CBMS Conference: Mathematical Phylogeny Conference

CBMS 会议：数学系统发育会议

• 批准号: 1346946
• 负责人: Joseph Rusinko
• 金额: $ 3.5万
• 依托单位: Winthrop University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-02-01 至 2015-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1346946&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CBMS; Conference; Mathematical; Phylogeny

This award supports an NSF/CBMS regional conference to be held at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, June 28 - July 2, 2014. The conference focuses on understanding genetic relationships via the study of binary trees known as phylogenies. These trees are constructed by comparing nucleotide or protein sequence data which is then mathematically analyzed to find the tree which best reflects the differences among the genetic material. At the heart of these mathematical models are problems of interest to pure and applied mathematicians, statisticians, and operations researchers. The principal lecturer will be Dr. Mike Steel, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and cofounder and director of the university's Biomathematics Research Centre. In additional to 10 primary lectures by Dr. Steel, four guest lecturers will present research and problems from related mathematical perspectives.Hallmarks of the NSF/CBMS regional conference series are focus on a single important and timely area of research by a leading practitioner, a published monograph for a wider audience, and continued effect and local stimulation through regional recruitment emphasis. Funding is available for faculty from undergraduate institutions, graduate students, post-doctorates, and beginning researchers. During this conference working groups will encourage collaboration, the development of resources, and the acquisition of new tangible research skills.

该奖项支持将于2014年6月28日至7月2日在南卡罗来纳州罗克希尔的温斯洛普大学举行的NSF/CBMS区域会议。 会议的重点是通过研究被称为遗传学的二叉树来理解遗传关系。这些树是通过比较核苷酸或蛋白质序列数据构建的，然后通过数学分析找到最能反映遗传物质之间差异的树。这些数学模型的核心是纯数学家、应用数学家、统计学家和运筹学家感兴趣的问题。主要讲师将是新西兰基督城的坎特伯雷大学数学和统计学教授Mike Steel博士，他是该大学生物数学研究中心的联合创始人和主任。 除了Steel博士的10个主要讲座外，四位客座讲师将从相关的数学角度介绍研究和问题。NSF/CBMS区域会议系列的标志是专注于一个重要而及时的研究领域，由一位领先的从业者，为更广泛的受众出版专著，并通过区域招聘重点持续影响和当地刺激。 资金可用于本科院校，研究生，博士后和开始研究人员的教师。 在这次会议期间，工作组将鼓励合作，开发资源，并获得新的有形研究技能。