Presidential Message: Join or Renew your SMB Membership
  Special Issue on Mathematical Methods in Medicine...
  Quantitative Systems Pharmacology 1st Problem Workshop, 18-22 Sep
  Workshop on Control Engineering & Synthetic Biology, 17-18 Jul, London
  Systems Biology of Microbial Infection, 21-22 Sep, Jena
  PhD position: Cancer Modelling, Grenoble and Swansea
  PhD position: Mathematical biology, Leeds, UK
  Postdoc: Mathematical biology, Utah State
  Postdoc: Multiscale disease transmission modeling, Seattle area
  Postdoc: Systems Biology of G Protein Signaling, U North Carolina
  International Call for Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD Students, BCAM
  Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics, Nottingham, UK
  Updated NSF funding opportunity
  SMBnet Reminders


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From: Santiago Schnell <schnells@umich.edu>
Date: Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 7:16 PM
Subject: Presidential Message: Join or Renew your SMB Membership

As President of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB), I would like to
thank you for your support of our Society through your SMB Digest subscription,
and I would like to ask you to join or renew your membership to SMB, become
involved, and share your expertise. Over the last two years, the SMB has
nearly doubled its membership, and has quadruple its endowment for awards.
The Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, our official society journal, is
receiving a historical record submissions. The SMB elected Board of Directors
has created new prizes and grant opportunities for our members. By joining or
renewing your SMB membership, you will be eligible for our awards and grant
opportunities, you can be involved on our committees, serve in leadership
roles, and provide input on the Annual Meeting programming, ensuring we remain
a member-driven society.

A vibrant and large community, the SMB can continue to play an important role
in furthering research and education at the interface between the mathematical
and biological sciences. The Society places emphasis on values intimately
connected with the practice of science, such as integrity, cooperation,
training, mentorship, and inclusiveness. We know you are passionate about
research at the interface between mathematics and biology. The mathematical
biology community needs you to stay involved now more than ever.

SMB members enjoy numerous benefits:

- Reduced registration rates to the Annual Meeting;
- Eligibility to nominate and receive society Awards;
- Eligibility to apply for society grants;
- An SMB mentor to support you as you plan and manage your professional
  development through our mentorship program;
- Networking opportunities;
- Financial support to organize and travel to meetings;
- Help you stay connected to a global community; and
- Inform you about innovations in your field ? before everyone else.

When you join or reactivate your SMB membership you will immediately be
eligible for the following:

- Free online subscription to Bulletin of Mathematical Biology;
- Reduced publication fees for Bulletin of Mathematical Biology;
- Reduced rates of subscription to other popular journals; and
- A 30% discount on Springer books.
 
We do not want to lose you as a member!  We hope that you will consider
joining or renewing your membership now so that we all benefit from your
knowledge and passion for mathematical biology.
 
Sincerely,
 
Santiago Schnell
President of the Society for Mathematical Biology


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From: Santiago Schnell <schnells@umich.edu>
Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 3:58 AM
Subject: Special Issue on Mathematical Methods in Medicine...

Royal Society Publishing has recently published a special issue of
Philosophical Transactions A entitled Mathematical methods in medicine:
neuroscience, cardiology and pathology compiled and edited by José M Amigó
and Michael Small.

The articles can be accessed directly at
http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/375/2096

A print version is also available at the special price of £35.00. You can
order online via the above web page (enter special code TA 2096 when prompted)
or, alternatively, you can contact Debbie.vaughan@royalsociety.org.


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From: Marcus Tindall <m.tindall@reading.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 11:16 AM
Subject: Quantitative Systems Pharmacology 1st Problem Workshop, 18-22 Sep

Registration is now open for the 1st UK Quantitative Systems Pharmacology
Problem Workshop which will be held at the University of Warwick from 18th to
22nd September 2017. Registration for the meeting is free wth accommodation
and subsistence provided for the first 60 full delegates. Places are offered
on a first-come, first-served basis. For more details on the meeting and to
register please visit http://www.qsp-uk.net/warwick-2017.html

Quantitative Systems Pharmacology QSP is a new emerging area of science. It
brings a systems approach to the development of pharmaceuticals, using
quantitative approaches such as mathematical modelling and data analysis to
integrate subcellular genetic and protein-protein interaction networks with
body scale information and clinical data. For pharmaceutical development this
means the advantage of traditional pharmacokinetic pharmacodynamic (PKPD)
modelling approaches, often used in clinical trial design, to the earlier
stages of drug development. To realise its goal the field requires input from
many different areas of science including pharmacology, cell and molecular
biology, mathematics and statistics.

The meeting will follow the format of Mathematics in Medicine Study Groups
whereby problem presenters will present the problems for tackling at the
meeting on the first day. The remainder of the meeting will be spent
discussing, brainstorming and modelling the problems/question posed.

Please be aware that besides the two problems so far accepted, we are seeking
further problems for the meeting. If you are aware of colleagues in industry
or academia who may have suitable problems for tackling at the meeting, please
do ask them to e-mail m.tindall@reading.ac.uk


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From: Antonis Papachristodoulou <antonis@eng.ox.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 10:18 AM
Subject: Workshop on Control Engineering & Synthetic Biology, 17-18 Jul, London

International Workshop on Control Engineering and Synthetic Biology - 17th and
18th July 2017, Royal Academy of Engineering ? Prince Philip House, London, UK

Designing and implementing effective feedback control in living cells has the
potential to dramatically change biotechnology and synthetic biology. However,
before this potential is realised, a number of theoretical and practical
challenges must be addressed, which lie at the interface between control
engineering and synthetic biology.

This will be the topic of an International Workshop on Control Engineering and
Synthetic Biology, which will be held on the 17th and 18th July 2017 at the
Royal Academy of Engineering ? Prince Philip House, London, UK. This workshop
will discuss both the challenges and the opportunities that Synthetic Biology
offers. A specific focus will be on the "next grand challenges" in the field
of synthetic biology and how control engineering can address them. An
exceptional group of speakers, world leaders in synthetic biology and control engineering, will present recent progress, identify challenges and share their
vision of where synthetic biology is headed and how the control engineering
community can contribute to delivering its promise.

This event is supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council (EPSRC) under projects EP/M002454/1 and EP/M002187/1.

Please visit:
http://sysos.eng.ox.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/SynBioControl2017
for more information, the list of speakers, and to register.


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From: Carl-Magnus Svensson <Carl-Magnus.Svensson@leibniz-hki.de>
Date: Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:18 AM
Subject: Systems Biology of Microbial Infection, 21-22 Sep, Jena

We kindly invite you to actively participate in the 4th International
Symposium "Systems Biology of Microbial Infection" that will be held on
September 21-22, 2017 in Jena, Germany.

For more information, please, have a look at our website:
www.systems-biology-microbial-infection.com

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From: Angélique Stéphanou <angelique.stephanou@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr>
Date: Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 2:58 PM
Subject: PhD position: Cancer Modelling, Grenoble and Swansea

We are currently advertising a joint PhD project between the TIMC-IMAG Lab in
Grenoble and Swansea University on "Multiscale Modelling of Angiogenesis and
Lymphangiogenesis: Towards Developing Virtual Tumour Models"

http://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships/research/mathematical-biology-joint-phd-multiscale-modelling.php

Applicants must hold a Master's Degree in applied mathematics or other
relevant discipline. Only UK/EU applicants are eligible to this grant.

Informal enquiries about this studentship are welcome and may be directed to
Dr Gibin Powathil (g.g.powathil@swansea.ac.uk) or Dr Angelique Stephanou
(angelique.stephanou@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr).


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From: Carmen Molina-Paris <C.MolinaParis@leeds.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 11:09 AM
Subject: PhD position: Mathematical biology, Leeds, UK

A four year CASE PhD studentship is available in the School of Mathematics,
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds, under the supervision
of Professors Grant Lythe and Carmen Molina-París.

The project, in partnership with the Defence-science-and-technology-laboratory
(Dstl), will involve the development of novel stochastic models of within-host
viral infection.

A background (BSc or MSc) in Applied Mathematics, Physics or related subjects
is required.

The project will involve a mixture of theoretical,  computational and
statistical methods and will require research visits to Dstl in Porton Down.

Enquiries should be addressed to either Professor Grant Lythe
(grant@maths.leeds.ac.uk) or Professor Carmen Molina-Paris
(carmen@maths.leeds.ac.uk).

The post should be taken up before October 2017.

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From: Luis Gordillo <luis.gordillo@usu.edu>
Date: Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 9:12 PM
Subject: Postdoc: Mathematical biology, Utah State

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics seeks a Post-Doctoral Fellow in
applied math/mathematical biology for a one or two-year term.

Full position and application details appear on the USU employment website https://jobs.usu.edu

Review of applications begins June 20, 2017, with the position open until
filled. Email inquiries should be directed to Luis.Gordillo@usu.edu


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From: Mike Famulare <mfamulare@idmod.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 11:08 PM
Subject: Postdoc: Multiscale disease transmission modeling, Seattle area

We seek a three year full-time Postdoctoral Research Scientist to work as part
of the Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) research team and collaborate on
the development, refinement, and utilization of infectious disease models for
epidemiological research, with a focus on polio eradication.
 
Interested applicants can find more information at
http://idmod.org/careers/rs20170309.


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From: Alan M Jones <alanjones@bio.unc.edu>
Date: Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 5:10 PM
Subject: Postdoc: Systems Biology of G Protein Signaling, U North Carolina

The University of North Carolina, Schools of Medicine and Arts and Sciences
Heterotrimeric G proteins serve as a signaling nexus in a myriad of normal and
diseased cell states. Many extracellular signals (e.g. hormones, peptides,
cytokines, lights) are perceived by 7-transmembrane receptors, often referred
to as G protein coupled receptors, that stimulate the activation state of the
cytoplasmic  G protein complex. Interestingly, the majority of non-animal
cells (protists, fungi, plants, amoeba and many others) bind GTP without the
need for a GPCR. This recent discovery opens up new opportunities to find
novel mechanisms that regulate G protein signaling.

This project tightly integrates experimental investigations with mathematical
modeling to discover and characterize novel signaling motifs that regulate
pathway activity in the glucose sensing system of Arabidopsis. The project is
a continuation of a well established collaboration between the labs of Drs.
Alan Jones and Tim Elston (Fu, et al 2014 Cell 156:1084-1095). The ideal
applicant will have experience with deterministic and stochastic modeling
methods, and a willingness to learn the experimental techniques needed to test
their mathematical models. Interested individuals should contact Tim Elston
(timothy_elston@med.unc.edu) and Alan Jones (alan_jones@unc.edu).


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From: Miguel A. Benitez <benitez@bcamath.org>
Date: Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 9:40 AM
Subject: International Call for Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD Students, BCAM

BCAM, the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics http://www.bcamath.org whose
mission is to develop high quality interdisciplinary research in the frontiers
of Applied Mathematics, has opened the following positions. Deadline: July
14th, 2017:

Postdoctoral Fellows

ONE Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computational Mathematics and Fluid Dynamics
http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2017-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-computational-mathematics-and-fluid-dynamics

ONE Postdoctoral Fellowship at the interface between Group Representation
Theory and Dynamical Automata
http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2017-postdoctoral-fellowship-at-the-interface-between-group-representation-theory-and-dynamical-automata

ONE Postdoctoral Fellowship at the interface between Algebraic Topology and
Neuronal systems
http://www.bcamath.org/en/research/job/ic2017-postdoctoral-fellowship-at-the-interface-between-algebraic-topology-and-neuronal-systems

PhD Student

ONE BCAM - CIC bioGUNE Joint PhD Position on Mathematical Modelling in cancer
research https://mathhire.org/jobs/345
 
All applications must be submitted on-line. We kindly ask you to distribute
this call among colleagues and potential candidates. Please, do not hesitate
to contact us if you need further information: recruitment@bcamath.org

 
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From: Markus Owen <Markus.Owen@nottingham.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 1:51 PM
Subject: Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics, Nottingham, UK

Assistant Professor in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences,
University of Nottingham

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI188717


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From: Henry Warchall <hwarchal@nsf.gov>
Date: Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 9:25 PM
Subject: Updated NSF funding opportunity

Dear Colleagues,

An updated NSF program solicitation (NSF 17-569) is now available:

   Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the
   Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences

Please see

   http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5300

for details.

Full Proposal Window:  September 1, 2017 - September 18, 2017


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