PASI: Cutting-edge Topics in Theoretical Statistics and Applications in Genetics and Bioinformatics; Guanajuato, Mexico, June-July 2009

这项由美国国家科学基金会和美国能源部联合支持的泛美高级研究所（PASI）奖项将于2009年6月19日至7月17日在墨西哥瓜纳华托的Investigación en Matemáticas中心（CIMAT）举行。由莱斯大学的Javier Rojo博士组织，PASI将讨论理论统计和遗传学和生物信息学应用方面的前沿话题。来自哥斯达黎加、墨西哥、乌拉圭和美国的顶尖研究人员将展示统计金融、统计多元方法、降维、微阵列数据生存分析、生物信息学和统计遗传学等领域的前沿研究。该活动将为45名年轻研究人员（包括高级博士生、博士后和年轻教师）提供研究所期间的支持。此次PASI的预期成果将包括：拉丁美洲在理论统计及其应用方面的努力重新获得动力，加强美国和拉丁美洲研究人员之间的合作，增加学生接触新知识领域的机会和经验。PASI的结果将通过讲座讲稿和会议记录传播，并将通过CIMAT和莱斯大学技术报告系列出版，并将邮寄给所有参与者。课堂讲稿也将在网上提供。

This Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place from June 19 to July 17, 2009 at the Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT) in Guanajuato, Mexico. Organized by Dr. Javier Rojo of Rice University, the PASI will address cutting edge topics in theoretical statistics and applications to genetics and bioinformatics. Top researchers from Costa Rica, Mexico, Uruguay, and the United States will present cutting edge research in the areas of Statistical Finance, Statistical Multivariate Methods, Dimension Reduction, Survival Analysis with Microarray Data, Bioinformatics, and Statistical Genetics. The activity will provide 45 young researchers (including advanced PhD students, post-docs, and young faculty) with support for the duration of the Institute. Expected outcomes in this PASI will include: re-energized efforts in Latin America in theoretical statistics and their applications, enhanced collaborations between U.S. and Latin American researchers, and increased student exposure and experience to new fields of knowledge. The PASI results will be disseminated through lecture notes and proceedings to be published through the CIMAT and Rice University technical report series and will be mailed to all the participants. The lecture notes will also be made available on-line.