---------------------------------------------------- Subject: SMB Digest v08i31 SMB Digest August 18, 2008 Volume 08 Issue 31 ISSN 1086-6566 Editor: Ray Mejía ray(at)smb(dot)org 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.springer.com/11538 . Inquiries about membership or BMB fulfillment should be sent to membership(at)smb(dot)org . Issue's Topics: SMB Annual Meeting 2009, July 27-30, UBC, Vancouver BIOMAT Consortium: SMB 2010 in Rio/BIOMAT 2008 - 2nd Call for Papers Workshop: Complexity in the Brain, Glasgow, UK NSF Program Solicitation: PRISM New Book: Design and Nature IV: Comparing Design in Nature ... PhD Scholarships: Mathematical Physiology, University of Auckland Post-doc Positions: University of Auckland, New Zealand Post-doctoral Fellowship: Molecular Systems Biology Tenure-track Assistant Professor: Systems Biologist, Colgate U Tenure-track Faculty Positions: RCIS-Okayama University SMBnet Reminders ---------------------------------------------------- From: Rebecca Tyson Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:05:31 -0700 Subject: SMB Annual Meeting 2009, July 27-30, UBC, Vancouver International Conference on Mathematical Biology and Annual Meeting of The Society for Mathematical Biology July 27-30, 2009 We are pleased to announce the annual meeting of The Society for Mathematical Biology (2009) which will take place on the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia, July 27-30, 2009. Information will be made available through the following website: http://www.math.ubc.ca/Research/MathBio/SMB2009/ ---------------------------------------------------- From: Rubem Mondaini Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:01:26 -0300 Subject: BIOMAT Consortium: SMB 2010 in Rio/BIOMAT 2008 - 2nd Call for Papers BIOMAT Consortium: SMB 2010 in Rio / BIOMAT 2008 - 2nd Call for Papers The BIOMAT Consortium / BIOMAT Institute of Advanced Studies of Biosystems (www.biomat.org), a non-profit association of members of Universities and Research Institutions in Brazil and abroad has created interdisciplinary Symposia since the year 2001. These annual symposia are adequate for creating opportunities to assemble together professionals from several fields, from mathematicians and physicists to biologists, biochemists, computer scientists as well as research engineers and physicians. The only link which is supposed to exist among them is the scientific interest in biological phenomena and the mathematical and computational modelling of Biosystems. The BIOMAT Symposia series is the oldest interdisciplinary series of international scientific meetings in Latin America. The papers of our Keynote Speakers and selected contributed papers have been published annually at indexed books by World Scientific and Springer Verlag as well as in special issues of indexed journals. A proposal of the BIOMAT Consortium has been addressed to the Board of Directors of the Society for Mathematical Biology, SMB, to hold the SMB 2010 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Board of Directors, during the 2008 conference at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has decided to select this proposal as the winner. This will be the first time that the SMB conference will be held in South America and the members of the BIOMAT Consortium are proud for their collaboration to bring the best scientific contributions of the region to a SMB conference. The BIOMAT 2008 Symposium, 8th International Symposium on Mathematical and Computational Biology, will take place at Campos do Jordo, the state of S. Paulo, from 22th to 27th November 2008. Abstracts and full papers should be submitted to the Editorial Board of the BIOMAT Consortium : biomatconsortium2008@gmail.com. You can use the templates (LaTeX or Word) of the site www.biomat.org. The final version of the full paper should be written in LateX and accepted full papers will appear as a chapter of an indexed book to be published by World Scientific Co. Pte. Ltd. as we have done for the previous BIOMAT Symposia (2001- 2007) As a rule, the conference has two days of tutorials and mini-courses. They will be on 22th and 23th November, Saturday and Sunday. The plenary and contributed talks will be from 24th to 27th November, Monday to Thursday. Hoping to meeting you in Brazil. Best regards. Prof. R. P. Mondaini, Chairman of the BIOMAT Consortium / BIOMAT 2008 Scientific Program Committee ---------------------------------------------------- From: Des Higham Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:26:06 +0100 (BST) Subject: Workshop: Complexity in the Brain, Glasgow, UK Complexity in the Brain Monday Sep 22nd and Tuesday Sep 23rd, 2008 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK This interdisciplinary two-day workshop, supported through an EPSRC Bridging the Gap grant, aims to bring together a range of researchers interested in the generation and analysis of neuroscience data. Plenary Speakers: Tim Behrens, University of Oxford Richard Carson, Queen's University Garry Honey, University of Dundee Heidi Johansen-Berg, University of Oxford Ernesto Estrada, University of Strathclyde (from 1/10/08) Peter Grindrod, University of Reading Jens Bo Nielsen, University of Copenhagen Marcus Kaiser, University of Newcastle Organisers: Des Higham, Bernie Conway, Heba Lakany, Judy Pratt, University of Strathclyde More details and registration form at http://www.maths.strath.ac.uk/~aas96106/brainwshp.html ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Warchall, Henry A." Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:47:51 -0400 Subject: NSF Program Solicitation: PRISM Dear Colleagues, A new NSF program solicitation is now available: Proactive Recruitment in Introductory Science and Mathematics (PRISM) Please see http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503311 for details. Deadline for proposals: February 16, 2009 ---------------------------------------------------- From: Dee Halzack Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:53:32 -0400 Subject: New Book: Design and Nature IV: Comparing Design in Nature ... Design and Nature IV: Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering Throughout history, the parallels between nature and human design, in mathematics, engineering and other areas, have inspired many leading thinkers. Today, the huge increase in biological knowledge, developments in design engineering systems, together with the virtual revolution in computer power and simulation modelling, have all made possible more comprehensive studies of nature. Scientists and engineers now have at their disposal a vast array of relationships for materials, mechanisms and control. The resulting laws have been painstakingly assembled by observation and analysis and span the cosmic scale of space down to the molecular level of genetics. In particular, they have made us aware of the rich diversity of the natural world around us. These developments are presented here in the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering. The papers from the Conference have been organized into the following sections: Biomimetics; Shape and Form in Engineering Nature; Nature and Architectural Design; Natural Materials and Surfaces; Complexity; Education. The book should be of interest to researchers and those interested in the study of natural materials, organisms, processes and their significance for design in the world today. ISBN: 978-1-84564-120-7; 368pp Price: US$242.00/£121.00/Euros 181.50 Full contents details on the book can be found at http://www.witpressusa.com/acatalog/9781845641207.html Details on the conference can be found at http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2008/design08/index.html ---------------------------------------------------- From: James Sneyd Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:19:50 +1200 Subject: PhD Scholarships: Mathematical Physiology, University of Auckland Two PhD scholarships in mathematical physiology at the University of Auckland. Edmund Crampin and James Sneyd have two PhD scholarships available at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The project is funded by the NIH and involves the construction and study of a model of saliva secretion. The project is in collaboration with experimental groups at the University of Rochester, USA. The successful applicants will have an MSc, or the equivalent, in mathematical biology, applied mathematics, physics, biophysics, bioengineering, or some similar discipline, and will be interested in physiology. A knowledge of calcium dynamics and fluid transport will be helpful but not required. Since the project will include computational approaches, some familiarity with numerical methods will also be helpful. Both scholarships are potentially for three years. The University of Auckland is New Zealand's leading research university and has an international reputation in the field of mathematical physiology. Successful applicants will join an active research team that spans many areas of mathematical and computational physiology. The weather is warm year round but it rains a lot. Still, the beaches are lovely. There are many worse places to live. Anybody who is interested should contact James Sneyd (sneyd@math.auckland.ac.nz ) or Edmund Crampin (e.crampin@auckland.ac.nz). ---------------------------------------------------- From: James Sneyd Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:19:50 +1200 Subject: Post-doc Positions: University of Auckland, New Zealand Edmund Crampin and James Sneyd have two postdoctoral positions available at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The project is funded by the NIH and involves the construction and study of a model of saliva secretion. The project is in collaboration with experimental groups at the University of Rochester, USA. The successful applicants will have a PhD in mathematical biology, applied mathematics, physics, biophysics, bioengineering, or some similar discipline, and will have some experience in the construction and numerical solution of deterministic models in biology. A knowledge of calcium dynamics and fluid transport will be helpful but not required. Both positions are potentially for three years. The University of Auckland is New Zealand's leading research university and has an international reputation in the field of mathematical physiology. Successful applicants will join an active research team that spans many areas of mathematical and computational physiology. The weather is warm year round but it rains a lot. Still, the beaches are lovely. There are many worse places to live. Anybody who is interested should contact James Sneyd (sneyd@math.auckland.ac.nz) or Edmund Crampin (e.crampin@auckland.ac.nz). ---------------------------------------------------- From: Armindo Salvador Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:54:11 +0100 Subject: Post-doctoral Fellowship: Molecular Systems Biology Senior post-doctoral research associate in computational biology (Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, The University of Coimbra) Financed by the Portuguese government initiative for research jobs Ciência 2008, the Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC, University of Coimbra) wishes to appoint one research scientist in the area of Computational Biology at the Auxiliary Investigator level. The salary will be in the range of 3040/month/14 months/year. Appointments are held for 5 years, submitted to yearly renewals. Candidates must have a background in engineering (physical, chemical, biomedical, electrical or informatics), physics, or applied mathematics, and a strong publication record. A PhD degree at the time of application and documentable strong mathematical and computer programming skills are additional mandatory requirements. Two or more years of post-doctoral experience and documentable working experience in parameter estimation / model discrimination from time series of biochemical variables are strongly preferred. The successful candidate is expected to develop effective methods, algorithms and software for parameter estimation and model discrimination from time series of metabolomic and tracer data. S/he will be responsible for effective implementation of all the necessary mathematical/computational steps in this process, from optimization of experimental design to error estimation, and must be willing to collaborate with modelers and experimentalists towards designing successful experiments. S/he is also expected to collaborate with other members of the team towards developing improved methods for systems-analysis of biochemical processes. The position requires a self-motivated and proactive attitude towards research work, initiative for exploring new biologically motivated problems, and willingness to explore synergies with the research environment. The successful candidate will be integrated in the Molecular Systems Biology Group (MSBG) at CNC. MSBG is doing highly relevant research in systems analysis of metabolic processes and towards understanding the design principles of biochemical networks [see Alves, Antunes & Salvador (2006) Nature Biotechnol. 24:667-672; Salvador & Savageau (2006) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:2226-2231; Salvador & Savageau (2003) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:14463-14468]. It is leading an ambitious research program towards discovering and experimentally validating design principles of highly prevalent metabolic circuits, and collaborates with strong groups at the University of California at Davis, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania, among others. Applicants should forward, no later than September 10, 2008, a cover letter detailing motivation, training, work experience and future plans, a curriculum vitae, a publications list, and three references or recommendation letters to the following address: silviacnc@gmail.com. All applications must clearly indicate job reference C2008-7/2008:MSBG. Please address any legal/formal questions about this position to silviacnc@gmail.com, and scientific questions to salvador@cnc.uc.pt. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Helen Payne Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:58:31 -0400 Subject: Tenure-track Assistant Professor: Systems Biologist, Colgate U Systems Biologist, Colgate University We seek a tenure-stream Assistant Professor for a joint position in Biology and Mathematics to start August 2009. The successful candidate will develop a Systems Biology course, contribute to courses in Biology and/or Mathematics, participate in University-wide programs, and mentor undergraduate research students. Please forward an application with curriculum vitae, transcripts, teaching philosophy, and research interests to Dr. Ken Belanger, Biology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346-1398 and also have three letters of recommendation sent to this address. Review of applications will begin October 1 and continue until the position is filled. Colgate University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Kajiwara Tsuyoshi Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:33:56 +0900 Subject: Tenure-track Faculty Positions: RCIS-Okayama University Tenure-track Faculty Positions in RCIS-Okayama University Okayama University (Japan), Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, and Graduate School of Environmental Science, is seeking candidates for eleven tenure-track faculty positions at assistant professor level. Okayama University are particularly interested in ambitious candidates who are willing to develop new interdisciplinary sciences. Candidates should have a PhD degree in a relevant discipline. The positions are available from November 1, 2008 at the Research Core for Interdisciplinary Sciences (RCIS), Okayama University. Applications should be made on the form provided and sent to RCIS by e-mail (core-form@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp). All application materials must arrive no later than 17:00 Japan time on September 19 (Fri), 2008. "Mathematical Science for Medicine" is contained in new interdisciplinary fields in the guideline of the application. For guideline for application and application form, please see http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/en/topic/topic200708.html. ---------------------------------------------------- Subject: SMBnet Reminders To subscribe to the SMB Digest please point your browser at http://list.auckland.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/math-smbnet and complete the subscription information. Alternatively, if you prefer to simply receive notice when the next issue is available, send mail to LISTSERV@listserv.biu.ac.il with "subscribe SMBnet Your Name" in the body of the mail (omit the quotes and include your name). After you subscribe, you will receive a greeting with additional information. 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