ECMTB
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) will be hosted by the Centre for Mathematical Medicine and Biology (CMMB) at the University of Nottingham, UK, from 11-15 July, 2016. The conference will be held jointly with the 10th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB), under the auspices of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESTMB). The conference will feature eight plenary speakers: Ruth Baker (University of Oxford, UK), Sander van Doorn (University of Groningen, Netherlands), Julia Gog (University of Cambridge, UK), Leah Keshet (University of British Columbia, Canada), Johan van de Koppel (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), Hisashi Ohtsuki (Kanagawa, Japan) and John Rinzel (NYU, USA) will deliver the SMB Winfree Prize lecture. Minisymposia, contributed talks and posters will be invited to cover diverse themes in mathematical and theoretical biology and medicine.
This prestigious event is expected to welcome over 800 mathematicians and biologists to Nottingham from all over the world, including many leading researchers in the field. A vast and diverse range of the applications of mathematics in medicine and biology will be discussed during the five day conference; from the key role it can play in understanding questions in both medical (cancer, Ebola, Zika) and environmental (bee populations) fields, to less mainstream topics such as the modelling of zombie outbreaks, and of cardiovascular disease and knitting.
The conference will also include a public lecture by Professor Philip Maini (University of Oxford), on Wednesday 13 July, 4pm-5pm, Coates Road Auditorium, University Park:
"Have you ever wondered what the grey squirrel invasion of the UK, the spread of cancer in the body, and the stripes on a zebra all have in common? The answer is, they can all be described by mathematics! In this talk, we will see how mathematics can be used to understand how species use various strategies to invade and how patterns can form. Mathematics can help us to understand basic biology and could potentially lead to new therapeutic cures."
Please contact ecmtb2016@nottingham.ac.uk for more information.
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Posted on Tuesday 5th July 2016