---------------------------------------------------- Subject: SMB Digest v09i02 SMB Digest January 13, 2009 Volume 09 Issue 02 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: Workshop on Complex Networks, Jan 27th - 30th, Glasgow REU Program: June 1 - July 24 2009, NIMBioS, University of Tennessee 6th Intl Symposium on Networks in Bioinformatics, 22-23 April Summer School: From Images to Computational Hemodynamics, 8-10 June 2009 SIAM Annual Meeting - Submission Deadline Extended NSF Solicitation: Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics (FODAVA) Summer Fellowships: Young Scientists, IIASA Post-doctoral Opportunities: NIMBioS, University of Tennessee Research Associate Positions: Unconventional Computing, UWE, Bristol Tenure-track Position: Biostatistics/Bioinformatics, NICHD/NIH SMBnet Reminders ---------------------------------------------------- From: Des Higham Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:57:02 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Workshop on Complex Networks, Jan 27th - 30th, Glasgow Interdisciplinary Workshop on Complex Networks across the Natural and Technological Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies, Glasgow, UK Tuesday Jan 27th - Friday Jan 30th, 2009 Invited speakers: * Sophie Achard, CNRS, France * Chris Budd, University of Bath, UK * Guido Caldarelli, University of Rome, Italy * Chris Cannings, University of Sheffield, UK * Vittoria Colizza, ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy * Darren Croft, University of Exeter, UK * Jonathan Crofts, University of Strathclyde, UK * Matthias Dehmer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria * Iain Duff, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK * Ernesto Estrada, University of Strathclyde, UK * Petter Holme , Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden * Ferenc Jordan, Microsoft Research - University of Trento, Italy * Gabriela Kalna, Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, UK * Raya Khanin, University of Glasgow, UK * Rowland Kao, University of Glasgow, UK * Paul Lewis, Technology Strategy Board, UK * Natasa Przulj , University of California at Irvine, USA * Denis Mollison, Heriot-Watt University, UK * Sergio Porta, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy * Zhivko Stoyanov, University of Bath, UK * Keith Vass, Translational Medicine Res. Collab., Dundee, UK Further details at http://www.instituteforadvancedstudies.org.uk/Programmes/ComplexNetworks.aspx ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Duncan, Sarah Isabelle" Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:33:58 -0500 Subject: REU Program: June 1 - July 24 2009, NIMBioS, University of Tennessee NIMBioS- The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis at the University of Tennessee is hosting an REU program for summer: June 1 - July 24 2009. Undergraduate majors in math, biology, and related fields will live on campus and work with UT professors on state-of-the-art research projects. Stipend and housing provided. For more information please visit www.nimbios.org. The application deadline is Feb 16, 2009. Please pass this information on to any successful undergraduates that may be interested. NIMBioS is a synthesis institute sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture with additional support from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Jaap Kaandorp Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:27:10 +0100 Subject: 6th Intl Symposium on Networks in Bioinformatics, 22-23 April First announcement THE 6th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NETWORKS IN BIOINFORMATICS 22-23 April, 2009 Science Park Amsterdam Amsterdam, The Netherlands Details about registration, paper submission are available on http://isnb.amc.uva.nl/isnb2009/ ABSTRACT The 6th International Symposium on Networks in Bioinformatics (ISNB 2009) is scheduled on 22 and 23 April 2009 and is likely to continue its success from previous years in bringing different disciplines together to discuss ongoing research in bioinformatics and biology of networks. The focus of 6th International Symposium on Networks in Bioinformatics will be on biological networks such as metabolic networks, signal transduction pathways and genetic regulatory networks. This year we also aim to include topics like modeling of cells, tissues, gene regulation and biomineralisation. We also want to invite researchers working on gene networks in plants (e.g. Arabidopsis), model organisms such as Drosophila and organisms with a relatively simple and basal body plan such as sponges and scleractinian corals. Understanding of these networks is crucial for understanding molecular and cellular processes in the organism or system under study. This field is subject of lively research and both experimental and computational approaches are used to elucidate the biological networks. The bioinformatics of biological networks involves a broad range of research and approaches. Research includes the identification of regulatory elements in DNA, developmental biology, genome context analysis, modelling and simulation of pathways, reconstruction of pathways from experimental data, visualization of pathways, and the representation of pathways in database, graphs and mark-up languages. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Kent Andre Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:12:56 +0100 Subject: Summer School: From Images to Computational Hemodynamics, 8-10 June Summer School: From Images to Computational Hemodynamics, http://simula.no/research/scientific/cbc/events/2009/images_comp Place and dates: Simula Research Laboratory, Norway, 8-10 June, 2009. Registration before March 1, 2009 at http://forms.simula.no/registration_for_CBC_summer_school_2009 Abstract: Patient-specific modeling of blood vessel anatomy and hemodynamics is a promising tool that may aid clinicians in their decision-making and, as such, it is a current hot-topic in computational life-sciences. In this summer school we will focus on two tools, VMTK for creating patient-specific geometries and FEniCS for performing flow computations. Particular emphasis is put on hands-on sessions in which participants will learn to master the tools under guidance by their very creators. Organizers: Luca Antiga, Anders Logg, and Kent-Andre Mardal ---------------------------------------------------- From: Connie Young Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:45:04 -0500 Subject: 2009 SIAM Annual Meeting - Submission Deadline Extended **MINISYMPOSIUM PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED!** Conference Name: SIAM Annual Meeting (AN09) (being held jointly with the 2009 SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications) Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colorado Dates: July 6-10, 2009 General 2009 SIAM Annual Meeting Website: http://www.siam.org/meetings/an09/ Submission site: http://meetings.siam.org/start.cfm?CONFCODE=an09 **Deadlines** Deadlines are midnight Eastern Standard Time January 26, 2009: Minisymposium proposals January 26, 2009: Abstracts for contributed and minisymposium speakers Plenary Speakers Heinz-Otto Kreiss, KTH Stockholm, Sweden Karl Kunisch*, University of Graz, Austria Ulisses Mello, IBM Research *Joint speaker with the 2009 SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications Topical Speakers Alberto Bressan, Pennsylvania State University Russel E. Caflisch, University of California, Los Angeles Stephen Coombes, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Michael C. Ferris, University of Wisconsin Wen-mei Hwu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ioannis Karatzas, Columbia University Charles E. Leiserson, Cilk Arts and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lois Curfman McInnes, Argonne National Laboratory Juan C. Meza, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lior Pachter, University of California at Berkeley Robert L. Pego, Carnegie Mellon University Cynthia A. Phillips, Sandia National Laboratories Shang-Hua Teng, Boston University Xuan Zeng, Fudan University, Shanghai, China ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Warchall, Henry A." Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:19:20 -0500 Subject: NSF Solicitation: Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics (FODAVA) Dear Colleagues, An updated NSF program solicitation is now available: Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics (FODAVA) Please see http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501081 for details. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Ake BRANNSTROM Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:16:59 +0200 Subject: Summer Fellowships: Young Scientists, IIASA Summer Fellowships for Young Scientists at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Funding is available for PhD students interested in three months of collaborative research on Evolutionary and Ecological Modeling in population ecology, evolutionary ecology, community ecology, spatial ecology, and fishery ecology. Young scientists from all countries are eligible for stipends, provided by IIASA's Evolution and Ecology Program, contributing to travel and accommodation costs. Students from Austria, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, and the USA are eligible for fellowships providing travel, accommodation, and living expenses. Summer research projects are invited in any of the following areas Fisheries-induced Evolution Adaptive Speciation Adaptive Dynamics Food Web Evolution Evolution of Cooperation Evolutionary Conservation Biology Spatially Explicit Evolutionary Models Moment-based Spatial Models Previous experience with implementing and studying evolutionary or ecological models will be an important asset. Potential applicants are welcome to send informal inquiries about specific research interests and plans to Ulf Dieckmann (dieckmann@iiasa.ac.at). Online applications have to be submitted before January 19, 2009. Since 1977, the annual Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, has attracted 1400+ students from 70+ countries. The YSSP 2009 will take place from June 1 to August 31, 2009. IIASA is located in the former summer palace of Austria's royal family, ca. 15 km south of Vienna. IIASA's summer program offers exceptional opportunities for acquiring experience in an international and interdisciplinary research environment. Research training is based on regular personal interaction with advising scientists, and typically leads to a publication in an international journal (as well as to a chapter in a candidate's PhD thesis). Some useful links: http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Admin/YSP/reg-info/more_about_the_program.html Details about the summer program, and online application http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/EEP Information about IIASA's Evolution and Ecology Program http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/EEP/Students.html Examples of successful YSSP projects http://www.iiasa.ac.at/docs/IIASA_Info.html General information about IIASA ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Welsh, Christopher J E" Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:02:45 -0500 Subject: Post-doctoral Opportunities: NIMBioS, University of Tennessee Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities with NIMBioS The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) provides an opportunity for postdoctoral scholarship at the interface between mathematics and biological science at the University of Tennessee. Highest priority will be given to those with explicit plans to develop their ability to effectively carry on research across these fields. We are particularly interested in requests to support research that integrates diverse fields, requires synthesis at multiple scales, and/or makes use of or requires development of new mathematical/computational approaches. NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellows are chosen based upon indications that the applicant's research plans are consistent with the mission of NIMBioS, the applicant has the demonstrated ability to carry out the proposed research, and the opportunities provided through NIMBioS will enhance the capacity for the research to be completed in an efficient and timely manner. For additional information on NIMBioS, visit www.nimbios.org. SUPPORT: annual stipend of $51,000, full University of Tennessee employee fringe benefits, and an annual travel allowance of $2,000. TO APPLY: Submit a brief project description, references, and CV following the guidelines available at http://www.nimbios.org/postdocs/postdoc.html to Dr. Chris Welsh at cwelsh@utk.edu. DEADLINE: NIMBioS postdoctoral requests for support are reviewed twice a year and the selected researchers are offered positions at NIMBioS where they conduct research that is mostly self-directed. The deadline for activities beginning 1 September 2009 is 1 March 2009. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Andy Adamatzky Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:18:44 +0000 Subject: Research Associate Positions: Unconventional Computing, UWE, Bristol Two positions open in Unconventional Computing Leverhulme Trust Research Project "Mold intelligence: Designing Biological Amorphous Robots" University of the West of England, Bristol, UK We are looking for physicists, biologists, computer scientists or chemists to fill two Research Associate positions in Unconventional Computing to undertake laboratory experiments and computer simulation of plasmodium of Physarum Polycephalum. These are fixed term 3 year positions based the Unconventional Computing Group, UWE, Frenchay Campus, Bristol. See more details at http://info.uwe.ac.uk/vacancies/job_details.asp?ref=R12184/RWS http://info.uwe.ac.uk/vacancies/job_details.asp?ref=R12186/RWS Please contact Prof Andy Adamatzky ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Owens, Roland (NIH/OD) [E]" Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:05:56 -0500 Subject: Tenure-track Position: Biostatistics/Bioinformatics, NICHD/NIH Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Tenure Track or Tenured Investigator, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Branch (AC905) The Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invites applications for the position of Tenure Track or Tenured Investigator in the Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Branch. Branch members engage in methods research and actively collaborate with Division investigators on cutting-edge studies in genetics, environmental and lifestyle influences on human reproduction and development, and health behaviors of adolescents. Statistical research is typically motivated by and contributes to challenges encountered in collaborative research. Examples include efficient study design, identifying and quantifying gene-environment interactions, predicting individualized risk, estimating the probability of conception or birth, addressing errors in exposure and clinical measurements, and developing strategies to identify true associations in genome-wide scans for disease-producing genetic variants. Applications will be evaluated with regard to their potential to develop a creative and productive independent program of relevant statistical research and experience in collaborative research. Individuals with research expertise in the analysis of high-dimensional data, Bayesian methods, quality control and analytic methods for laboratory measurements, and in statistical computing and bioinformatics are particularly encouraged to apply. Division resources include: state-of-the-art computing facilities (Biowulf Cluster running the GNU/Linux operating system), programming support for statistical methodology and collaborative projects and access to a diverse array of databases and biospecimen banks. Candidates must have an earned doctorate in biostatistics, statistics or a closely related field, excellent communication skills, refereed methods and collaborative publications, and evidence of successful mentoring and professional service. Tenured investigators should have international stature. The ideal candidate will have research experience working on projects related to the Division's research portfolio. Full Federal benefits including salary, leave, health and life insurance, long-term care insurance, retirement, and savings plan (401k equivalent) will be provided. Interested individuals should email a cover letter describing current and future research interests and professional accomplishments along with a curriculum vitae and the names and contact information for three references to: Mr. Paul Errett Administrative Officer, NICHD 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B05, Rockville, MD 20852 errettp@mail.nih.gov Applications received by February 1, 2009 will be considered for a first round of interviews, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The HHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers. ---------------------------------------------------- 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. 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