Subject: Society for Mathematical Biology Digest
SMB Digest April 8, 2015 Volume 15 Issue 14
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Wandi Ding ding.smb.digest(at)gmail(dot)com
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Issue's Topics:
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 77, Issue 3
NIH Update: Give Input on Optimizing Research Sustainability ...
Bi-Monthly News: NIMBioS, Vol 7 Issue 2
UK Multiscale Biology Network - Springboard meeting, June 1
Symposium: Complex networks in Ecology, Spain, June 1
Workshop: Neutrons in Structural Biology, Oak Ridge, TN, June 1-5
Workshop: Networks in Ecology, Sweden, June 13-18
BIOMATH 2015, Bulgaria, June 14-19; South Africa, July 12-17
Mini-Symposium: Stochastic Community Models, France, July 8-10
Workshop: Analysis and Control of ..., Germany, July 20-22
Postdoc Position: Dengue Simulation Modeling at U of Notre Dame
SMBnet Reminders
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From: Springer <springer@alerts.springer.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:21 AM
Subject: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 77, Issue 3
http://link.springer.com/journal/11538/77/3?wt_mc=alerts.TOCjournals
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From: NIH Extramural Nexus (NIH/OD) <ExtramuralNexus@mail.nih.gov>
Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 11:05 AM
Resent-from: Raymond Mejía <mejiar@helix.nih.gov>
Subject: NIH Update: Give Input on Optimizing Research Sustainability ...
See:
https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1504&L=extramuralnexus&F=&S=&P=65
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From: NIMBioS <newsletter@nimbios.org> via <auth.ccsend.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:07 AM
Subject: Bi-Monthly News: NIMBioS, Vol 7 Issue 2
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs105/1102610363105/archive/1120585048363.html
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From: Markus Owen <Markus.Owen@nottingham.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 4:56 AM
Subject: UK Multiscale Biology Network - Springboard meeting, June 1
UK Multiscale Biology Network-Springboard meeting, 1 June 2015, Nottingham.
The BBSRC has recently funded the UK Multiscale Biology network, motivated
by BBSRC strategic discussions which identified 'Multi-Scale Biology'(MSB)
as a key area of research and capability that will be at the forefront of
bioscience research over the next 5-10 years. The network will aim to:
* facilitate the exploitation of areas of synergy between researchers
across the UK in the broad area of multi-scale biology (MSB);
* raise awareness of the benefits of MSB;
* identify areas that are most ready for MSB and horizon scan for emerging
areas;
* and explore opportunities for MSB collaboration within Europe and
further afield.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
- James Briscoe: Crick Institute, http://crick.ac.uk/research/a-z-researchers/researchers-a-c/james-briscoe/
Neural tube development, organisation from the cellular to the tissue scale
- Carole Goble: Manchester, http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Carole.goble/
Data intensive in silico science, data and model management for Systems
Biology
There will be a selection of shorter invited talks, discussion sessions to
set the agenda for future MSB Network activities, and an opportunity to
present posters.
Start: 10am refreshments for first session at 10:30
Close: 4:30pm
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. There is no registration fee, and
the MSB Network can provide a contribution to travel costs of up to £50
each for up to 40 attendees.
If you would like to attend the springboard meeting, please email
Daisy.Carter@nottingham.ac.uk, indicating
1) any special dietary requirements,
2) whether or not you would like to present a poster,
3) whether you request a contribution to your travel.
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From: Jose A. Capitan <jcapitan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 1:56 AM
Subject: Symposium: Complex networks in Ecology, Spain, June 1
The announcement of the NetSci 2015 Satellite entitled 'Complex networks
in Ecology (II)', to be held on June, 1 in Zaragoza, Spain.
The aim of the symposium is to create a space for exchanging
state-of-the-art results and current developments of network theory applied
to ecological systems, and the implications in terms of resilience and
vulnerability that realistic population dynamics may impose on those
networked systems. Particular attention will be devoted to recent
developments in network theory applied to ecological systems, such as
multiplexed or multilayered ecological networks, the temporal assembly and
evolution of food-webs or mutualistic networks, as well as to the
implications of those studies on new strategies for assessing and
improving ecosystem recovery after different kinds of perturbations.
Invited speakers:
- Sonia Kefi, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Montpellier, France
- Hugo Saiz, Université de Rennes 1, France
- Luis J. Gilarranz, Biological Center of Doñana, Spanish Council for
Scientific Research
- Marta Sales-Pardo, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona
The program will include contributed talks selected from abstract
submission. The deadline for abstract submission is May 1, 2015.
Notification of acceptance will be on May, 7.
See details in the conference website, http://ecolink.info
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From: Meilleur, Flora <meilleurf@ornl.gov>
Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 9:10 AM
Subject: Workshop: Neutrons in Structural Biology, Oak Ridge, TN, June 1-5
6th Workshop on Neutron Scattering Applications in Structural Biology,
Oak Ridge, TN, June 1 - June 5, 2015.
Application deadline: April 10, 2015
Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page:
https://public.ornl.gov/neutrons/conf/gcnb2015.
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From: Magnus Lindh <magnus.lindh@math.umu.se>
Date: Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 1:55 AM
Subject: Workshop: Networks in Ecology, Sweden, June 13-18
Workshop: Networks in Ecology, June 13-18, 2015, Umeå, Sweden
EcoNet15 is a week long interdisciplinary workshop combining network
science, dynamical systems and ecology.
The workshop takes place at the Marine research station in Norrbyn 40 km
south of Umeå, in northern Sweden, June 13-18, 2015.
The workshop will have two main components:
1. Lectures
2. Group work on open problems. The first day starts with a presentation
of open problems suggested by the participants. During the week
participants will work in groups and develop these open problems towards
concrete research questions and a research plan.
Lecturers:
Michio Kondoh,
Andrea Lancichinetti,
Julia Poncela,
Jose Javier Ramasco.
Registration:
1. A short CV (max 2 pages)
2. An open problem (max 500 words).
3. Contact information: Full name, affiliation, email, cell-phone, need
for financial support (yes/no), food allergies and preferences (vegan,
veggie, halal, lactose-free, etc).
4. Send to magnus.lindh@math.umu.se before April 30, 2015.
Financial support:
For a limited number of participants we will pay for traveling expenses.
Note that we will only buy flight, train or bus tickets. We will not refund
already payed tickets.
Estimate cost: Registration, including food, accommodation and workshop
is free.
Contact: magnus.lindh@math.umu.se
Homepage: http://gnumas.wix.com/econet2015
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From: Roumen Anguelov <Roumen.Anguelov@up.ac.za>
Date: Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 5:16 AM
Subject: BIOMATH 2015, Bulgaria, June 14-19; South Africa, July 12-17
BIOMATH 2015: International Conferences on Mathematical Methods and Models
in Biosciences BIOMATH conferences are multidisciplinary meeting forums
for researchers who develop and apply mathematical and computational tools
to the study of phenomena in the broad fields of biology, ecology,
medicine, biotechnology, bioengineering, environmental science, etc.
Contributed talks in any of these fields are invited.
14-19 June 2015: University Centre Bachinovo, South-West University,
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Deadline for abstract submission: 25 April 2015.
More information: http://www.biomath.bg/2015.
12-17 July 2015: University of Pretoria, South Africa. Deadline for
abstract submission: 15 May 2015. More information: http://www.biomath.bg/2015-s,
http://www.up.ac.za/biomath2015-s
Selected papers will be published in special issues of the journals:
Biomath, Mathematics and Computers in Simulations, Bulgarian Chemical
Communications. Manuscripts submission deadline: 30 September 2015.
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From: Jose A. Capitan <jcapitan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:41 AM
Subject: Mini-Symposium: Stochastic Community Models, France, July 8-10
This is an announcement of the Mini-Symposium on stochastic community
models entitled 'Understanding the eco-evolutionary assembly of
species-rich communities: The role of stochastic community models' that
will be part of the MMEE 2015 conference on Mathematical Models in Ecology
and Evolution, to be held on Paris, July 8-10, France. The aims of the
mini-symposium are described below. Invited speakers are:
- Carlos Melian, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology,
Switzerland
- James L. Rosindell, Imperial College, United Kingdom
Oral contributions are welcome. Submissions must be completed through the
main conference website,
http://www.biologie.ens.fr/mmee2015/registration.html
Deadline for submission is May, 1. Acceptance will be communicated after
May, 15.
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From: Max von Kleist, PhD <vkleist@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Date: Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 6:45 AM
Subject: Workshop: Analysis and Control of ..., Germany, July 20-22
Workshop announcement: "Recognizing the relevance of change: Analysis and
control of time-evolving networks in epidemiology and evolutionary
medicine" July 20-22, 2015, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
link: http://www.cecam.org/workshop-1215.html
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From: Alex Perkins <taperkins@nd.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 11:22 PM
Subject: Postdoc Position: Dengue Simulation Modeling at U of Notre Dame
A candidate for a postdoctoral research position is sought for the Perkins
Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre
Dame. Research will focus on the development, validation, and application
of individual-based models of dengue transmission with a high degree of
detail and realism at the relatively fine spatial scales that characterize
dengue transmission. This modeling work will be performed in conjunction
with data sets and field studies from dengue-endemic areas and will focus
on questions of highly applied significance related to the evaluation and
deployment of novel interventions.
Desirable qualities of candidates include (1) a Ph.D. in Mathematics or
Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Computer
Science, or another relevant field; (2) strong programming and software
development skills, preferably in C++ and R; (3) experience conducting
applied research based on mathematical models and simulations; (4) and
background and/or interest in epidemiology and infectious disease
dynamics.
Salary will be competitive and commensurate with skills and experience,
benefits will be provided, and support is available for travel to
conferences and to visit field sites as appropriate. Funding is also
available to provide computer programming support through Notre Dame's
Center for Research Computing, which has a strong track record in
individual-based modeling of vector-borne disease transmission.
For further information, please email Alex Perkins (taperkins@nd.edu)
with a statement of interest, a CV, and the names of and contact
information for three references. Applications will be considered until
the position is filled, but for priority consideration an initial
expression of interest is encouraged by no later than Friday, April 17.
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