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Subject: Society for Mathematical Biology Digest
SMB Digest November 25, Volume 15 Issue 47
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Ray Mejía ray(at)smb(dot)org
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Issue's Topics:
Workshop: Mathematical & Computational Ecology, Dec. 18, U Birmingham
Conference: Mathematical Neuroscience, May 29 - June 1, Juan-les-Pins
PhD Scholarships: Mathematics for A Sustainable Society, U Nottingham
Prize Fellowship in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath, UK
Postdoctoral Position: Theoretical Immunology, University of Glasgow
Faculty Positions: Biomedical Data Sciences, University of Virginia
NSF Funding Opportunity: Mathematical Sciences Innovation Incubator
SMBnet Reminders
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From: Petrovskiy, Sergei (Prof.) <
sp237@leicester.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 3:12 PM
Subject: Workshop: Mathematical & Computational Ecology, Dec. 18, U Birmingham
One-day workshop:
"Analytical and Computational Methods for Multiscale Ecology"
(University of Birmingham, December 18, 2015)
Organizer: Natalia Petrovskaya
Keynote speakers:
Sergei Fedotov (U Manchester)
Thilo Gross (U Bristol)
Invited speakers:
Eleni Matechou (U Kent)
Natalia Petrovskaya (U Birmingham)
Jonathan Potts (U Sheffield)
Axel Rossberg (Queen Mary, London)
This is the first of the META series of workshops (Mathematical Ecology:
Theory and Applications) co-organised by Natalia Petrovskaya, Edward Codling
and Sergei Petrovskii and supported by the London Mathematical Society. This
meeting will be focused on various methods for spatially-explicit models
in complex geometries. Special attention will be paid to hybrid models for
multi-scale ecological systems and statistical inference for multi-scale data.
For more details about this and other upcoming META workshops please visit
http://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/N.B.Petrovskaya/META.htm
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From: Zachary Kilpatrick <
zpkilpat@math.uh.edu>
Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 5:42 PM
Subject: Conference: Mathematical Neuroscience, May 29 - June 1, Juan-les-Pins
We are delighted to announce the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical
Neuroscience (ICMNS 2016), to be held at the Congress Center in Juan-les-Pins
on the French Riviera from May 29 to June 1. Tutorials will be held May
29, and the main conference is May 30 - June 1. More details are given on
the conference website:
https://icmns2016.inria.fr/
The main goal of the conference is to bring together researchers from math
and neuroscience to discuss novel interactions arising between the two
fields. The conference is motivated by many outstanding questions concerning
brain function and dysfunction across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
Studying these questions requires a wide range of mathematical tools,
including probability and statistics, stochastic calculus, dynamical systems,
functional analysis, geometry, information theory, and numerical analysis. The
conference also aims to illustrate that neuroscience is spawning new areas
of mathematics.
We encourage abstract submission by researchers from all areas of mathematical
neuroscience. One page abstracts will be reviewed by a Program Committee and
divided into three categories: featured talks, session talks, and posters.
Details are given here:
https://icmns2016.inria.fr/call-for-contributions/
The abstract submission deadline is January 7, 2016.
Meeting registration will open shortly thereafter.
Questions should be directed to the conference email:
icmns2016-contact@inria.fr
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Wulfram Gerstner (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Rachel Kuske (U British Columbia)
Jonathan Rubin (U Pittsburgh)
Carina Curto (Penn State University)
Ruben Moreno-Bote (Foundation Sant Joan de Deu)
Hiroya Nakao (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Eric Shea-Brown (U Washington)
Si Wu (Beijing Normal University)
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Toni Guillamon (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
Roland Potthast (U Reading)
Gregory Faye (Université Paul Sabatier )
Wilhelm Stannat (TU Berlin)
Jonathan Touboul (College de France)
Gilles Wainrib (Ecole Normale Supérieure)
Suzanne Ditlevsen (University of Copenhagen)
Boris Gutkin (Ecole Normale Supérieure)
Martin Wechselberger (U Sydney)
Jonathan Rubin (U Pittsburgh)
Martin Krupa (INRIA Sophia Antipoilis)
Carlo Laing (Massey University)
Andre Longtin (U Ottawa)
Daniele Avitabile (U Nottingham)
Jose Carrillo (Imperial College)
Pascal Chossat (Université Nice Sophia Antipolis)
Carson Chow (National Institutes of Health)
Steve Zucker (Yale University)
Eric Shea-Brown (U Washington)
Rachel Kuske (U British Columbia)
Laura Sacerdote (Universita di Torino)
Reinhard Hopfner (Johannes-Gutenberg Universitat)
Olivier Faugeras (INRIA - Sophia Antipolis)
Paul Bressloff (U Utah)
Steve Coombes (U Nottingham)
CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Romain Veltz (INRIA - Sophia Anitpolis)
Zachary Kilpatrick (U Houston)
Evelyn Buckwar (Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz)
We hope to see you in Juan-les-Pins!
All the best
Romain, Zack, and Evelyn
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From: Markus Owen <
Markus.Owen@nottingham.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 6:06 AM
Subject: PhD Scholarships: Mathematics for A Sustainable Society, U Nottingham
Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships - Mathematics for A Sustainable Society
Do you have a passion for sustainability?
Would you like to apply mathematical research to help improve resource
security?
Mathematics for A Sustainable Society is a Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships
programme at the University of Nottingham that aims to tackle the ongoing
global problems of food shortages, water scarcity and insufficient clean
energy by using mathematics to help understand and optimise resource use
through predictive modelling and statistical analysis.
A number of the projects focus on biological aspects of resource
sustainability, including plant growth, anti-microbial resistance in
agriculture, and bio-energy.
The scholarships are for four years, starting in September 2016, and will
cover PhD tuition fees for UK/EU students, plus a tax-free stipend of
£14,057 per annum (2015/16 rate).
At the end of their PhD, Leverhulme Doctoral Scholars will be eligible to
apply for an additional one-year post-doctoral prize, funded by The University
of Nottingham, to help establish their independent research careers.
Further details and application instructions can be found at
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/prospective/research/leverhulme-doctoral-scholarships.aspx
For any enquiries please email:
PM-pg-admissions@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk,
quoting reference SCI1495.
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From: Nicholas Britton <
N.F.Britton@bath.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:50 AM
Subject: Prize Fellowship in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath, UK
Department of Mathematical Sciences and Centre for Mathematical Biology,
University of Bath, UK
The University of Bath, as part of its 50th birthday celebrations, is
currently advertising for Prize Fellows in a range of areas including
Mathematical Biology. Our Prize Fellowships provide a fast track to a
permanent appointment for exceptional post-doctoral researchers. You
will spend the first two years in the scheme as a Research Fellow. If
your performance meets our standards, you will then transfer to a
permanent academic contract as a probationary Lecturer (Assistant
Professor). After three successful years as a probationary Lecturer
we shall confirm your appointment as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer
or Reader (Associate Professor). Further details are available at
<
http://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/50th-anniversary-prize-fellowships/>
Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate that they can undertake
a programme of high quality, independent research with an emerging track
record of high quality publications and that they have the potential to
attract research funding. For suitable candidates we shall offer guidance
and support at the application stage.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Bath has
an excellent recent record in supporting early career researchers to
establish their own independent research career. The University's Centre
for Mathematical Biology is well established and can provide a supportive
environment for a Prize Fellow both directly and through its links with
other centres across the University, most notably the Centre for Networks
& Collective Behaviour, the Centre for Regenerative Medicine and the newly
formed Milner Centre for Evolution. Based on current interests within the core
CMB membership, the focus for our search is in the areas of Developmental
or Evolutionary Biology. This focus should not be viewed as exclusive but
we feel that researchers in these areas will feel particularly well supported.
The deadline for applications is 31 December 2015.
Please don't hesitate to contact Nick Britton <
n.f.britton@bath.ac.uk>
if you have any questions about the scheme.
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From: Andrew Yates <
Andrew.Yates@glasgow.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 11:00 AM
Subject: Postdoctoral Position: Theoretical Immunology, University of Glasgow
Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Immunology, University of Glasgow, UK
We are seeking a postdoctoral scientist interesting in applying mathematical
and computational approaches to studying the immune system and its interaction
with pathogens. This post is based within the Institute of Infection, Immunity
and Inflammation working under the supervision of Professor Andrew Yates.
Applicants should have strong quantitative skills. We therefore encourage
people with a background in mathematics, biostatistics, engineering
or physics to apply. A familiarity with basic immunology is preferable
but not a requirement and training will be provided. A commitment to
interdisciplinary science and an enthusiasm and aptitude for communicating
with experts outside your field is essential.
Our current interests relate to the development and maintenance of our
T cell repertoires, and modelling the response of HIV-infected children
to interruption of antiretroviral therapy. The candidate will have the
opportunity to work on projects related to T cell homeostasis performed
in close collaboration with immunologists at University College London,
and/or with a consortium of clinicians, virologists and immunologists
studying therapeutic vaccines for children infected with HIV.
The University of Glasgow has one of the strongest Immunology departments
in the UK. The successful candidate will be exposed to a wide range of
research topics in this area, and will also have opportunities to connect with
researchers with expertise in modelling and quantitative ecology within the
Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine. Glasgow
is a vibrant city with great culture and with superb outdoor opportunities
nearby.
This position has funding until 31 December 2016, in the first instance.
Please send CV and covering letter to
andrew.yates@glasgow.ac.uk
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From: Jeff Saucerman <
jjs3g@virginia.edu>
Date: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 11:04 AM
Subject: Faculty Positions: Biomedical Data Sciences, University of Virginia
I wanted to let you know about a new faculty cluster hiring initiative at
the University of Virginia in the area of biomedical data sciences. I'd
appreciate it if you could forward the ad to your colleagues and trainees:
http://goo.gl/yKKvLl.
We are interested in faculty candidates that develop innovative computational
methods and apply them towards biomedical problems. This year we have
3 tenure-track positions available, at any rank. These positions have
the opportunity for appointments in multiple departments in the School
of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Medicine, and also
affiliation with our pan-University Data Science Institute. There is also
another related search ongoing by the Center for Public Health Genomics
in bioinformatics and computational biology. I would be happy to answer
questions about our search.
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From: Henry Warchall <
hwarchal@nsf.gov>
Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 1:58 PM
Subject: NSF Funding Opportunity: Mathematical Sciences Innovation Incubator
Dear Colleagues,
An NSF funding opportunity update is now available:
Mathematical Sciences Innovation Incubator (MSII)
Please see
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505044&org=DMS
for details.
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