CSMB International Conference on Mathematical Biology

这笔旅行补助金支持美国的初级研究人员参加2018年6月22日至25日在北京举行的国际数学生物学会议，中国。会议地点将在北京土木工程建筑大学和北京九华国际会议中心。这次国际数学生物学会议将汇集顶尖的专家和年轻的研究人员，交流数学建模的最新进展及其在生物学、生态学、流行病学和公共卫生中的应用。会议活动的一个主要目标是促进数学建模人员和生物学家之间的合作，他们可能希望使用模型来评估关于保护濒危物种或保护栖息地的想法，或者开发工具来确定减轻疾病爆发的最佳干预措施，甚至可能消除引起疾病爆发的病原体。来自海外的研究人员不仅将带来他们的专业知识，还将促进中国数学家、生态学家、流行病学家和公共政策制定者之间的伙伴关系。会议将由全体会议和特别会议的演讲和海报组成。全体发言将由国际公认的数学生物学专家发表。这笔赠款将为年轻的研究人员提供旅行支持，包括来自美国机构的博士后和研究生。这次会议的一个独特之处是开设了一个简短的课程，包括介绍性讲座、案例研究和实践练习。活动将强调传播模型在指导研究计划、设计、评估和偶尔改进公共卫生政策以及传播违反直觉的结果方面的效用。这些活动将使数学建模人员做好准备：1)开发和分析适当的传染病模型，以促进我们对病原体传播和控制的了解；以及2)生成工具，以促进公共卫生从业者对建模及其在疾病控制和预防中的实用价值的欣赏。更多信息可在http://icmb2018.bucea.edu.cn/index.htmThis奖项上找到，该奖项反映了国家科学基金会的法定使命，并已通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This travel grant supports US-based junior researchers for participation in the International Conference on Mathematical Biology, to be held June 22-25 2018 in Beijing, China. The conference site will be at the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture and Jiuhua International Conference Center of Beijing. This International Conference on Mathematical Biology will bring together leading experts and young researchers to communicate recent advances in mathematical modeling and their applications in biology, ecology, epidemiology, and public health. A main objective of conference activities is to facilitate collaborations between mathematical modelers and biologists, who may wish to use models to evaluate ideas about the preservation of endangered species or conservation of habitat or to develop tools for identifying optimal interventions to mitigate disease outbreaks or perhaps even to eliminate the pathogens causing them. Researchers from abroad will not only bring their expertise, but foster partnerships between Chinese mathematicians, ecologists, epidemiologists and public policymakers. The conference will consist of plenary and special session talks and posters. Plenary presentations will be delivered by internationally recognized experts in mathematical biology. This grant will provide travel support for young researchers including postdocs and graduate students from US-based institutions. A unique feature of this conference is a short-course that will feature introductory lectures, case studies and hands-on exercises. Activities will emphasize the utility of transmission models in guiding research programs, designing, evaluating and occasionally improving public health policy, and communicating counter-intuitive results. Such activities will prepare mathematical modelers to: 1) develop and analyze suitable models for infectious diseases that can advance our knowledge of pathogen spread and control; and 2) generate tools to facilitate public health practitioners' appreciation of modeling and its utility in disease control and prevention. More information can be found at http://icmb2018.bucea.edu.cn/index.htmThis award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.