Workshop on Mathematical Biology and Numerical Analysis

该奖项为数学生物学和数值分析研讨会提供支持。该讲习班的目的是在数学和生物科学方面提供跨学科的教育、培训和研究。它将为参与者提供必要的数学和生物学背景的概述，这些背景知识对于在生物科学中的大量应用是必不可少的。它将是跨学科的，汇集了数学和生物科学的学生和博士后。研讨会的形式将包括12位受邀演讲者，在两天内以两个轨道共作24次演讲。在正式讲座之外，学生将有充足的时间与演讲者进行一对一的互动。演讲者将被要求提供研究生课程水平的概述讲座，以确保听众掌握材料的实用知识。然后，一些演讲者将在计算机实验室中带头使用各种数学生物学工具。将介绍的主题包括：a)生态系统的数值模拟；b)复杂特征的系统生物学；c)微生物基因组组成的异质性分析；d)功能连接和神经网络动力学；e)通过实验数据的网络建模重建代谢途径。讲习班上介绍的大多数主题通常不在标准课程中涵盖。此外，学生、博士后和教授将从与不同学科的小组互动中以及从将数学和生物科学相结合的研究中受益匪浅。工作坊预计将对已经从事数学和生物科学的学生和博士后的培训以及其他学科的学生进入数学和生物科学的招募产生重大影响。这两个群体都将受益于该领域领导者在主要和积极研究领域的教学质量。我们将积极努力，确保少数群体、妇女和残疾学生参加拟议的讲习班。

This award provides support for a workshop on Mathematical Biology and Numerical Analysis. The objective of this workshop is to give interdisciplinary education, training and research in the mathematical and biological sciences. It will provide the participants with an overview of the necessary mathematical and biological background that are essential for a good number of applications in biological sciences.The workshop is aimed at students and postdocs. It will be interdisciplinary in nature, bringing together students and postdocs from mathematical and biological sciences. The format of the workshop will consist of 12 invited speakers giving a total of 24 lectures in two tracks in two days. There will be ample time for the students to interact with the speakers on a one-on-one basis outside of the formal lectures. The speakers will be asked to present overview lectures at the level of a graduate course to ensure the audience takes away a working knowledge of the material. Then some speakers will lead the hands on use of varied mathematical biology tools in a computer laboratory. The topics to be presented are: a) numerical simulations of ecosystems; b) systems biology of complex traits; c) analysis of compositional heterogeneity among microbial genomes; d) functional connectivity and neuronal network dynamics; e) reconstructing metabolic pathways through network modeling of experimental data. Most of the topics presented at the workshop are not typically covered in standard curricula. Furthermore, the students, postdocs and professors will benefit greatly from interacting with groups from different disciplines and from the research that integrates mathematical and biological sciences.The workshop is expected to have a substantial impact on the training of students and postdocs already in the mathematical and biological sciences, as well as for the recruitment of students from other disciplines into the mathematical and biological sciences. Both groups will benefit from the quality of the teaching in areas of major and active research by leaders in the field. We will be working actively to ensure the participation of minorities, women and students with disabilities at the proposed workshop.