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

该奖项将资助为期三天的会议，“通过数学进行生物学和医学”，该会议将于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。国际知名的演讲者，亚利桑那大学的Jim Cushing，英属哥伦比亚大学的Leah Edelstein-Keshet，匹兹堡大学的Bard Ermentrout和犹他大学的James Keener将会做全体演讲。他们的专业知识涵盖了数学理论在生命科学和医学应用中解决和建模问题的广泛应用。在会议上，他们的演讲将提供包括人口动力学、细胞生物学、神经科学、伤口愈合以及心脏的化学和物理行为等主题的研究亮点。本次会议将提供一个亲密的会议环境，为各级与会者提供展示海报或演讲的机会。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。将颁发旅行奖，以促进初级参加者的出席，特别注意为妇女和人数不足的少数民族提供参加数学和科学的机会。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)提供一个交流生物数学研究的场所，突出联邦战略利益领域（健康、医学、全球和环境变化）的研究，以及数学生物学的方法；二、促进青年研究员（研究生、博士后、青年教师）的研究；iii)通过为初级和高级研究人员之间的交流提供良好的环境，帮助培养下一代数学生物学研究人员。数学生物学广阔领域的新发展将介绍给不同群体的学生、博士后研究人员和教师。本次会议由数学科学部数学生物学项目支持。会议的详细信息可在会议网站go.vcu.edu/bamm上找到。

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.