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Subject: Society for Mathematical Biology Digest

SMB Digest  September 30, 2015  Volume 15  Issue 39
ISSN 1086-6566

Editor: Ray Mejía ray(at)smb(dot)org

Note:
Information about the Society for Mathematical Biology, including an
application for membership, may be found in the SMB Home Page,
http://www.smb.org/ .

Access the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, the official journal of SMB, at
http://www.springer.com/11538 .

Inquiries about membership or BMB fulfillment should be sent to
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Issue's Topics:
   President's Message: Two good reasons to submit to the BMB
   International World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling, June 14-17
   Workshop: Present challenges of mathematics in oncology & biology ...
   Call for Participation and late Posters: NETTAB IB 2015
   2016 Keystone Symposia Parasitic Disease & PDD Conferences
   New Book, Niche Hierarchy: Structure, Organization, and Assembly ...
   Post-Doc: Computational Physiology and Biostatistics, Basel
   Post-doc: Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital
   Research Fellow: Mathematical Modelling of Focal Epilepsies, U Exeter
   Assistant Professor: Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University
   SMBnet Reminders


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From: Santiago Schnell <schnells@umich.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 6:22 PM
Subject: President's Message: Two good reasons to submit to the BMB

President's Message: A good reason to submit to the Bulletin of Mathematical
Biology

The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (BMB) is the official journal
of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB). It promotes the
dissemination of research at the interface between the mathematical
and biological sciences. You can learn more about the Bulletin on:
http://www.springer.com/mathematics/mathematical+biology/journal/11538

There is an excellent reason why you should submit your research to the
Bulletin. The BMB is the mathematical and theoretical biology journal
with the largest number of Highly Cited Papers indexed at the Essential
Science Indicators (http://esi.incites.thomsonreuters.com/) of Institute
for Scientific Information (Thomson Reuters). The Institute for Scientific
Information defines highly cited papers as those which received enough
citations to place them in the top 1% of its academic field based on a
highly cited threshold for the field and publication year. The Bulletin has
published 1.5 times more highly cited papers than the Journal of Theoretical
Biology, 12 times more than Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling and
23 times more highly cited papers than the Journal of Mathematical Biology
or BMC Systems Biology (data available upon request). The vast majority
of mathematical and theoretical biology journals do not have papers in the
Highly Cited Papers Index of Essential Science Indicators.

To have an impact on the future vitality of the mathematical and computational
biology community, I am strongly encouraging all scientists in the field
to submit their next work to the Bulletin. To submit online, please use
the editorial manager: https://www.editorialmanager.com/bmab/

If you do not have access to the Bulletin, members of the SMB
have an online subscription to the BMB as part of their membership
benefits. For more information about SMB membership, please visit:
http://www.smb.org/membership/. You will discover that SMB membership fees
are priced very modestly!

Santiago Schnell
President, The Society for Mathematical Biology
You can also follow me on Twitter: @SantiagoSchnell


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From: Roberts, Catherine <croberts@holycross.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 12:02 PM
Subject: International World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling, June 14-17

The International World Conference on Natural Resource Modeling will be held
June 14-17, 2016 in Flagstaff, Arizona. The theme is quantitative modeling
for managing natural resources in an era of climate change.  

Four keynote speakers will address the use of mathematical models to
study biodiversity and the effects of climate change on various ecosystems
and offer recommendations for managing them in a sustainable manner. The
keynote speakers are Hugh Possingham, Graciela Ana Canziani, Jim Cushing,
and Shandelle M.  Henson.

We anticipate some support for students and also offer generous cash prizes
for student presentations and posters. A refereed special issue of the
journal Natural Resource Modeling will be edited by Catherine A. Roberts.  

Here's the website: http://scholarexchange.furman.edu/rma/


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From: Ledzewicz, Urszula <uledzew@siue.edu>
Date: Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 6:45 PM
Subject: Workshop: Present challenges of mathematics in oncology & biology ...

Present challenges of mathematics in oncology and biology of cancer
Marseille, CIRM December 7-11th 2015, FRANCE

This workshop aims at bringing together specialists and young researchers
from different mathematical backgrounds (modeling, numerical simulations
and analysis) and working in the field of oncology and from the world of
oncology and oncopharmacology. This workshop would follows two previous
workshops successfully organized in CIRM in 2009 and 2011. The interest of
bringing closer the world of mathematicians, oncologists and biologists
is getting more and more accepted and is a very promising way of setting
trans-disciplinary collaborations. Important progresses have been achieved
in the discipline of onco-mathematics in the last decade. Marseille, where
several interdisciplinary collaborations involving several PhD students
and post-docs have been developed in the last years, plays an important
role in these advances.

The congress will focus on five topics issues, all of them concerning
already ongoing projects in the Marseille's units :

 *  Microtubules, migration and cancer, Metronomic chemotherapy, Cancer Stem
    cells, evolution of phenotype
 *  Biomarkers, Imaging and cancer

Through these sessions, we will put in light how mathematical modeling
can help oncologists in terms of prognostic, prediction and therapy
scheduling. We want to gather international experts in these five area
of research in order to exchange and intensify the relations between the
mathematical pharmacologists and oncologists communities.

See for more details : http://math-cancer-cirm2015.math.cnrs.fr/
Deadline : September 30th communication submissions


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From: Paolo Romano <paolo.romano@hsanmartino.it>
Date: Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 5:10 AM
Subject: Call for Participation and late Posters: NETTAB IB 2015

NETTAB and Integrative Bioinformatics 2015, October 14-16, 2015, Bari, Italy

Dear all,

this is the final Call for participation and submission of late poster
abstracts for NETTAB and Integrative Bioinformatics 2015.

The Scientific Programme is available at
http://www.igst.it/nettab/2015/programme/scientific-programme/  .

The programme of tutorials is available at
http://www.igst.it/nettab/2015/programme/tutorials/ .

The deadline for the submission of later poster abstracts is set on October
1, 2015.

See the instructions for submission of poster abstracts at
http://www.igst.it/nettab/2015/submissions/instructions-for-authors/ .

The deadline for on-line registration is set on October 6, 2015.

Registration instructions are available at
http://www.igst.it/nettab/2015/registration/reg_newinfo/ .

On site registration will be possible at a higher fee.


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From: <keystonesymposia@keystonesymposia.org>
Date: Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:17 PM
Subject: 2016 Keystone Symposia Parasitic Disease & PDD Conferences

See
http://www.keystonesymposia.org/views/web/marketing/emails/2016_Discovery_Email.html .


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From: Mary Ellen Thomas <methomas@jrosspub.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 11:34 AM
Subject: New Book, Niche Hierarchy: Structure, Organization, and Assembly ...

NEW BOOK, Niche Hierarchy: Structure, Organization, and Assembly in
Natural Systems

ATTENTION MATHEMATICAL/SYSTEMS/COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY COMMUNITY

A must-have book is now available for professionals interested in food web
dynamics and their relation to niche function, structure, and hierarchy in
natural systems. This one-of-a-kind book was written by Dr. George Sugihara
while at Princeton University and includes contributions by Lord Robert May of
Oxford; Jordi Bascompte of University of Zurich; and Louis-Felix Bersier of
University of Fribourg.

For more information or to purchase, please follow the link below:
http://www.jrosspub.com/niche-hierarchy-structure-organization-and-assembly-in-natural-systems.html?acc=2838023a778dfaecdc212708f721b788

Or contact:
Mary Ellen Thomas, J. Ross Publishing, Inc.
methomas@jrosspub.com
Phone: 954.727.9333, Ext. 7
Fax: 561.892.0700
www.jrosspub.com


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From: Delgado-Eckert, Edgar <Edgar.Delgado-Eckert@ukbb.ch>
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 8:29 AM
Subject: Post-Doc: Computational Physiology and Biostatistics, Basel

Post Doc in Computational Physiology and Biostatistics - 60-80% negotiable

The Clinical Morphology and Biomedical Engineering section of the Medical
Faculty at the University of Basel, together with the University Children.s
Hospital of Basel, are offering a Post Doc position within the Computational
Physiology and Biostatistics Group, led by Dr. Edgar Delgado-Eckert. Start
date is January 4th 2016. An earlier start date is negotiable.

One of the main current research activities of this group is the analysis
of time series of physiological signals, such as cardiac activity, body
temperature, movement patterns, and several lung function parameters. The
mathematical and statistical analysis of these time series is aimed at
developing new quantitative approaches of clinical, diagnostic, and/or
prognostic value, as well as conducting epidemiological studies within
different cohorts.

The mathematical and computational methodology to be used comprises techniques
borrowed from nonlinear dynamics, such as the largest Lyapunov exponent, and
from statistics and information theory, including sample entropy, and long
range correlations revealed by detrended fluctuation analysis. Moreover,
classification and pattern recognition techniques commonly utilized in
Machine Learning will be applied as well.

Job Description The candidate is expected to actively participate in some
of the ongoing projects, by contributing their own ideas, applying their
expertise, mentoring master and PhD students involved in the projects,
and implementing algorithms on the computational platforms we use (mainly
'Matlab®' and 'R'). In addition, the candidate will have the opportunity
to develop their own projects in coordination with the rest of the group.

Profile requirements
 . PhD degree in Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science,
   Bioinformatics, Bioengineering, Computational Systems Biology or a
   closely related field.
 . Peer-reviewed scientific publications in which the candidate appears as
   the first author as evidence of the ability to independently conduct
   scientific research in the areas of Computational Physiology or Biology,
   Biomathematics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics or a closely related
   field. Submitted but not yet accepted manuscripts do count.
 . Good programming skills and some experience with the environments
   "Matlab®" and "R".
 . Of advantage is basic knowledge in human physiology, particularly cardiac
   and respiratory function.

Please send your application to Applications should include a curriculum
vitae and three letters of reference.  The applicant should be aware
that referees may be contacted. Please send application documents
by email (with "computational physiology" in the subject line) to
edgar.delgado-eckert@ukbb.ch


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From: Haskell, Catherine G. <Catherine_Haskell@hms.harvard.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 1:01 PM
Subject: Post-doc: Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital

Job title: Postdoctoral position in the Informatics Program at Boston
Children's Hospital

Description: The Informatics Program at Boston Children's Hospital is looking
for an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to perform an integrative
genomic and exposomic research on the risk of autism spectrum disorder
(ASD).  Novel data, including environmental exposure, metabolomic and
genomic profiling from thousands of patients, family members and controls
will be at the heart of this project.

Skills: Ideal candidates should have completed their PhD in a quantitative
science such as applied statistics, population genetics, genomics, or
bioinformatics. Proficiency in Unix shell scripting, R statistical language,
and cluster computing environment is required as well as scientific writing
and communication skills.

Responsibilities: 1) Integrating and managing genomic and phenotypic data
from patients with ASD and controls, 2) developing and utilizing statistical
multivariate methods to distinguish cases from controls, based on genomic
and exposure data 3) Manuscript writing to report novel findings.

Boston Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action
Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.

How to apply:
Email to
Sekwon_Kong@hms.harvard.edu including CV and relevant publications.

Sek Won Kong, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Informatics Program
Mailstop: BCH3092
Boston, MA 02115
1-617-919-2689


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From: Goodfellow, Marc <M.Goodfellow@exeter.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 6:13 AM
Subject: Research Fellow: Mathematical Modelling of Focal Epilepsies, U Exeter

Research Fellow in Mathematical Modelling of Focal Epilepsies

College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of
Exeter, Exeter, UK

Reporting to Prof. John Terry and Dr. Marc Goodfellow

The College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences brings together
the excellent teaching and research of these complementary specialisms.  
Scientists within the College are active in internationally recognised
research across the disciplines playing a pivotal role in all five key
interdisciplinary research themes within the University's Science Strategy:
climate change and sustainable futures, extrasolar planets, functional
materials, systems biology and translational medicine. Supported by over
GBP 3M in research funding, the Systems Biomedicine group is one of the
most rapidly expanding groups within the Discipline of Mathematics and
Computer Science and is seeking to appoint a new Research Fellow to join
the team (currently 2 Professors, 1 SL, 2 L, 14 PDRAs and 10 PhD students),
where you will be based in the Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis,
housed in our state of the art Research Innovation Learning and Development
(RILD) building.

Working with Professor John Terry and Dr Marc Goodfellow on an Epilepsy
Research UK Funded Project: "Validating mathematical models for diagnosis
and prognosis of focal epilepsies", this post forms part of a large scale
research effort that will ultimately enable the clinical translation of
developed mathematical models. The role is available from 01 February 2016,
or a mutually agreeable date soon after, for a period of 36 months. Working
with experimental and clinical scientists at the University of Geneva and
King's College London, the postholder will develop mathematical models,
validate them through reiterative experimental studies performed by our
partners in Geneva, and test their predictive capacity using clinical
data. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mathematical
modelling, preferably including the use of dynamic network models, and
should have experience of working with experimental or clinical collaborators.

Applicants should hold a PhD in computational or mathematical biology, complex
networks and graph theory, systems biology, computational neuroscience,
nonlinear dynamical systems or a closely related discipline. Exceptional
communication skills are critical, as the postholder will need to present
information on research progress and outcomes, as well as the ability to
communicate both verbally and in writing complex information. Additionally
the successful candidate will have the ability to write up scientific
findings succinctly for publication, and this should be evidenced through
first author publications.

https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=774909D7vv&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA


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From: Troy Day <troy.day@icloud.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 10:10 AM
Subject: Assistant Professor: Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University

Position:  Faculty: Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Statistics

Department: Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University

Status: Faculty tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor,
100% full-time

Start Date: July 1, 2016

Closing Date: November 2, 2015

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Science at
Queen's University invites applications for a Tenure-track faculty position
at the rank of Assistant Professor, with a starting date of July 1, 2016.
Candidates from all areas of mathematics and statistics are invited to apply.

Candidates must have a PhD or an equivalent degree completed at the start date
of the appointment. The main criterion for selection is academic and teaching
excellence. The successful candidate will provide evidence of high quality
scholarly output that demonstrates potential for independent research leading
to peer assessed publications, and the securing of external research funding,
as well as strong potential for outstanding teaching contributions at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels, and an ongoing commitment to academic and
pedagogical excellence in support of the department's programs. The successful
candidate will be expected to work in areas of study that complement areas
already represented in the department (see http://www.mast.queensu.ca/),
and to demonstrate evidence of an ability to work in an interdisciplinary,
collaborative environment. The successful candidate will also be expected
to make substantive contributions through service to the Department,
to the Faculty of Arts & Science, to the University, and/or the broader
community. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's
is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and
welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people,
persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender
identity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in
accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and
Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority.

To comply with Federal laws, the University is obliged to gather
statistical information about how many applicants for each job vacancy
are Canadian citizens / permanent residents of Canada. Applicants need not
identify their country of origin or citizenship, however, all applications
must include one of the following statements: 'I am a Canadian citizen /
permanent resident of Canada'; OR, 'I am not a Canadian citizen / permanent
resident of Canada'. Applications that do not include this information will
be deemed incomplete.

A complete application consists of: a cover letter (including one of the
two statements regarding Canadian citizenship / permanent resident status
specified in the previous paragraph), a current Curriculum vitae (including
a list of publications), a statement of research interests, a statement
of teaching interests and experience (including teaching outlines and
evaluations if available), and at least four letters of reference (one of
which addresses teaching abilities and/or potential).

Application materials, with the possible exception of recommendation letters,
should be submitted through http://www.mathjobs.org. Recommendation letters
may be uploaded directly on http://www.mathjobs.org, or sent by e-mail
to position@mast.queensu.ca, or mailed to: the Department of Mathematics
and Statistics, Jeffery Hall, University Ave., Kingston, ON Canada, K7L
3N6. In order to ensure full consideration, complete applications should
be received by *November 2, 2015*.

The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to
applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into
account an applicant's accessibility needs. If you require accommodation
during the interview process, please contact Marge Lambert in the Department
of Mathematics and Statistics, at lambertm@mast.queensu.ca, phone number
613-533-2440.

Additional information about Queen's University, which may be
of interest to prospective faculty members, can be found at
http://www.queensu.ca/facultyrecruitment.

Academic staff at Queen's University are governed by
a Collective Agreement between the Queen's University
Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University which is posted at
http://queensu.ca/facultyrelations/faculty-librarians-and-archivists/collective-agreement
and at http://www.qufa.ca.


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