---------------------------------------------------- Subject: SMB Digest v08i05 SMB Digest February 4, 2008 Volume 08 Issue 5 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: Computational Cell Biology Course, June 27 - July 17, CSHL, New York Workshop: Lymphocyte Kinetics in Health & Disease, 19-20 May, London TOC: Bulletin Of Mathematical Biology, Volume 70 Number 1 TOC: Bulletin Of Mathematical Biology, Volume 70 Number 2 Nonlinearity's High-profile Articles of 2007 MSc and PhD Studentships: Biomathematics, University of Guelph BBSRC Studentship: Maths & Biology Skills, Reading University PhD Studentship: Mathematical Modelling, University of Glasgow Postdoc and PhD Positions: Mathematical Biology, Helsinki Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position: Biostatistics, NJIT Human Frontier Science Program - Funding Opportunities SMBnet Reminders ---------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Fall Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:22:18 -0600 Subject: Computational Cell Biology Course, June 27 - July 17, CSHL, New York Computational Cell Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York We are pleased to announce a new summer course in Computational Cell Biology at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory outside of New York City on Long Island. The course will cover the computational modeling of cellular processes including intracellular signaling, Ca2+ signaling in particular, gene expression, cell cycle, molecular motors and motility and other topics. Lecturers will include both experimentalists and theoreticians. This course is principally sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The application deadline is March 15. The course is focused on advanced graduate students and postdocs, although retraining faculty would also be appropriate. We welcome mathematically inclined or interested biologists as well as biologically inclined researchers with a quantitative background. Please see the Cold Spring Harbor course website for details. http://meetings.cshl.edu/courses.html While we are still finalizing the schedule, faculty that have agreed to participate, in order of arrival, are: Chris Fall, Illinois Chicago Greg Smith, William and Mary Les Loew, Connecticut Bard Ermentrout, Pittsburgh Jim Lechleiter, Texas San Antonio Barbara Ehrlich, Yale Boris Slepchenko, Connecticut Artie Sherman, NIH Charlie Peskin, New York University David Terman, Ohio State University Alex Mogilner, UC Davis Dean Bottino, Novartis Stas Shvartsman, Princeton Claire Tomlin, UC Berkeley John Tyson, Virginia Tech Tim Elston, North Carolina Jeff Hasty, UC San Diego Jill Sible, Virginia Tech Reka Albert, Penn State Jennifer Linderman, Michigan Ravi Iyengar, Mount Sinai Jason Haugh, NC State The course is organized by Tim Elston Chris Fall Greg Smith Les Loew John Tyson Application Deadline: March 15, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Vitaly V. Ganusov" Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:12:21 +0100 Subject: Workshop: Lymphocyte Kinetics in Health & Disease, 19-20 May, London Upcoming international workshop: Lymphocyte kinetics in health and disease 19-20 May 2008, London, UK 65GBP for one day attendance, 100GBP for attendance on both days. We would like to invite you to this prestigious meeting, taking place at the Regents Park Conference Centre in London. It has been organised jointly between the UK Infectious Disease Research Network and St Georges University of London, Imperial College London and University of Utrecht. Maintaining appropriate numbers and subpopulations of lymphocytes, lymphocyte homeostasis, is a fundamental requirement for good health. Dysregulation of lymphocyte populations is pivotal to the pathology and progression of a diverse range of pathologies including leukaemia and AIDS. This international meeting seeks to bring together, for the first time, scientists involved in studying the in vivo kinetics of human lymphocytes for a workshop to share concepts, discuss methodologies and explore future areas for research. The major goals of the meeting will be: * firstly, to discuss the issues related to measuring and modelling lymphocyte turnover in health and disease * secondly, to seek consensus for approaches to future studies which might investigate the impact of various interventions (such as therapies) on turnover of lymphocytes in humans * thirdly, to identify and promote further areas for collaborative research between the groups involved in this important area. Click here for a flyer of the event: http://www.3dstats.com/cgi-bin/cft.cgi?usr=00001281F0406 For more information, a programme, online registration and abstract submission, see the event webpage: http://www.idrn.org/lymphocyte.php ---------------------------------------------------- From: Springer Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:03:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: TOC: Bulletin Of Mathematical Biology, Volume 70 Number 1 Volume 70 Number 1 of "Bulletin of Mathematical Biology" is now available on the SpringerLink web site at http://springer.r.delivery.net/r/r?2.1.Ee.2Tp.1gRqkl.Bw3VKm..T.EQ%5fI.2vmq.QZUFAY00 Phenologically-Structured Predator-Prey Dynamics with Temperature Dependence Author(s): J. David Logan Page: 1 - 20 Modeling T Cell Proliferation and Death in Vitro Based on Labeling Data: Generalizations of the Smith-Martin Cell Cycle Model Author(s): Ha Youn Lee, Alan S. Perelson Page: 21 - 44 Combinatorics of RNA Structures with Pseudoknots Author(s): Emma Y. Jin, Jing Qin, Christian M. Reidys Page: 45 - 67 Resetting Behavior in a Model of Bursting in Secretory Pituitary Cells: Distinguishing Plateaus from Pseudo-Plateaus Author(s): Julie V. Stern, Hinke M. Osinga, Andrew LeBeau, Arthur Sherman Page: 68 - 88 Modeling the VEGF-Bcl-2-CXCL8 Pathway in Intratumoral Agiogenesis Author(s): Harsh V. Jain, Jacques E. Nör, Trachette L. Jackson Page: 89 - 117 Case Fatality Proportion Author(s): Junling Ma, P. Driessche Page: 118 - 133 On the Role of Asymptomatic Infection in Transmission Dynamics of Infectious Diseases Author(s): Sze-Bi Hsu, Ying-Hen Hsieh Page: 134 - 155 Morphogenetic Gradients and the Stability of Boundaries Between Neighboring Morphogenetic Regions Author(s): Victor Kasatkin, Alain Prochiantz, David Holcman Page: 156 - 178 Effect of Predators of Juvenile Rodents on the Spread of the Hantavirus Epidemic Author(s): G. Camelo-Neto, Ana T. C. Silva, L. Giuggioli, V. M. Kenkre Page: 179 - 188 Optimal Reproduction Strategies in Two Species of Mound-Building Termites Author(s): David A. Cameron, David J. Ivers, Theodore A. Evans, Mary R. Myerscough Page: 189 - 209 On the Long-Term Fitness of Cells in Periodically Switching Environments Author(s): Ning-Ning Pang, Wen-Jer Tzeng Page: 210 - 235 How Host Population Dynamics Translate into Time-Lagged Prevalence: An Investigation of Sin Nombre Virus in Deer Mice Author(s): Frederick R. Adler, Jessica M. C. Pearce-Duvet, M. Denise Dearing Page: 236 - 252 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Viruses and their Impact on Global Polio Eradication Author(s): Bradley G. Wagner, David J. D. Earn Page: 253 - 280 Vacuum Effects over the Closing of Enterocutaneous Fistulae: A Mathematical Modeling Approach Author(s): D. I. Cattoni, O. Chara Page: 281 - 296 Markov Random Field Modeling of the Spatial Distribution of Proteins on Cell Membranes Author(s): Jun Zhang, Stanly L. Steinberg, Bridget S. Wilson, Janet M. Oliver, Lance R. Williams Page: 297 - 321 ---------------------------------------------------- From: Springer Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 02:04:30 -0800 (PST) Subject: TOC: Bulletin Of Mathematical Biology, Volume 70 Number 2 Volume 70 Number 2 of Bulletin of Mathematical Biology is now available on the SpringerLink web site at http://springer.r.delivery.net/r/r?2.1.Ee.2Tp.1gRqkl.Bw3VKm..T.EQ%5fI.2vmq.QZUFAY00 Elastohydrodynamics of the Eyelid Wiper Author(s): M. B. Jones, G. R. Fulford, C. P. Please, D. L. S. McElwain, M. J. Collins Page 323 - 343 A Simple Unforced Oscillatory Growth Model in the Chemostat Author(s): V. Lemesle, J. L. Gouzé Page 344 - 357 Bayesian Inference for Functional Response in a Stochastic Predator-Prey System Author(s): Gianni Gilioli, Sara Pasquali, Fabrizio Ruggeri Page 358 - 381 A Delay Differential Model for Pandemic Influenza with Antiviral Treatment Author(s): Murray E. Alexander, Seyed M. Moghadas, Gergely Röst, Jianhong Wu Page 382 - 397 Optimal Control of Gypsy Moth Populations Author(s): Andrew Whittle, Suzanne Lenhart, K. A. J. White Page 398 - 411 Consequences of the Allee Effect and Intraspecific Competition on Population Persistence under Adverse Environmental Conditions Author(s): Sergei Petrovskii, Rod Blackshaw, Bai-Lian Li Page 412 - 437 Distance between AER and ZPA Is Defined by Feed-Forward Loop and Is Stabilized by their Feedback Loop in Vertebrate Limb Bud Author(s): Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Yoh Iwasa, Yoshihiro Morishita Page 438 - 459 The Morphostatic Limit for a Model of Skeletal Pattern Formation in the Vertebrate Limb Author(s): Mark Alber, Tilmann Glimm, H. G. E. Hentschel, Bogdan Kazmierczak, Yong-Tao Zhang, Jianfeng Zhu, Stuart A. Newman Page 460 - 483 Regularity and Synchrony in Motor Proteins Author(s): R. E. Lee DeVille, Eric Vanden-Eijnden Page 484 - 516 Asymptotic Analysis and Analytical Solutions of a Model of Cardiac Excitation Author(s): V. N. Biktashev, R. Suckley, Y. E. Elkin, R. D. Simitev Page 517 - 554 Sensory Irritation Response in Rats: Modeling, Analysis and Validation Author(s): Karen A. Yokley, Hien Tran, Paul M. Schlosser Page 555 - 588 Bimodal Epidemic Size Distributions for Near-Critical SIR with Vaccination Author(s): Luis F. Gordillo, Stephen A. Marion, Anders Martin-Löf, Priscilla E. Greenwood Page 589 - 602 Single-Crossover Dynamics: Finite versus Infinite Populations Author(s): Ellen Baake, Inke Herms Page 603 - 624 Eutacticity in Sea Urchin Evolution Author(s): J. López-Sauceda, J. L. Aragón Page 625 - 634 The Exact Distribution of Divergence Times Author(s): Saralees Nadarajah, Samuel Kotz Page 635 - 640 Book Review Complex Systems in Biomedicine. A. Quarteroni, L. Formaggia and A. Veneziani (eds) Author(s): Octavio Miramontes Page 641 - 642 ---------------------------------------------------- From: Zoe Crossman Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:54:23 +0000 Subject: Nonlinearity's High-profile Articles of 2007 I am delighted to announce the publication of a special collection of articles that highlight the breadth of high-quality research published in Nonlinearity during 2007. Articles in this collection are freely available from now until 31 December 2008 at http://herald.iop.org/NON2007highprofileSMB/m55/cid//link/1315 These 'High-Profile Articles' consist of the top-downloaded papers published in 2007, many of which have already been highly cited. Whether you are reading these articles for the first time or from renewed interest, we hope you will find them enjoyable and stimulating. ---------------------------------------------------- From: Chris Bauch Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:00:33 -0500 Subject: MSc and PhD Studentships: Biomathematics, University of Guelph MSc and PhD Studentships in Biomathematics, University of Guelph, Canada Applications are being accepted for MSc and PhD studentships in epidemic modelling and ecological modelling at the University of Guelph. Candidates should have background in mathematics or other quantitative fields, such as physics or computer science. Programming ability is desirable, as is previous coursework in biomathematical modelling. Guelph is a pleasant town of 100,000, situated only 1 hour from Toronto and its numerous universities and research hospitals. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and a CV to: Professor Chris Bauch Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Guelph Email: cbauch@uoguelph.ca Website: http://www.uoguelph.ca/~cbauch ---------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard Sibly" Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:35:26 -0000 Subject: BBSRC Studentship: Maths & Biology Skills, Reading University Dear all I am trying to find applicants for a BBSRC studentship and write in the hope you might have students with maths/biology skills. If so, would it be possible to send the following to them? Thanks and best wishes, Richard Sibly Prof Richard Sibly of Reading University is seeking applicants for a BBSRC studentship that needs both mathematical and biological skills. Some information about the studentship can be found at http://www.findaphd.com/search/showproject.asp?projectid=15723&inst=READ-ESRT&searchtype=i&theorder=2&page=1 In practice the direction of the studentship will be open to the student's ideas, interests and suggestions. The deadline for applications is 15 February 2007. What is needed is a CV, a covering letter and contact details for two academic referees. The CV only need give details of education and gap year/holiday jobs if relevant. The covering letter should say why you are interested in the project and give details of what you are doing in your honours research job, and say what you want to do eventually. Here you need to say you want to be a research scientist or academic, so that the studenship is seen to provide training for your future career. It can be up to a page of A4, single line spaced. The referees should say you are likely to get a 2i or a first Any problems get in touch - I'm very happy to help ---------------------------------------------------- From: Graeme Ruxton Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:00:09 -0000 Subject: PhD Studentship: Mathematical Modelling, University of Glasgow PhD studentship to start in summer or autumn 2008: Mathematical modelling of ontogenic colour change in relation to predation pressure Supervisor: Prof. Graeme D Ruxton, University of Glasgow Funded by NERC (please check http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp for eligibility criteria) Many larval insects show dramatic ontogenic change in colouration: changing from a camouflaged appearance early in life (such as the early instar caterpillar on the left that is considered to mimic a bird dropping) to highly visible warning colouration later in life (see the photo on the right of a later instar of the same species). More generally, ontogenic change in coloration is widely reported across diverse taxa (e.g. fish, snakes, crustaceans as well as insects) and is often considered to be driven by changing predation pressure as the individual grows. There is currently no theoretical framework within which to interpret instances of ontogenic colour change (OCC). This studentship would aim to provide such a framework. Specifically, it would use stochastic dynamic state-dependent modelling techniques to provide a model that predicts under what ecological circumstances OCC would be expected, when during ontogeny such change is expected to occur, what the associated physiological or behaviour changes expected to occur with the OCC are and what the mechanisms underlying such changes are. This studentship will run in parallel with a programme of experimental work that will be useful in parameterising and testing the models produced. This project would suit either a student with a highly numerate background (e.g. applied maths, physics or computing science) interested in applying their skills to biology. Further details available on request from G.Ruxton@bio.gla.ac.uk ---------------------------------------------------- From: Otso Ovaskainen Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:14:36 +0200 Subject: Postdoc and PhD Positions: Mathematical Biology, Helsinki Postdoc and PhD positions in Mathematical Biology The Mathematical Biology Group at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland (leader Dr. Otso Ovaskainen) is seeking outstanding, highly motivated candidates to join research projects at the interface between mathematics and ecology and evolutionary biology. Successful candidates may have their training either in mathematics or in biology, the main criteria being the potential to perform top-quality research. We anticipate hiring up to 4 postdoctoral researchers or Ph.D. students over the next 3 years. Research projects will be developed in conjunction with the interests of the successful candidates, focused on the following areas: 1. The roles of space and stochasticity in population dynamics 2. Metacommunity dynamics of wood-decaying fungi 3. Animal movement in heterogeneous environments 4. Bayesian approaches in evolutionary quantitative genetics The PhD student positions are available for 4 years. The postdoc positions are for 1 year, with the possibility of a 2-year extension. The Mathematical Biology group is part of the Metapopulation Research Group (leader Prof. Ilkka Hanski), which is a Centre of Excellence in Research supported by the Academy of Finland. We offer an international research environment with excellent possibilities to cooperate with experts in mathematics, statistics, population biology, and evolutionary ecology. Salary and social benefits according to the University of Helsinki Salary system, around 2,300 Euro/month for PhD students and 3,100 Euro/month for post docs (the latter negotiable). Applications including a short CV (max 3 pages), list of publications, and the e-mail addresses of two researchers willing to write a letter of reference should be sent to otso.ovaskainen@helsinki.fi with cc to tuuli.ojala@helsinki.fi; write either "postdoc position" or " PhD student position" on the subject line. For more details on the research projects and on the application procedure, see http://www.helsinki.fi/science/metapop/MBG/positions/index.htm Deadline for applications 14th March 2008, starting date 1st May 2008 (negotiable). ---------------------------------------------------- From: Robert M Miura Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 01:09:50 -0500 (EST) Subject: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position: Biostatistics, NJIT Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Biostatistics Department of Mathematical Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology The New Jersey Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in biostatistics (subject to funding availability), to begin in Fall 2008. Preference will be given to applicants whose research areas are in biostatistics. Applicants in related areas of Statistics with interest in Biostatistics will also be considered. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Biostatistics or Statistics and strong teaching and research potential. In addition to teaching and pursuing a vigorous research program, the successful candidate is expected to be actively engaged in seeking research funding from major funding agencies. The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees, with tracks in the PhD program in Applied Probability & Statistics and in Applied Mathematics. Many opportunities exist for collaboration with biostatisticians and clinical researchers at the nearby University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the Public Health Research Institute, and the International Center for Public Health, all of which are within walking distance of NJIT. For more information about our faculty and programs, see the URL: http://math.njit.edu. The University reserves the right to substitute equivalent education and/or experience at its discretion. NJIT is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, equal access employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Apply online and post your resume and cover letter at: http://www.njit.edu/humanresources/divisions/employment/JobOpportunities.php. Statements on teaching and research, and three letters of reference should be sent to: Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102-1982 ---------------------------------------------------- From: Martin REDDINGTON Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:48:03 +0100 Subject: Human Frontier Science Program - Funding Opportunities The Human Frontier Science Program supports international preferably intercontinental collaborations in basic life science research with emphasis placed on novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental investigations. Applications are invited for grants to support new approaches to understanding complex mechanisms of living organisms involving biologists collaborating with scientists from disciplines such as chemistry, physics, mathematics, computational biology, nanoscience and engineering. Preliminary results are not required. Applicants are expected to develop new lines of research distinct from their ongoing research. There are two types of Grant: Young Investigators' Grants are for teams of scientists who are all within 5 years of establishing an independent laboratory and within 10 years of obtaining their PhDs. Program Grants are for independent scientists at all stages of their careers, although the participation of younger scientists is especially encouraged. Grants provide 3 years support for 2 - 4 member teams, with not more than one member from any one country, unless critical for the interdisciplinary nature of the project, which is an essential selection criterion. Applicants may establish a local or national interdisciplinary collaboration as a component of an international team but will be considered as 1.5 team members for budgetary purposes. Awards are dependent upon team size and successful teams will receive up to $450,000 per year. The principal applicant must be located in one of the member countries (Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States) but co-investigators may be located in any country. Guidelines and further instructions are available on the HFSP web site (www.hfsp.org). International teams of scientists must first submit a letter of intent online via the web site. Specific enquiries: grant@hfsp.org Deadlines: Compulsory pre-registration for password, via the web site: 21 MARCH 2008 Submission of Letters of Intent: 02 APRIL 2008 ---------------------------------------------------- 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 use e-mail, send mail to LISTSERV@listserv.biu.ac.il with "subscribe SMBnet Your Name" in the body of the mail (omit the quotes). After you subscribe, you will receive a greeting with additional information. Submissions to appear in the SMB Digest may be sent to SMBnet(at)smb(dot)org Items of interest to the mathematical biology community may be submitted for inclusion in the SMBnet archive. See instructions at: http://smb.org/publications/SMBnet/pubs/fyi . 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