Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on the Life Sciences.
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Announcements
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Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee Co-chairs:
Alla Borisyuk, University of Utah, USA
Samuel Isaacson, Boston University, USA
Organizing Committee
Victoria Booth, University of Michigan, USA
Tom Chou, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Peter Kim, University of Sydney, Australia
Doron Levy, University of Maryland, USA
Mark Lewis, University of Alberta, Canada
Laura Miller, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Jeffrey Sachs, Merck Research Laboratories, USA
Chuan Xue, Ohio State University, USA
Shan Zhao, University of Alabama, USA
Description
The life sciences have become increasingly quantitative as new technologies facilitate collection and analysis of vast amounts of data ranging from complete genomic sequences of organisms to satellite imagery of forest landscapes on continental scales. As a consequence, mathematics and computational science have become crucial technologies for the study of complex models of biological processes.
The SIAM Activity Group on Life Sciences brings together researchers who seek to develop and apply mathematical and computational methods in all areas of the life sciences. This conference of the activity group will provide a cross-disciplinary forum for catalyzing mathematical research relevant to the life sciences. It will facilitate rapid diffusion of new mathematical and computational methods in the life sciences, and may stimulate more researchers to work in these important areas. Mathematicians, life scientists, computational biologists, bioengineers and others interested in mathematical and computational analysis of biological systems are encouraged to attend.Funding Agencies
SIAM and the Conference Organizing Committee wish to extend their thanks and appreciation to the U.S. National Science Foundation for its support of this conference.
Themes
- Biofluids and Biomechanics
- Biology of Disease
- Cell and Systems Biology
- Ecology and Evolution
- Molecular Bioscience and Biophysics
- Neuroscience and Behavior
- Physiology and Medicine
Important Deadlines
SUBMISSION DEADLINES
January 8, 2018 DEADLINE EXTENDED: January 29, 2018: Minisymposium Proposal Submissions
February 5, 2018: Contributed Lecture, Poster and Minisymposium Presentation Abstracts
TRAVEL FUND APPLICATION DEADLINE
February 16, 2018: SIAM Student Travel Award and Post-doc/Early Career Travel Award Applications
PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE
July 9, 2018: Disconnect time is midnight EDT
HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE
July 6, 2018