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From: Santiago Schnell <schnells@umich.edu>
Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 11:27 PM
Subject: Akira Okubo Prize - Deadline for nominations is January 31, 2017

This year the Akira Okubo Prize will honor a senior living scientist
(associate/full professor or equivalent position) for outstanding and
innovative theoretical work, for establishing superb conceptual ideas,
for solving tough theoretical problems, and/or for uniting theory and data
to advance a biological subject. The following criteria will be used for
ranking nominations and selecting the award winner: originality (discovering
a new theory and opening a new research direction), breakthrough (solving
outstanding problems in the field), new synthesis (leading to a new research
area), and impact already made, or expected, on subsequent studies. The
prize is jointly administered by the Society for Mathematical Biology and
the Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology.

The Akira Okubo Prize consists of a cash prize of $500 and a certificate
given to the recipient. The Okubo Prize winner is expected to give a talk
at the joint meeting of the SMB and JSMB in 2018.

Society for Mathematical Biology members are encouraged to nominate candidates
by submitting a nomination package with required materials in PDF format to
the Society Secretary Dr. Amina Eladdadi (E-mail: eladdadi@gmail.com). The
nominator should submit:
- A letter (no more than 4 pages) describing the nominee?s qualifications and
commenting on the nominee's scientific contributions for the society award,
- Two supporting letters from other Society members, and
- The nominee?s curriculum vitae, including all publications.

The deadline for application is January 31st, 2017.


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From: Catherine Crawley <ccrawley@nimbios.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 2:55 PM
Subject: CfA: Uncertainty Quantification for Biological Models, NIMBioS Tutorial

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)
is now accepting applications for its Tutorial, "Uncertainty Quantification
for Biological Models," to be held June 26-28, 2017, at NIMBioS.

Objectives: This tutorial will focus on uncertainty quantification in
mathematical models in the life sciences and will provide researchers with
the basic concepts, theory, and algorithms necessary to quantify input and
response uncertainties and to perform sensitivity analysis for simulation
models. Concepts to be covered may include: probability and statistics,
parameter selection techniques, frequentist and Bayesian model calibration,
propagation of uncertainties, quantification of model discrepancy, adaptive
surrogate model construction, high-dimensional approximation, random sampling
and sparse grids, as well as local and global sensitivity analysis. This
tutorial is intended for graduate students, postdocs and researchers in
mathematics, statistics, computer science and biology.

Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Co-Organizers: Marisa Eisenberg, School of Public Health, Univ. of
Michigan; Ben Fitzpatrick, Mathematics, Loyola Marymount Univ.; James Hyman,
Mathematics, Tulane Univ.; Ralph Smith, Mathematics, North Carolina State
Univ.; Clayton Webster, Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAM), Oak
Ridge National Laboratory; Mathematics, Univ. of Tennessee

For more information about the tutorial and a link to the online application
form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/uncertainty

Participation in NIMBioS tutorials 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 after the application
deadline. If needed, financial support for travel, meals, and lodging is
available for tutorial attendees.

Application deadline: March 1, 2017

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, with additional support from The University
of Tennessee, Knoxville.


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From: Highlander, Hannah <highland@up.edu>
Date: Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 6:51 PM
Subject: BEER: Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

10th Int'l. Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research
(BEER)
October 6-8, 2017
Illinois State University
Normal, IL USA
http://symposium.beer

This is one of the most vibrant and productive meetings in mathematical
biology. In addition to several parallel sessions on a large spectrum of
topics on implementing mathematical and statistical techniques to solve
real life problems from medical, biological, and ecological fields,
prominent invited speakers will present the latest state of art in
mathematical biology. It is a unique venue for undergraduate and graduate
students, post-doctoral researchers, and especially for junior faculty
to network and disseminate their work. The research journal Letters in
Biomathematics will publish a fully-refereed Special Issue as conference
proceedings. Additionally, Spora, the only refereed undergraduate research
journal in biomathematics, will accept submissions from the student
presenters. A signature feature of the meeting is a traditional soccer
match between biologists and mathematicians. We hope you can join us for
BEER-2017 at the gorgeous Illinois State University campus.


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From: Filippo Castiglione <f.castiglione@iac.cnr.it>
Date: Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:00 AM
Subject: Workshop: Modeling & Computational Approaches to Biology and Medicine

Call for papers

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

we are pleased to invite you to the workshop

Modeling and computational approaches to Biology and Medicine (MOBI 2017)
June 27-30, 2017
Rome, Italy

website: http://congressi.iac.cnr.it/mathtech-mobi2017

IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract Submission: February 28, 2017
Authors Notification: March 31, 2017
Registration: May 31, 2017


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From: Morozov, Andrey (Dr.) <am379@leicester.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:07 AM
Subject: Modelling Biological Evolution 2017: Developing Novel Approaches

Upcoming conference:
Modelling Biological Evolution 2017: Developing Novel Approaches

Combined with the London Mathematical Society workshop
"Novel mathematical approaches for modelling evolution in complex living
systems".

A conference combined with a LMS workshop on mathematical modelling in
evolutionary biology will take place in the Department of Mathematics in
University of Leicester from April 4th to April 7th 2017. The meeting will
focus on various aspects of modelling evolution in different biological
systems ranging from macromolecules and cells to processes in sociobiology,
including the evolution of human culture and behaviour. Various methods
and modelling techniques will be represented including general aspects
of game theory, adaptive dynamics, optimization, reinforcement learning,
model reduction, individual based models as well as their combinations. An
important part of the meeting will be comparison of the results obtained
based on different mathematical techniques to stimulate further advances in
modelling biological evolution. The event is also expected to be an open
forum for communication between empirical biologists and mathematicians
with the main goal of enhancing interdisciplinary approaches and stimulating
further advances in understanding biological evolution.

The further information including the Keynote Speakers, the Advisory
Scientific Committee, conference fees as well as the deadlines can be found
on the conference webpage:
http://www.math.le.ac.uk/people/ag153/homepage/MBE_2017/MBE_2017_1.htm

There will be a limited support for young researchers (UK based research
students) based on LMS funding. The main organizer is Dr. Andrew Morozov. The
meeting is supported by an LMS Conference grant and by the University
of Leicester.


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From: Broom, Mark <Mark.Broom.1@city.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 11:14 AM
Subject: CfA: Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution 2017

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION OPEN
Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution
10th - 12th July 2017 
 
City, University of London will be hosting the 6th conference in the bi-annual
series on Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution. Mathematical Modelling
plays a central and increasingly important role in ecology and evolution. The
object of this conference is to showcase the latest developments of mathematical
models in ecology and evolution and to demonstrate its important role to a new
generation of researchers.

The Organising Committee are calling for both talk and poster abstracts.
Submissions should be no more than 150 words and should include a topic title,
along with a full description. Submissions should be made using the online
submission form by 15th March 2017.

Registration for the conference is now open. Early bird tickets for the
conference are available until 1st June 2017.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS:
https://www.city.ac.uk/MMEE2017/book-a-place?dm_t=0,0,0,0,0

KEY DATES
The conference will take place from the 10th to 12th July 2017 inclusive.

Abstract submission
15th March 2017 - Submission deadline for talk or poster abstracts of no
more than 150 words. Online submissions for abstracts will open on 15th
January 2017.
1st June 2017 - Early bird registration closes.

Contact us
+44 (0)20 7040 8037
events@city.ac.uk


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From: Meilleur, Flora <meilleurf@ornl.gov>
Date: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 3:23 PM
Subject: 8th Workshop on Neutron Scattering Applications in Structural Biology

8th Workshop on Neutron Scattering Applications in Structural Biology
Oak Ridge, TN. June 5 - June 9, 2017

Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page:
https://conference.sns.gov/event/66/

Application deadline: April 22, 2017


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From: Sofia Rodrigues <sofiarodrigues@esce.ipvc.pt>
Date: Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 6:37 AM
Subject: XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research

The ongoing advance in the use of mathematical modeling and computing within
the biological sciences has made a scientific pursuit, where Operational
Research is a natural tool. Therefore, OR is starting to see biology as
a source of new problems, which in and of themselves take on a life of
their own.

Conference: IO2017 - The XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Association of
Operational Research
Dates: 28 Jun 2017 - 30 Jun 2017
Location: Valença, Portugal

Description:

IO2017 is the XVIII edition of a series of the Portuguese operational research
national conferences. This meeting aims to bring together professionals,
researchers, educators and students interested in Operational Research,
or simply willing to learn more about this exciting area. The meeting is
being organized under the auspices of APDIO (the Portuguese Operation in
Portuguese and English language.

Contact
Email: io2017@esce.ipvc.pt
Event website: http://apdio.pt/web/io2017


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From: Carl-Magnus Svensson <Carl-Magnus.Svensson@leibniz-hki.de>
Date: Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 3:31 AM
Subject: CfP: Cytometry A Special Issue on Image-based Systems Biology

Dear Colleagues,

this is a kind invitation from Robert Murphy (http://murphylab.web.cmu.edu/)
and myself to submit a manuscript for publication in a special
issue on Image-based Systems Biology that will be published
in Cytometry A. This special issue will be the second
of its kind after the first issue that appeared in 2015:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cyto.v87.6/issuetoc.

Image-based Systems Biology seeks to take full advantage of the information
in images and establishes an essential connective link between experimental
and theoretical examination of biological processes at a quantitative
level. The call welcomes papers that are concerned with one or multiple of
the following topics:

(i) Acquisition and automated processing of image data for high-content
and high-throughput screening,
(ii) Quantitative description of biological processes by appropriate
characteristic measures,
(iii) Construction of image-derived spatiotemporal models and predictive
computer simulations.

The deadline of manuscript submission is March 1, 2017 and detailed
information on the current special issue can be found here:
http://bit.ly/CytoA_IBSysBio_OpenCall.

All articles of this special issue will be published as soon as they are
accepted and typeset (including a DOI issued without delay)! Additionally,
they will be open access without additional charges. More information can be
found at the journal website:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1552-4930

If you are interested, we would be delighted to receive a tentative title
with a short abstract on the envisaged contents of the manuscript, the
type of manuscript (original research or review) and the names of involved
authors. To indicate your interest, please, send this information to me by
email as soon as possible. Thank you!

Looking forward to your response,
with kind regards,
Marc Thilo Figge


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From: Catherine Crawley <ccrawley@nimbios.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 12:33 PM
Subject: Support Available for Activities at NIMBioS

Deadline Approaching! Support Available for Activities at the National
Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis

March 1, 2017 is the deadline for requests for support for Working
Groups and Investigative Workshops for activities beginning late summer
or fall 2017 at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological
Synthesis (NIMBioS). All areas of research at the interface of biology
and mathematics will be considered. Potential organizers of activities
in areas of molecular and cellular biology, network biology, immunology,
computational and systems biology, and social evolution are particularly
encouraged to submit requests for support of Working Groups or Investigative
Workshops. NIMBioS, located at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, is
an NSF-sponsored initiative to foster interdisciplinary research at the
interface between mathematical and biological sciences. The institute's
mission is to cultivate cross-disciplinary approaches in mathematical
biology and to develop a cadre of researchers who address fundamental and
applied biological problems in creative ways. Additional support for NIMBioS
comes from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. More details are posted
at http://www.nimbios.org/research/support.

Related Links:
NIMBioS Working Groups http://www.nimbios.org/workinggroups/
NIMBioS Investigative Workshops http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/


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From: Liwei Ning <editorial@aimsciences.org>
Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 12:54 AM
Subject: ToC: Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, vol. 14, no. 3

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering (MBE)

Volume: 14, Number: 3 June 2017
http://aimsciences.org/journals/contentsListnew.jsp?pubID=922

1. Modeling and simulation for toxicity assessment  Pages : 581 - 606
Cristina Anton, Jian Deng, Yau Shu Wong, Yile Zhang, Weiping Zhang, Stephan
Gabos, Dorothy Yu Huang and Can Jin doi:10.3934/mbe.2017034

2. Flow optimization in vascular networks  Pages : 607 - 624
Radu C. Cascaval, Ciro D'Apice, Maria Pia D'Arienzo and Rosanna Manzo
doi:10.3934/mbe.2017035

3. Mathematical analysis of a quorum sensing induced biofilm dispersal
model and numerical simulation of hollowing effects  Pages : 625 - 653
Blessing O. Emerenini, Stefanie Sonner and Hermann J. Eberl
doi:10.3934/mbe.2017036

4. Germinal center dynamics during acute and chronic infection  Pages :
655 - 671
Samantha Erwin and Stanca M. Ciupe doi:10.3934/mbe.2017037

5. Moments of von Mises and Fisher distributions and applications  Pages :
673 - 694
Thomas Hillen, Kevin J. Painter, Amanda C. Swan and Albert D. Murtha
doi:10.3934/mbe.2017038

6. Mixed vaccination strategy for the control of tuberculosis: A case study
in China  Pages : 695 - 708
Siyu Liu, Yong Li, Yingjie Bi and Qingdao Huang doi:10.3934/mbe.2017039

7. Mathematical analysis and dynamic active subspaces for a long term model
of HIV  Pages : 709 - 733
Tyson Loudon and Stephen Pankavich doi:10.3934/mbe.2017040

8. Effect of the epidemiological heterogeneity on the outbreak outcomes
Pages : 735 - 754
Alina Macacu and Dominique J. Bicout doi:10.3934/mbe.2017041

9. Effects of selection and mutation on epidemiology of X-linked genetic
diseases  Pages : 755 - 775
Francesca Verrilli, Hamed Kebriaei, Luigi Glielmo, Martin Corless and Carmen
Del Vecchio doi:10.3934/mbe.2017042

10. Mathematical modeling of continuous and intermittent androgen suppression
for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer  Pages : 777 - 804
Alacia M. Voth, John G. Alford and Edward W. Swim doi:10.3934/mbe.2017043

11. A note on the global properties of an age-structured viral dynamic
model with multiple target cell populations  Pages : 805 - 820
Shaoli Wang, Jianhong Wu and Libin Rong doi:10.3934/mbe.2017044


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From: Hemelrijk, C.K. <c.k.hemelrijk@rug.nl>
Date: Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:01 AM
Subject: Theoretical PhD on collective escape of birds in flocks

PhD position on computational models of collective escape of bird flocks
1.0 fte (217006)

Please see
http://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/job-opportunities/overview?details=00347-02S0005APP


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From: Nakul Chitnis <nakul.chitnis@unibas.ch>
Date: Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 8:16 AM
Subject: PhD or Postdoc Position: Modelling Mosquito Movement, Swiss TPH

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is looking to
fill a position for a PhD Student or a postdoctoral research assistant on
the mathematical modelling of mosquito movement linked to projects funded
by the Innovative Vector Control Consortium and the Swiss National Science
Foundation.  The position will involve developing mathematical models of
mosquito movement, calibrating these models to data from semi-field and
field experiments from East Africa, and using these models to determine
the impact of diffusive chemicals in reducing mosquito-biting on humans.

More details and the link to submit applications can be found here:
https://recruitingapp-2698.umantis.com/Vacancies/462/Description/2


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From: Henry Warchall <hwarchal@nsf.gov>
Date: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 5:42 PM
Subject: PhD Students: NSF Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship Program

Dear Colleagues:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences
(DMS) aims to provide opportunities to enrich the training of graduate
doctoral students in the mathematical sciences through the provision of a
NSF DMS funded summer research internship program. Towards this objective,
DMS has partnered with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
(ORISE), which is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
for the Department of Energy, to establish the NSF Mathematical Sciences
Graduate Internship program.

Details and the application procedure are described at:
http://www.orise.orau.gov/nsf-msgi/default.html


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