hotel Reservation Deadline: Thursday, July 3, 3014
Registration and the preliminary program for this conference are
available
at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/ls14/
For additional information, contact the SIAM Conference Department at
meetings@siam.org.
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From: Adam Mahdi <adam.mahdi@gmail.com>
Date: May 14, 2014 11:34:00 AM
Subject: Tutorial: Parameter Estimation..., Aug 8-11, North Carolina St
The NC State Research Training Group on Parameter Estimation for
Mechanistic Biological Models (http://rtg.math.ncsu.edu), funded by NSF,
will run a tutorial workshop on Parameter Estimation for Biological
Models between August 8th and 11th. (The dates of the meeting are
intended to facilitate travel for people attending the SIAM Life
Sciences meeting in nearby Charlotte, NC.)
Mathematical modeling of biological systems is a rapidly growing area of
research. Typically, some (and often many) of a model?s parameters
and/or states are unknown and have to be inferred from the available
data. However, for many systems only partial observations are available.
Much effort has been devoted to solving this problem. Some of the key
questions considered in this context are: How sensitive is a model's
output to changes of its parameters (sensitivity analysis)? Which
parameters can be estimated uniquely from a model?s input and output
(identifiability analysis)? What are the uncertainties of parameters
estimated by fitting a model to data? How are predictions of a model
impacted by uncertainties in its parameters (and structure) (uncertainty
quantification)?
The workshop will cover these concepts at the introductory level with
the special emphasis on illustrating their practical application. The
meeting will be in form of tutorials combined with discussion. In
additions, participants will get the opportunity to use the methods on
concrete problems.
The workshop is aimed at graduate students and anyone interested in
learning basic techniques associated with modern methods of
identifiability theory, parameter estimation, and uncertainty
quantification in models arising in biology. Tutorial lectures will be
accompanied by hands-on computer exercises so that participants will get
the opportunity to use the methods on concrete problems.
Confirmed speakers include Joseph DiStefano III (UCLA), Johnny Ottesen
(Roskilde University, Denmark), Tom Banks (NC State), Nikki Meshkat
(NC State) and Ralph Smith (NC State).
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From: Homer F. Walker <homer_walker@icerm.brown.edu>
Date: May 8, 2014 2:59:06 PM
Subject: Program: IdeaLab 2014, Aug 11-15, ICERM, Brown U
ICERM is seeking applicants for the following program for early-career
researchers. Please note the first topic, which may be of particular
interest to SMB members.
For more information, please go to icerm.brown.edu/idealab_2014/.
IdeaLab 2014: Program for Early Career Researchers (August 11 - 15,
2014)
IdeaLab is a one-week program aimed at early career researchers (within
five years of their Ph.D.) that will focus on two different topics at
the frontier of research. Participants will be exposed to problems whose
solution may require broad perspectives and multiple areas of expertise.
Senior researchers will introduce the topics in tutorials and lead
discussions. The participants will break into teams to brainstorm ideas,
comprehend the obstacles, and explore possible avenues toward solutions.
The teams will be encouraged to develop a research program proposal. On
the last day, they will present their ideas to one another and to a
small panel of representatives from funding agencies for feedback and
advice.
2014 Organizing Committee
Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University
Mark Levi, Pennsylvania State University
Michael Minion, Stanford University
Richard Montgomery, University of California, Santa Cruz
Topics
-Toward a more realistic model of ciliated and flagellated organisms
-High frequency vibrations and Riemannian geometry
Funding
-Travel support
-Six nights accommodations
-Meal allowance
To Apply
IdeaLab applicants should be at an early stage of their post-Ph.D.
career. A CV, research statement, and two reference letters are
required. All applications must be submitted via MathPrograms.org
(search under "Brown University"). The selection committee will begin to
review all applications on a rolling basis starting April 2014.
Applications will stay open through early summer, or until all positions
are filled, whichever comes first.
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From: Catherine Crawley <ccrawley@nimbios.org>
Date: May 13, 2014 10:20:06 AM
Subject: CfA: Heart Rhythm Disorders, Dec 3-5, NIMBioS, U Tennessee
The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop,
"Heart Rhythm Disorders," to be held December 3-5, 2014, at NIMBioS.
Objectives: The heart is a complex nonlinear system, whose function
involves the interaction between mechanical contractions of cardiac
muscles and waves of electrical excitation propagating in the heart.
Heartbeats are the result of the nonlinear coupling between these
electrical and mechanical functions of the heart. Cardiovascular
diseases, which are often associated with heart rhythm disorders, are
the leading cause of death in the Western world. A complete
understanding of heart rhythm disorders requires a complex system-level
approach that incorporates the interaction between electrical, chemical
and mechanical activities of the heart on a variety of biological
scales: ion channels to single cells to multi-cellular tissue to organ.
Given the difficulty of monitoring and controlling all these factors in
the lab, mathematical modeling provides a useful tool for this purpose.
The goal of this workshop is to unite researchers from different
disciplines ? clinicians, mathematicians, physicists, biomedical
engineers, and industrial practitioners ? in order to better understand
the existing mathematical challenges and to explore new directions in
modeling of cardiovascular dynamics. As a result of the workshop, we
will identify challenges and frontiers in mathematical modeling,
statistics and prediction, dynamics and control, stability analysis, as
well as data acquisition and analysis for heart rhythm related diseases.
We will also foster new interdisciplinary collaborations.
Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Co-Organizers: Alena Talkachova, Biomedical Engineering, Univ. of
Minnesota; John Wesley Cain, Mathematics and Computer Science, Univ. of
Richmond; and Xiaopeng Zhao, Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical
Engineering, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
For more information about the workshop and a link to the online
application form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_cardiac
Participation in the workshop is by application only. Individuals with a
strong interest in the topic are encouraged to apply, and successful
applicants will be notified within two weeks of the application
deadline. If needed, financial support for travel, meals, and lodging is
available for workshop attendees.
Application deadline: August 1, 2014
The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
(NIMBioS) (http://www.nimbios.org) brings together researchers from
around the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to
investigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the life
sciences. NIMBioS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture with additional support from The University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
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From: Springer <SpringerAlerts@springeronline.com>
Date: May 16, 2014 1:07:18 AM
Reply-To: onlineservice@springer.com <onlineservice@springer.com>
Subject: Books: New Book Alert, Springer
NEW PRINT & EBOOKS
Mathematics
Mathematical and Computational Biology
A Short Course in Computational Geometry and Topology
Book Series: SpringerBriefs in Mathematical Methods
Edelsbrunner, Herbert
http://www.springer.com/alert/urltracking.do?id=L483ccccMf1bdb3Sa845d7bPa87daf6
Collective Dynamics from Bacteria to Crowds
Book Series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 553
Editor/s: Muntean, Adrian; Toschi, Federico
http://www.springer.com/alert/urltracking.do?id=L4724dd7Mf1bdb3Sa845d7bPa865b7e
Methods of Small Parameter in Mathematical Biology
Book Series: Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and
Technology
Banasiak, Jacek; Lachowicz, Miros?aw
http://www.springer.com/alert/urltracking.do?id=L481f59dMf1bdb3Sa845d7bPa869a52
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From: Mikhail Tretyakov <Michael.Tretyakov@nottingham.ac.uk>
Date: May 9, 2014 12:34:29 PM
Subject: Professor: Uncertainty Quantification, U Nottingham
Professor of Uncertainty Quantification (Applied Mathematics/Statistics)
at Nottingham
Applications are invited from outstanding candidates for this senior
full professorial post, which lies at the interface of Statistics and
Applied Mathematics. The successful candidate will be expected to
contribute strongly to maintaining and enhancing the School's high
standards in research and teaching.
The School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Nottingham (UK)
(information about the School is available at
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics ) is making a major initiative
in Uncertainty Quantification that will ultimately bring together
extensive activity across the University into a Centre of Excellence.
The Unit of Assessments for Applied Mathematics and Statistics were
ranked 5th and 6th nationally in terms of Research Power and GPA
respectively in the 2008 RAE. The successful candidate will be expected
to contribute to maintaining and enhancing our research record, and to
pursue and encourage interdisciplinary research across the research
groups in the School of Mathematical Sciences, notably in Statistics and
Probability, Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Scientific Computing,
and Mathematical Medicine and Biology, and more widely in the
University, in the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Social
Sciences.
In recognition of its commitment to promoting women in science, The
University of Nottingham is one of four universities to hold a Silver
Athena SWAN Award.
Candidates should hold a PhD (or equivalent) in statistics, mathematics
or a related subject and have a commitment to high-quality teaching.
This post is available from 1 September 2014 or as soon as possible
thereafter.
This post will remain open until filled - review of applications 4th
July 2014
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor M Tretyakov,
tel: +44(0)115 9514954 , or email: michael.tretyakov@nottingham.ac.uk.
Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will
not be accepted. Further details about the position and how to apply,
see at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/PROF14380
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