Building Bridges to the Balkans-Mathematical Biology in Sofia 2014, June 22-27, 2014

2014年生物科学与青年科学家学院数学方法与模型国际会议（BIOMATH 2014）将于2014年6月22日至27日在保加利亚首都索非亚召开。2014年BIOMATH会议的重点是流行病学和癌症建模以及其他数学生物学领域的建模、数学分析和数值模拟之间的相互作用。指导和培训初级教师和高级研究生是2014年BIOMATH会议的核心部分。该奖项支持美国高级研究生，博士后研究员和初级教师参与，而无法获得其他资助支持。将优先支持来自数学科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生和新博士。有许多美国研究生，博士后研究人员和初级教师在数学和生物学的界面工作。该奖项将使这些美国科学家能够参加2014年BIOMATH会议。2014年BIOMATH会议将为他们的参与提供一个独特的机会，一个优秀的教育经验，指导和互动一些最活跃和领先的数学生物学研究人员。该会议将成为加强和支持其职业发展的工具。预计这次会议将促进来自美国和东欧的BIOMATH与会者之间的许多成功的跨学科合作。有关2014年BIOMATH会议的更多信息，请访问http://www.biomath.bg/2014/index.php。

The 2014 International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences and Young Scientists School (BIOMATH 2014) will be hosted by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences during June 22-27, 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The BIOMATH 2014 conference focuses on the interplay between modeling, mathematical analysis, and numerical simulation in epidemiology and cancer modeling, among other mathematical biology fields. Mentoring and training of junior faculty and advanced graduate students is a central part of the BIOMATH 2014 conference. This award supports participation by US-based advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty without access to other grant support. Priority will be given to the support of students and new doctorates from groups underrepresented in the mathematical sciences.There are many U.S. graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and beginning faculty working at the interface of mathematics and biology. The award will enable such US-based researchers to attend the BIOMATH 2014 conference. The BIOMATH 2014 conference will provide a unique opportunity for their participation, an excellent educational experience, and mentoring and interaction with some of the most active and leading researchers in mathematical biology. The meeting will serve as a vehicle for enhancing and supporting their career developments. It is expected that the conference will catalyze many successful interdisciplinary collaborations between the BIOMATH participants from the United States and Eastern Europe. More information about the BIOMATH 2014 conference is available at http://www.biomath.bg/2014/index.php.