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SMB Digest November 16, Volume 16 Issue 46
ISSN 1086-6566
Editor: Wandi Ding: ding.smb.digest(at)gmail(dot)com
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Issue's Topics:
ToC: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 78, Issue 12
CfN: Reinhart Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award 2016
CfP: NSF-NCS, Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural...
BigDat 2017, Bari, Italy, Feb 13-17
INCLUDES Conference on Evaluation, Knoxville, TN, Feb 23-24
CfP: EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare
Keystone Symposia 2017: Malaria Meeting, Feb 19-23
Keystone Symposia 2017: Metabolic Diseases Conferences
Keystone Symposia 2017: Neurobiology Conferences
Keystone Symposia 2017: Molecular Biology Conferences
Keystone Symposia 2017: Drug Discovery Conferences
Postdoc Position: Applied Math/Computational..., Yonsei U
Postdoc Positions: Multiscale Modeling of Influenza..., NCSU & Duke
Faculty Positions: Math Modeling of Complex Biosystems, UCR
Faculty Position: Quantitative Scientist, U of Washington
Faculty Position: Bioengineering, UIUC
SMBnet Reminders
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Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 12:37 PM
Subject: ToC: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 78, Issue 12
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 78, Issue 12 is available at:
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Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 4:48 AM
Subject: CfN: Reinhart Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award 2016
ESMTB announces the annual Reinhart Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award to be
presented to the student submitting the best doctoral thesis within the
current year 2016 in any area of Mathematical and Theoretical Biology.
Award
A summary of the thesis receiving the award will be published as the lead
article in the 2017 issue of the European Communications in Mathematical
and Theoretical Biology.
The award includes:
- an invitation to present a lecture at the forthcoming triennial ESMTB
Conference or, alternatively, a limited travel grant by ESMTB for a
scientific visit of the recipient's own choice,
- 1 year's free membership of ESMTB.
- A voucher for Springer books
Application
Potential applicants may be nominated by any ESMTB member. To nominate a
person for the Reinhart Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award, the following
information should be submitted to Philip Maini
1. Name, address, phone number, affiliation, and email address of the
nominator.
2. Name, address, phone number, affiliation, and email address of the
nominee.
3. A detailed statement describing why the nominee should be considered
for the award.
4. An extended summary of the thesis (ca. 2-5 pages plus optional pictures).
5. A CV of the nominee in some form.
Closing date for nominations is 31th January 2017, by which time the
thesis should have received final acceptance by the institution granting
the doctoral degree. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to send their
full thesis.
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Date: Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 5:45 PM
Subject: CfP: NSF-NCS, Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural...
NSF has published the FY17 solicitation for Integrative Strategies for
Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems. Details at:
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Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 3:02 PM
Subject: BigDat 2017, Bari, Italy, Feb 13-17
3rd INTERNATIONAL WINTER SCHOOL ON BIG DATA,
BigDat 2017, Bari, Italy, February 13-17, 2017
Early registration deadline: November 18, 2016.
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Date: Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 1:04 PM
Subject: INCLUDES Conference on Evaluation, Knoxville, TN, Feb 23-24
To those interested in STEM education:
We are hosting an NSF-funding INCLUDES Conference on "Multi-Scale
Evaluation in STEM Education" and a Pre-Conference Tutorial on "Modern
Methods in Program Evaluation." Funding is available for travel and local
support. The deadline to apply is November 21, the activities will be in
Knoxville, TN and the Tutorial is on February 22 with the Conference on
February 23-24, 2017.
We are also hosting a webinar on "Program Evaluation 101" two weeks prior
to the Conference. An outstanding group of experts in project and program
evaluation will be leading activities at these gatherings that can assist
your efforts in STEM education.
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Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 7:41 AM
Subject: CfP: EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare
Work with the EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare
The EPSRC Centre for Predictive Modelling in Healthcare:
world-leading team of mathematicians, statisticians and clinicians with a
range of industrial partners, people with lived experience of chronic
health conditions and other stakeholders to focus on the development of
new methods for managing and treating noncommunciable disorders using
predictive mathematical and statistical models. Our focus is on 'dynamic'
health conditions such as autoimmune disease, cardiac arrhythmias, diabetes
and epilepsy. We aim to revolutionise the clinical management of these
disorders through better understanding the fundamental mechanisms of these
disorders, as well as the development of mathematically-underpinned
decision support systems.
Visitor programme
The Centre runs a lively visitor programme where both short term seminar
speakers and longer term visitors can interact with the team. Whether you
are an academic, a student, a healthcare professional or involved in
healthcare technologies, if you are interested to visit or work with us,
please get in touch by completing our visitor contact form:
Visiting fellowship
We have some funding available to support the visits of interested parties
who will contribute to the work of the Centre. Please use the contact form
to tell us more about your plans, the problem you would like to solve and
who you would like to work with. Requests for funding will be dealt with
on an individual basis.
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Date: Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 5:33 PM
Subject: Keystone Symposia 2017: Malaria Meeting, Feb 19-23
See details at
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Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 5:36 PM
Subject: Keystone Symposia 2017: Metabolic Diseases Conferences
The 2017 conferences in Keystone Symposia Metabolic Diseases series are:
Bile Acid Receptors as Signal Integrators in Liver and Metabolism (C1):
Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Metabolic Homeostasis, Diabetes and
Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight (Z5):
Gastrointestinal Control of Metabolism (Z6):
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Date: Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 5:35 PM
Subject: Keystone Symposia 2017: Neurobiology Conferences
The 2017 conferences in our Neurobiology series are:
Neurogenesis during Development and in the Adult Brain (J2):
Synapses and Circuits: Formation, Function and Dysfunction (X1):
Neuroinflammation: Concepts, Characteristics, Consequences (E5):
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Date: Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:38 PM
Subject: Keystone Symposia 2017: Molecular Biology Conferences
The 2017 conferences in our Molecular Biology series are:
Epigenetics and Human Disease: Progress from Mechanisms to Therapeutics
Noncoding RNAs: From Disease to Targeted Therapeutics (J5):
Protein-RNA Interactions: Scale, Mechanisms, Structure and Function of
mRNA Processing and Human Disease (C3):
Genomic Instability and DNA Repair (Z1):
DNA Replication and Recombination (Z2):
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Date: Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 5:34 PM
Subject: Keystone Symposia 2017: Drug Discovery Conferences
The 2017 conferences in our Drug Discovery series are:
Biobetters and Next-Generation Biologics: Innovative Strategies for
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy: Taking a Place in Mainstream
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Date: Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 8:22 PM
Subject: Postdoc Position: Applied Math/Computational..., Yonsei U
Postdoc Position, Applied Mathematics/Computational Biophysics, Underwood
International College, Yonsei University.
Applications are invited for maximum three year postdoctoral position at
the Underwood International College (UIC), Yonsei University, Incheon,
South Korea. This position, which will be available from 1st January 2017,
is a part of a NRF-funded project to develop a new electrodynamic model
of the cardiac action potential propagation for crucial cardiac
electrophysiological phenomena such as atrial reentry, atrial fibrillation,
and defibrillation. The successful candidate will be part of the new
research center at UIC, called Computational BioPhysics (CBP) center.
Applicants are sought with experience in numerical analysis, scientific
computing, image analysis, computational biophysics, or biomedical
engineering. However, prior experience in any of this field of study is
not required. Outstanding applicants in other related areas with a proper
background and interests will receive full considerations. Preference is
given to those who can program in C or C++.
For additional information, please contact Sehun Chun at
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, Research statement,
and the names and contact information for two references to Sehun Chun
The closing date for applications is 1 December 2016. Interviews are
expected to be held in the first week of December.
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Date: Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 1:20 PM
Subject: Postdoc Positions: Multiscale Modeling of Influenza..., NCSU & Duke
The Koelle lab in the Department of Biology at Duke University and the Ke
lab in the Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University
have multiple openings for postdoctoral researchers between the two
collaborating research groups.
The post-docs will work in a multidisciplinary team on a DARPA-funded human
influenza virus project that aims to understand the functional organization
of influenza viruses at multiple scales and develop novel evolution-proof
antivirals. We encourage applications from highly motivated and creative
individuals who have backgrounds in one or more of the following:
- mathematical modeling (ideally infectious disease modeling),
- statistically fitting models to data,
- theoretical biology (including multi-level selection theory and theory on
the evolution of multicellularity),
- population genetics,
- population ecology, and
- viral sequence analysis.
The project involves modeling influenza at multiple scales of organization,
including intracellular dynamics, within-host dynamics, and between-host
dynamics. Opportunity will be present to interact with the experimental
labs at UIUC, Rutgers, and Montana State University that belong to the
multidisciplinary team.
To apply, please send a brief statement of research interests, a CV, and
Ruian Ke (
rke2@ncsu.edu) by December 15, 2016 at the latest. We will
review applications on a rolling basis.
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Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 5:59 PM
Subject: Faculty Positions: Math Modeling of Complex Biosystems, UCR
Cluster hire to build a group in MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF COMPLEX
BIO-SYSTEMS.
Applications are invited for two 9-month, tenure-track or tenure positions
at the Assistant or Associate levels beginning July 1, 2017, as a part of
the cluster hiring initiative in Mathematical Modeling of Complex
Biosystems at the University of California, Riverside (UCR).
To apply: Application materials for the Assistant Professor position
Associate level applicants should apply through
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Date: Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 1:37 PM
Subject: Faculty Position: Quantitative Scientist, U of Washington
at the University of Washington (UW) seeks a tenure-track Assistant
Professor (0116) who develops and applies mathematical or statistical tools
to aquatic biological systems, fisheries, and conservation. This is a
multi-year, full-time (100% FTE), 9-month position for which a Ph.D. or
foreign equivalent is required and post-doctoral experience is strongly
desired.
We've extended the deadline to Dec. 1, 2016.
To view the UW job posting, please visit:
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Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 12:16 PM
Subject: Faculty Position: Bioengineering, UIUC
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign (UIUC) seeks full-time Bioengineering faculty for tenured or
tenure-track positions in the areas of translational bioengineering,
computational biology at the cell and molecular levels, neuro-engineering,
and cancer bioengineering.
To apply, see details at
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