CBMS Conference: Mathematical Phylogeny Conference

该奖项支持将于2014年6月28日至7月2日在南卡罗莱纳岩山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系统发育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来构建的，然后对这些数据进行数学分析，以找到最能反映遗传物质差异的树。这些数学模型的核心是纯粹和应用数学家、统计学家和运算研究者感兴趣的问题。首席讲师将是新西兰基督城坎特伯雷大学数学与统计学教授、该校生物数学研究中心联合创始人兼主任Mike Steel博士。除了Steel博士的10场主讲外，还有4位客座讲师将从相关的数学角度介绍研究和问题。NSF/CBMS区域会议系列的特点是专注于一个重要和及时的研究领域，由一位领先的实践者进行研究，为更广泛的受众出版专著，并通过区域招聘强调持续的效果和局部刺激。资助对象包括本科院校的教师、研究生、博士后和初级研究人员。在本次会议期间，各工作组将鼓励合作、开发资源和获得新的有形研究技能。

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.