Conference
on Mathematics and Biology - SMB 2002 - Short Course
Supported by the National Institutes of Health through Award GM 59924-01 to the University of Tennessee
SHORT COURSE ATTENDEES PLEASE NOTE: The short course will begin with breakfast starting at 8AM on the 4th floor of the UT Conference Center (600 Henley Street, across from the new Convention Center and the Sunsphere). Those staying at the Hilton or Holiday Inn should just walk to the Conference Center from your hotel (across the street in each case). For those staying at Morrill Hall and the Days Inn, you can walk if you wish, but we will have a van leaving Morrill Hall at 8, stopping at the Days Inn, going to the Conference Center and then doing another round of the same. Vans will return to these locations at the end of the course as well. The weather will likely be quite warm with daytime highs 90F and nighttime lows 70F. Most attendees will be wearing informal attire (including the short course leaders.
The short course leaders are: Dr. Holly Gaff, Dr. Louis Gross, Dr. Suzanne Lenhart, and Dr. Jason Wolf
This Conference will bring together many of the world's leading mathematical biologists. In order to provide the opportunity for biologists without extensive quantitative training to attend and benefit from this Conference, we will be holding a Short Course "Introduction to the Mathematics of Biological Complexity" on the day prior to the start of the Conference. The objective is to attract biologists who would benefit from a broad overview of modern quantitative techniques that appear again and again in many biological contexts. This Short Course is designed as a very quick introduction to the material previously presented in a longer course. For an overview of the types of material we will summarize, see Previous Short Courses with emphasis on the information on Course 1. The course should be particularly beneficial to biologists, MDs, and other life science researchers and students who would like to establish collaborations with more quantitatively-trained colleagues, or are pursuing these collaborations now. Detailed contents of the Course will be set up based in part upon the research interests of attendees. All Short Course attendees are expected to stay for the Conference, as it will provide an excellent opportunity for attendees to confer with many leading mathematical biologists and possibly foster new collaborations. The Short Course will be directed by Dr. Louis Gross and will include as faculty several faculty and staff members of the University of Tennessee.
Mathematical biologists attending the Conference are encouraged to ask their biological science collaborators and students to apply for attendance at this Short Course. We expect that this will aid them in developing a common language to discuss research with you.
The Registration fee for the Short Course is $100 which includes the costs of materials, Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee Breaks. There are funds available to support attendance at this Short Course and partially support attendance at the Conference. Preference for grant support will be given to younger researchers and students, but all potential attendees are encouraged to request support if they do not have other sources of funding. The application deadline for these grants is May 15, 2002 but due to limited funds, we urge biologists to apply as soon as possible.
For further information, contact the organizer: Dr. Louis J. Gross, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Mathematics, Director, The Institute for Environmental Modeling.
