Welcome to NIMBioS
| At NIMBioS, the talents of top researchers from around the world collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to find creative solutions to today’s complex biological problems. Our Education and Outreach Program focuses on the interface between mathematics and biology and promotes cross-disciplinary approaches to science for learners of all ages. |
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The speaker for the August 31 seminar was Dr. Vlastimil Krivan, Biology Center and Faculty of Science, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Dr. Krivan is a Sabbatical Fellow at NIMBioS. His topic was On Lotka-Volterra predator-prey games. NIMBioS hosts a seminar series every other Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the NIMBioS Lecture Hall. Seminar speakers focus on their research initiatives at the interface of mathematics and many areas of the life sciences. Light refreshments will be served starting at 3 p.m.
The Evolution of Biodiversity
The rate of climate change is happening so fast that many species cannot adapt quickly enough and risk extinction. Dr. Thibert-Plante studies the interaction between ecological and evolutionary forces and their impact in shaping the planet's biodiversity.
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Summer Research Program Called "Life-Changing"
Thirteen undergraduates, three veterinary students and two high school teachers from 16 different institutions across the United States recently completed the 2010 summer Research Experience for Undergraduates and Research Experience for Veterinary Students. Click here to read what the participants had to say about their experience.
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NIMBioS Short-term Visitors
NIMBioS provides an opportunity for short-term visits of up to a month to support research that conforms to the mission of NIMBIoS to foster research at the interface between mathematics and biology.
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The results produced from NIMBioS research activities are important in measuring our success. Click here for an online form to report publications and/or other products that have resulted from your NIMBioS activities. Click here for information about how to acknowledge NIMBioS.
Ecology Education Webinar
This interactive webinar to be held Sept. 8, 2010, focuses on math and computational education for ecology undergrads and illustrates how a large field dataset can be used to motivate hypothesis formulation and assessment by undergraduates. The webinar emphasizes how the data and analysis involved a multiplicity of concepts of biodiversity, the variety of questions raised by the students and the constraints on addressing them using the available data. The webinar is organized by NIMBioS and the Ecological Society of America as one of several events prior to ESA's Ecology and Education Summit to be held Oct. 14-15, 2010, in Washington. For more information about the webinar click here.
Requests for NIMBioS Support
Requests for NIMBioS support for Working Groups, Investigative Workshops, Postdoctoral Fellows and Sabbatical Fellows are considered two times per year, with deadlines on September 1 and March 1. September 1, 2010 is the deadline for activities beginning in early 2011. Applications for Short-term Visits are considered four times per year, with deadlines on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1. All areas of research at the interface of biology and mathematics will be considered, but we are especially interested in activities expanding beyond the areas of research supported to date. Potential organizers of activities in areas of molecular biology, cell biology, network biology, immunology and systems biology are particularly encouraged to submit requests for support of Working Groups or Investigative Workshops.
Undergraduate Research Conference
The second annual undergraduate research conference at the interface of mathematics and biology to be held Nov. 19-20, 2010, at the Univ. of Tennessee Conference Center provides opportunities for undergraduates to present their research at the interface of biology and mathematics. Student talks and posters will be featured as well as a plenary speaker. Application deadline to request funding for the conference is Oct. 1, 2010. For more information about the conference and details about the funding request, click here.
Investigative Workshop: Solid Tumor Modeling
NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Solid Tumor Modeling to be held January 19-21, 2011, at NIMBioS. Current achievements and challenges in modeling solid tumors in the human body will be discussed, and areas that could improve our understanding of tumor development and treatment will be identified. Application deadline: October 15. For more information about the workshop and how to apply, click here.
Investigative Workshop: Synchrony in Biological Systems Across Scales
Synchronous oscillatory activity is a universal phenomenon that occurs in biological systems ranging from the level of intracellular dynamics to population dynamics across thousands of kilometers. This workshop will bring together a diverse group of researchers to explore how ideas about the study of synchrony in one field can provide novel insights into questions of synchrony in another field and to identify gaps in the theory of synchrony from a biological perspective and possible avenues of progress. NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Synchronous Activity in Biological Systems to be held April 11-13, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: January 15, 2011. For more information about the workshop and how to apply, click here.
Investigative Workshop: Mathematical Models of Metabolism and Body Weight Regulation
With more than two-thirds of adults considered overweight and more than one-third categorized as obese, understanding the mechanisms behind weight gain, loss and maintenance is a major national goal. Mathematical modeling of the metabolism and body weight regulation is an important and growing subfield of obesity research. NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Mathematical Models of Metabolism and Body Weight Regulation to be held July 12-15, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: March 14, 2011. For more information about the workshop and how to apply, click here.
