---------------------------------------------------- Subject: SMB Digest v05i31 SMB Digest November 2, 2005 Volume 05 Issue 31 ISSN 1086-6566 Editor: Ray Mejía (ray@helix.nih.gov) 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.elsevier.com/locate/issn/00928240 . Inquiries about membership or BMB fulfillment should be sent to membership@smb.org Issue's Topics: EMS Summer School 2006: Mathematical Models of the Heart, Svalbard SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Last Announcement: ECCS'05, November 14-18, Paris Pan-American Studies Institute, Mexico 2006 New Book from WIT Press: Compliant Structures in Nature New Publication: Modelling in Medicine and Biology VI Ph.D. Studentships, Theoretical Ecology, Epidemiology, Evolution Postdoctoral Positions, PET Mathematical Modeling, WUSTL Postdoc, Evolutionary Theory, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville 7 Postdoctoral Positions, Systems Biology, Imperial College London Postdoctoral Position, Ecology &Evolutionary Biology, U Michigan Tenure-track Position, BioMedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon SMBnet Reminders ---------------------------------------------------- From: Glenn Terje Lines Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:01:01 +0200 Subject: EMS Summer School 2006: Mathematical Models of the Heart, Svalbard Simula Research Laboratory is organizing a summer school in Mathematical Models of the Heart. The event will take place at the arctic island Svalbard, 6-13 May 2006. The covered topics are: Cardiac electrophysiology Cardiac muscle mechanics Blood flow Invited talks will be given by the following distinguished scientists: Prof. Piero Colli-Franzone, University of Pavia Prof. Olaf Dössel, University of Karlsruhe Prof. Andrew McCulloch, University of California, San Diego Prof. Alexander Panfilov, University of Dundee. For further information visit: http://home.simula.no/ems2006 ---------------------------------------------------- From: Kirsten Wilden Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:49:02 -0500 Subject: SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Conference Name: SIAM Conference on Nonlinear Waves and Coherent Structures Location: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Dates: September 9-12, 2006 Invited Plenary Speakers: Frédéric Dias, ENS, France Benjamin J. Eggleton, University of Sydney, Australia Mariana Haragus, Université de Franche-Comté, France Lene Hau, Harvard University Philip K. Maini, University of Oxford, United Kingdom James McWilliams, University of California, Los Angeles Björn Sandstede, University of Surrey, United Kingdom The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at: http://www.siam.org/meetings/nw06/index.php Deadlines Minisymposium proposals: February 8, 2006 Abstracts for all contributed and minisymposium presentations: March 8, 2006 For additional information, contact SIAM Conference Department at meetings@siam.org. ---------------------------------------------------- From: François Képès Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:59:45 +0200 Subject: Last Announcement: ECCS'05, November 14-18, Paris The deadline for late online registration to ECCS'05 is November 10 (150^À for students, 350^À for academics, 750^À for industrials). On-the-spot registration will also be possible on November 14 starting at 8 am (same fees, payable by check or cash only, however). These fees cover the main conference and all satellite workshops and cannot be split for partial attendance. European Conference on Complex Systems 2005 (ECCS'05) PARIS (Cité Internationale Universitaire) November 14-18, 2005 ---------------------------------------------------- From: Jose E. Castillo Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:25:25 -0800 Subject: Pan-American Studies Institute, Mexico 2006 III Pan-American Advance Science Institute (PASI III) in Computational Science and Engineering in the State of OAXACA, Mexico July 16-28, 2006. This NSF-DOE sponsored event will consist of a number of short courses and is directed at graduate students, post-docs and faculty of the Americas. There will be 40 fellowships available for students attending the event: 20 for students from USA universities and 20 for students of universities in the rest of America. These fellowships will cover travel and local expenses for two weeks. The grantees are expected to attend the Pan-American Workshop in Applied and Computational Mathematics during the second week. Please visit the event WEB site at http://www.csrc.sdsu.edu/csrc/links/pasiIII for details and pre-requisites. ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Dee Halzack" Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:53:11 -0400 Resent-From: Holly Gaff Subject: New Book from WIT Press: Compliant Structures in Nature New Book Announcement: Compliant Structures in Nature and Engineering SOUTHAMPTON, UK. * October 3rd, 2005 * New from WIT Press, this book celebrates structural compliance in nature and human technology. Examples of compliant structures in nature abound, from the walls of the smallest cell, to the wings of the condor, to the tail of the gray whale. The subject of compliant structures in nature and engineering is timely and important, albeit quite broad and challenging. Compliant Structures in Nature and Engineering is a concise summary of the important features of these interesting structures, demonstrating, wherever possible, a mapping between naturally compliant structures and the promise and opportunity commensurate in human engineering. Contents: COMPLIANT STRUCTURES IN NATURE * Compliant Structures and Materials in Animals; Compliance in Plants. COMPLIANT MATERIALS * Reinforced Polyurethane Flexible Foams; Electroactive Polymers as Artificial Muscles. COMPLIANT MECHANICS * Mechanics of Compliant Structures. COMPLIANT STRUCTURES IN ENGINEERING * Pressurized Membranes in Nature, Technology and Engineering; Rope and Rope-Like Structures; Flexible-wing-based Micro Air Vehicles; Compliant Habitats; Gossamer Spacecraft. COMPLIANT STRUCTURE DESIGN * Design of Compliant Structures. Full contents details can be found at http://www.witpress.com/acatalog/9410.html To receive a review copy, artwork for an announcement, advice on potential external reviewers in the field or to arrange an interview with the editor please contact: Layla Sowinski - WIT Press Marketing Co-ordinator Tel: +44 (0)238 029 3223 Fax: +44 (0)238 029 2853 Email: lsowinski@witpress.com ---------------------------------------------------- From: Holly Gaff Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:45:55 -0500 Subject: New Publication: Modelling in Medicine and Biology VI New Book Announcement: Modelling in Medicine and Biology VI WIT Press has announced publication of the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Modelling in Medicine and Biology, which was held September 7-9, 2005, in Bologna, Italy. Entitled Modelling in Medicine and Biology VI, the book presents recent advances in the use of mathematical models and computer simulation techniques applied to biological and medical research and medical diagnostics. The papers are arranged in sessions according to their main biological or medical application: simulation of physiological processes, cardiovascular system, neural systems, biomechanics, computational fluid mechanics in biomedicine, orthopedics and bone mechanics, simulations in surgery, advanced technology in dentistry, data acquisition and analysis, and image processing. Modelling in Medicine and Biology VI is Volume 82 in WIT Press's WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health. Abstracts (free) and full text ($30 per paper) of individual papers in the book are available through the electronic edition of the Transactions at http://library.witpress.com/. A post-conference report for the BIOMEDICINE 2005 conference is available at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2005/bio05/index.html. Full contents details on the book can be found at http://www.witpressusa.com/acatalog/0241.html. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Aaron A. King Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:27:36 -0500 Subject: Ph.D. Studentships, Theoretical Ecology, Epidemiology, Evolution Ph.D. Studentships in Theoretical Ecology, Epidemiology, and Evolution Departments of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Mathematics University of Michigan Funding is available for Ph.D. studentships in theoretical ecology, epidemiology, and evolutionary biology. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) (1) dynamics of cholera epidemics, (2) ecological influences on rabies incidence in bats, (3) dynamics of outbreaks of measles and whooping cough, (4) direct modeling approaches to phylogenetic comparative analysis, and (5) new methods for statistical inference using nonlinear, stochastic models with measurement error and incomplete information. Students can be admitted through the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department (EEB), through the Applied Interdisciplinary Mathematics Program (AIM), or through the Department of Mathematics, as appropriate. For more information on the PI and the projects, go to http://www.umich.edu/~kingaa/. The graduate programs are described at http://www.eeb.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/graduate/ (EEB), http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/aim-grad/ (AIM), and http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/graduate/ (Mathematics). Please send a CV and letter of interest to . ---------------------------------------------------- From: shoghik@mir.wustl.edu Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:20:43 -0500 Subject: Postdoctoral Positions, PET Mathematical Modeling, WUSTL Position Title: Postdoctoral Positions in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Mathematical Modeling A postdoctoral position is available at the Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Washington University School of Medicine is at the forefront of molecular diagnostics with state-of-the-art imaging scanners and extensive radiochemistry and computing facilities. The successful candidate will be engaged in the development and application of pharmacokinetic models for new and current molecular imaging probes (MIPs). The ideal candidate should have experience in pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics or a doctoral degree in medical physics, mathematics, pharmacology, computer science, bioengineering or related fields. Experience in nuclear medicine is preferred but not required. Candidates should have a M.D. and/or a Ph.D. degree with no more than 5 years of previous postdoctoral research experience. The position is initially available for a two year period with possible extensions. Interested individuals should send a CV and a brief statement of research goals to the address below or via email to shoghik@wustl.edu. Kooresh I. Shoghi Division of Radiological Sciences Washington University School of Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology 510 South Kingshighway Blvd. Campus Box 8225 St. Louis, MO 63110 ---------------------------------------------------- From: Sergey Gavrilets Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:25:18 -0500 Subject: Postdoc, Evolutionary Theory, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville Postdoc in Evolutionary Theory University of Tennessee, Knoxville I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher interested in using mathematical models for studying one or more of the following topics: speciation, adaptive radiation, coevolution, macroevolution, and cultural evolution. For the first three topics the emphasis will be on multilocus genetics, spatial structure, and interactions of ecological and evolutionary processes. An ideal candidate will be using a combination of simple analytical models and intensive numerical simulations and will be motivated by biological questions and data. To apply send a curriculum vitae, a description of research interests and experience, and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail of three references. Informal inquiries are welcome. Sergey Gavrilets Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department of Mathematics University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN 37996 phone: (865) 974-3065 e-mail: gavrila@tiem.utk.edu web: www.tiem.utk.edu/~gavrila ---------------------------------------------------- From: J. Stark Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:08:58 +0000 Subject: 7 Postdoctoral Positions, Systems Biology, Imperial College London Centre for Integrative Systems Biology Imperial College London Imperial College London is setting up a new Centre for Integrative Systems Biology supported by BBSRC and EPSRC. Our aim is to exploit the interdisciplinary research strengths at Imperial College to create a world-leading Centre that will provide a nucleus for promotion of systems biology research across Imperial College and the wider academic and industrial community. The Centre will include multi-access facilities for high-throughput genome technologies and an exemplar programme in the area of innate immunity. We are seeking to recruit researchers with backgrounds in biology and in computational science who are interested in working together to develop this exciting new area of science. The following positions are available: A research associate (Ref: MJ121/05) to study the repertoire of glycosylated molecules on the surface of Campylobacter jejuni. Sub-project: Glycomics of Mycobacterium bovis and Campylobacter jejuni (Professor Brendan Wren). Salary £22,870-£33,330 inclusive of London Allowance. The appointment is for three years. A research associate (Ref: MJ122/05) to study early events in the uptake of Salmonella by macrophages. Sub-project: Spatio-temporal control of phagocytic signalling during uptake of attenuated Salmonella typhimurium (Dr Emmanuelle Caron). Salary £22,870-£33,330 inclusive of London Allowance. The appointment is for three years. A research associate (Ref: MJ123/05) to carry out spatio-temporal modelling of bacterial uptake by macrophages. Sub-project: Spatio-temporal control of phagocytic signalling during uptake of attenuated Salmonella typhimurium (Dr Martin Howard). Salary£22,870-£33,330 inclusive of London Allowance. The appointment is for three years. A research associate (Ref: MJ124/05) to study signal transduction in macrophages in response to microbial ligands. Sub-project: Innate immune signalling mechanisms in response to pathogens(Professor Maggie Dallman). Salary £22,870-£33,330 inclusive of London Allowance. The appointment is for three years. A research associate (Ref: MJ125/05) to develop mathematical models of signal transduction processes in macrophages. Sub-project: Innate immune signalling mechanisms in response to pathogens (Professor Jaroslav Stark). Salary £22,870-£33,330 inclusive of London Allowance. The appointment is for three years. A research associate (Ref: MJ126/05) to carry out statistical analysis of high-throughput biology data. Project: support the exemplar research programmes in the area of host-pathogen interaction (Professor Sylvia Richardson). Salary £22,870-£33,330 inclusive of London Allowance. The appointment is for three years. A research associate (Ref: MJ127/05) to carry out metabolomic and metabonomic research and to interface with other members of CISBIC (Professor Jeremy Nicholson). Salary £22,870-£33,330 inclusive of London Allowance. The appointment is for one year in the first instance, with possible extension up to 5 years. To obtain an application form and further details go to: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment/index.htm, alternatively write to The Recruitment Assistant, HR, Imperial College London, Medical School Building, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, quoting reference number accordingly. Closing date: 1 December 2005. Valuing diversity and committed to equality of opportunity. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Aaron A. King Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:54:16 -0500 Subject: Postdoctoral Position, Ecology &Evolutionary Biology, U Michigan A postdoctoral position working on problems in theoretical ecology, epidemiology, and evolution is available in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) (1) dynamics of cholera epidemics, (2) ecological influences on rabies infections in bats, (3) dynamics of outbreaks of measles and whooping cough, (4) direct modeling approaches to phylogenetic comparative analysis, and (5) new methods for statistical inference using nonlinear, stochastic models with measurement error and incomplete information. For more information, visit http://www.umich.edu/~kingaa/. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant field such as ecology, evolutionary biology, epidemiology, mathematics, or computer science. Computational experience (including facility in C or C++), modeling experience, and a working knowledge of model-based statistical methods are essential. The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of extensions. The start date is flexible and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To apply, send a curriculum vitae, a brief (1 page) statement of research goals, and the names and contact information of three references to Dr. Aaron King, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2051 Natural Science Building, 830 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA. Electronic communication is preferred: email . ---------------------------------------------------- From: "James F. Antaki, PhD" Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 00:51:18 -0400 Subject: Tenure-track Position, BioMedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon Expertise in biomechanics with emphasis in multi-scale numerical modeling, tissue engineering, and mechanobiology. Submit comprehensive resume, list of 3-5 professional references, statement of research and teaching interests, and copies of 2 publications to hd01@andrew.cmu.edu before January 1, 2006. 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