Conference: Biology and Medicine through Mathematics; Virginia Commonwealth University; May 20-22, 2016

该奖项协助资助为期3天的会议，生物学和医学通过数学，将于2016年春季在弗吉尼亚联邦大学举行。 会议的主要议题是生态学、进化论、流行病学、医学、神经科学和流体动力学。全体会议将由国际知名的演讲者，亚利桑那大学的吉姆库欣，不列颠哥伦比亚省大学的莉亚Edelstein-Keshet，匹兹堡大学的巴德Ermentrout和犹他州大学的詹姆斯基纳。他们的专业知识涵盖了数学理论应用于解决和建模源于生命科学和医学应用的问题的广泛代表性。在会议上，他们的谈话将提供研究的重点，包括人口动态，细胞生物学，神经科学，伤口愈合和心脏的化学和物理行为的主题。这次会议将提供一个亲密的会议环境，让各级与会者有机会展示海报或发表演讲。会议期间将安排活动，为初级和高级研究人员提供交流机会。将提供旅费奖励，以促进初级参与者的出席，特别注意为妇女和在数学和科学方面代表性不足的少数群体提供出席机会。本次会议将由弗吉尼亚联邦大学主办。 本次会议的目标是：i）为生物数学研究提供一个交流场所，突出联邦战略利益领域的研究（健康，医学和全球和环境变化），以及数学生物学方法; ii）促进初级研究人员的研究（研究生、博士后和初级教员）;以及iii）通过为初级和高级研究人员之间的网络提供良好的环境，帮助培养下一代数学生物学研究人员。在数学生物学的广泛领域的新发展将被介绍给学生，博士后研究人员和教师的不同群体。本次会议由数学科学部的数学生物学计划支持。有关本次会议的详细信息，请访问会议网站go.vcu.edu/bamm。

This award assists with funding the 3-day conference, Biology and Medicine through Mathematics, to be held in Spring 2016 at the Virginia Commonwealth University. The main topics of the conference are Ecology, Evolution, Epidemiology, Medicine, Neuroscience and Fluid Dynamics. Plenary lectures will be given by internationally renowned speakers, Jim Cushing of the University of Arizona, Leah Edelstein-Keshet of the University of British Columbia, Bard Ermentrout of the University of Pittsburgh, and James Keener of the University of Utah. Their expertise covers a broad representation of the application of mathematical theory to the solution and modeling of problems originating in life science and medical applications. At the meeting their talks will provide highlights of research encompassing topics in population dynamics, cell biology, neuroscience, wound healing and the chemical and physical behavior of the heart. This meeting will provide an intimate conference environment with opportunities for participants at all levels to present a poster or give a talk. There will be scheduled events during the conference to provide networking opportunities between junior and senior researchers. Travel awards will be given to promote the the attendance of junior participants with particular attention to providing opportunities for attendance by women and underrepresented minorities in mathematics and science. This conference will be hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University. The goals of this conference are to: i) provide a venue for the exchange of biomathematics research that highlights research in areas of federal strategic interest (health, medicine, and global and environmental changes), as well as, methods in mathematical biology; ii) promote the research of junior investigators (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty); and iii) help train the next generation of researchers in mathematical biology by providing a good environment for networking between junior and senior researchers. New developments in the broad field of mathematical biology will be introduced to a diverse group of students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty. This meeting is supported by the Mathematical Biology program of the Division of Mathematical Sciences. Details for this conference can be found at the conference website go.vcu.edu/bamm.