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• 3-Day International Workshop on Mathematical Models and Methods in Life Sciences (M³LS 2024)

  • Start
    13 May 2024
  • End
    15 May 2024
  • Location
    Gwalior India

  This workshop is designed to delve into the intricate relationship between mathematics and living systems, with a focus on unraveling complexities through comprehensive understanding and practical proficiency. Participants will gain insites into dynamical systems and various forms of differential equations, including stochastic modeling techniques to address uncertainties inherent in life sciences.

  For details please visit:

  https://sites.google.com/view/m3ls2024

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• Mathematics in Life Sciences workshop

  • Start
    22 May 2024
  • End
    23 May 2024
  • Location
    Exeter, UK

  Dear Colleagues,

  We are pleased to announce the 18th Mathematics in Life Sciences (MiLS) meeting which will focus on "Uncertainty and Dynamics in Biological and Healthcare Models". This meeting will take place on the 22nd and 23rd May 2024 in the Living Systems Institute at the University of Exeter.

  The meeting aims to bring together mathematicians, statisticians, and data scientists to discuss methodology for and applications of uncertainty quantification in biology and healthcare. The workshop will place a particular focus on models involving prediction of future outcomes across a range of applications (e.g., predicting the effect of clinical decisions, or drug interventions).

  Confirmed speakers include:
  Dr Daniele Avitabile (VU Amsterdam)
  Prof. Michael Goldstein (Durham University)
  Dr TJ McKinley (University of Exeter)
  Prof. Steve Niederer (Imperial College London)
  Dr Mihaela Paun (University of Glasgow)
  Dr Victoria Volodina (University of Exeter)
  Prof. Richard Wilkinson (University of Nottingham)

  We solicit contributed talks and posters related to the theme, especially from early career researchers and postgraduate students. If you are interested in giving a talk or poster, please send a title and abstract using this registration form by 29th April 2024.
  Attendance to the meeting is free of charge, but we kindly ask you to register your intention to attend by completing the registration form here:
  https://forms.office.com/e/QBui3TS6ip

  Best wishes,
  Kyle Wedgwood
  Living Systems Institute
  University of Exeter

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• Workshop on Chemical Reaction Networks

  • Start
    9 Jun 2024
  • End
    15 Jun 2024
  • Location
    Pula (Sardinia)

  There will be a special workshop on chemical reaction networks and dynamical systems, taking place in Pula (Sardinia) from June 9-15, 2024. The workshop organizers are D. Cappelletti (Turin), S. Müller (Vienna), S. Walcher (Aachen) and C. Wiuf (Copenhagen).

  The workshop is a part of the SPT (Symmetry and Perturbation Theory) series that has been in existence since 1996. The overarching goal of these conferences is to foster interaction and collaboration between various groups of the scientific community. The focus of this workshop will be on reaction networks (deterministic and stochastic) and dynamical systems, bringing together specialists from both disciplines.

  For more information see the SPT web page http://www.sptspt.it/SPT2024/SPTCRN2024.html , and join the mailing list announced on this site for timely updates.

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• A Mathematical Study Group in biophysical modelling for respiratory medicine

  • Start
    17 Jun 2024
  • End
    21 Jun 2024
  • Location
    University of Glasgow

  BIOREME have teamed up with Innovate UK Business Connect and SofTMech to host a study group in mathematical modelling for respiratory medicine.
  We are delighted to invite participants to register for our upcoming mathematical study group with confirmed challenges from industry and clinicians more details here -> https://www.bioreme.net/events-all/studygroup-2024

  When: 17th - 21st June 2024
  Where: University of Glasgow

  Cost: There is no cost to participate. Lunch and refreshments are provided throughout the event. Accommodation in University of Glasgow Student Accommodation can be provided at no cost. Please indicate this on your registration form.

  Deadline: 17th May 2024 (unless capacity is reached before this date).

  Who is this for? We encourage researchers with a range of expertise to register for this event, including applied mathematics, computational modelling, statistics, data science, physics and engineering. We welcome researchers at all career stages from PhD students through to academic staff. This hands-on workshop offers a great opportunity to apply your skills to a new area, get some experience working with an industrial or clinical partner on a real-world problem, and potentially discover exciting new research collaborations

  Challenge 1: Can audio recordings be used to detect leaks in mechanical insufflation exsufflation (MIE) treatments
  Presented by Dr Toby Stokes and Dr Michelle Chatwin, BREAS Medical

  Challenge 2: Using data collected from Structured Light Plethysmography to
  differentiate Breathing Pattern Disorder from normal breathing
  Presented by Dr Emily Fraser and Mathew Bulpett, Oxford University Hospital

  Challenge 3: Searching for exhaled breath volatile biomarkers: How can we correct for environmental contamination?
  Presented by Dr Ran Wang and Prof Stephen Fowler

  To find out more, please get in touch at contact@bioreme.net
  https://www.bioreme.net/events-all/studygroup-2024

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• Workshop: "Mathematical modelling of microbial communities"

  • Start
    9 Jul 2024
  • End
    12 Jul 2024
  • Location
    Leeds, UK

  The L24EEDs workshop "Mathematical modelling of microbial communities: cooperation, dynamics, and resistance" will be held in Leeds, UK from 9th-12th July 2024.

  This international workshop will bring together members of different communities (maths, biology, ecology, physics, and computing) who use different tools to address questions ranging from fundamental issues on the role of fluctuations in evolutionary processes to the modelling of antibiotic resistance, and the evolution of cooperative behaviour. The event is sponsored by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Leeds School of Mathematics

  There is no registration fee, but registration is mandatory (deadline: 31/05/24), and the number of places is limited. There is limited funding to contribute to the travel expenses of PhD students and early career researchers.

  Further details of the workshop, including confirmed keynote speakers, programme, registration, and how to submit contributed talks (deadline: 12/04/24) can be found on the L24EEDs website.
  

  Thank you and best wishes,
  Mauro Mobilia, Lluís Hernández-Navarro & Matthew Asker
  (Organisers of the L24EEDs workshop)

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• 19th Annual Multicell Virtual-Tissue Modeling Online Summer School and Hackathon

  • Start
    28 Jul 2024
  • End
    11 Aug 2024
  • Location
    Virtual

  Announcing the 19th Annual Multicell Virtual-Tissue Modeling Online Summer School and Hackathon -- Indiana University, Bloomington. July 28th – August 4th, 2024 (Workshop) and August 9th – August 11th, 2024 (Hackathon).

  Please forward this announcement to anyone that you think might be interested.
  We are pleased to announce the 19th Annual Multicell Virtual-Tissue Modeling Online Summer School and Hackathon -- 2024, which will take place between Sunday, July 28th and Sunday August 4th, 2024. We would very much appreciate your help in letting your colleagues and students know about this opportunity.
  

  This year’s workshop will take place over one seven-day week. The workshop will focus on the basics of building virtual tissue models modeling using CompuCell3D, as well as exploration of more advanced modeling topics using the many features and capabilities of the CompuCell3D software. A two-day model-building Hackathon in which attendees work in teams to build a functioning model of their problem of interest will be hosted on the weekend following the workshop (August 9–11). For first-time participants, attendance in the workshop is required for participation in the Hackathon. Previous workshop attendees or returning hackathon participants may contact us directly for admission into only the hackathon.

  Summer school attendance guarantees admission to the Model-Building Hackathon. The Hackathon will group attendees by topic of interest. Experienced modelers will be embedded within each group. Workshop instructors will be available to assist Hackathon participants throughout the two-day session. Everyone will leave with a functioning core model that they can further customize, or even potentially develop into a publication!

  For more information, please see our announcements at https://compucell3d.org/Workshop24

  To register, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/CC3D2024. 

  More information on CompuCell3D is available at https://compucell3d.org/.
  

  Try out some example models online at NanoHub: https://compucell3d.org/Models-nanoHub.
  

  AUDIENCE: Mathematical Biologists, Computational Biologists, Experimental Biologists, Medical Scientists, Bioengineers, and Biophysicists, ranging from undergraduates to senior faculty, with a current or potential interest in mechanistic modeling of biological systems. The course covers multicellular modeling, which applies to developmental and tissue biology, tissue engineering, developmental diseases like cancer, in-host modeling of infection and immune response, and tissue-level toxicology. No specific programming or mathematical experience is required.
  
  AIM AND FOCUS:
  An Introductory Python and Principles of Modeling Tutorial will take place on July 28th, 2024. If you already know Python or have modeling experience, you may skip this tutorial (or take it as a review).

  Multicell Virtual-Tissue Modeling Summer School: Basic Course (July 29th – August 4th, 2024)
  Mechanistic agent-based modeling is an integral part of contemporary bioscience, used for hypothesis generation and testing, experiment design and interpretation, and the design of therapeutic interventions. The CompuCell3D modeling environment allows researchers to rapidly build and execute complex Virtual Tissue simulations with minimal programming experience. CompuCell3D enables biological simulations from subcellular to tissue scales, supporting explicit cell shapes, cell migration, contact-mediated cell interactions, soluble signals, and complex cell state dynamics (gene regulatory, signaling, and metabolic networks). By the end of the course, participants will have had practice in using all the standard features of CompuCell3D needed to run a variety of multicellular simulations. Post-course support and collaboration will be available to continue simulation development of your biological problem(s) of interest.

  Multicell Model-Building Hackathon (August 9th - August 11th, 2024):
  By the end of the workshop, participants will have implemented a variety of simulations using many advanced features of CompuCell3D, including biochemical network modeling with CC3D, cell compartments and links, tissue folding, collective migration, and cell shape manipulation. Participants in the Hackathon will spend two days implementing a simulation of their biological problem of interest with support from the instructional team. Post-course support and collaboration will be available to continue simulation development.

  CORE TOPICS:
  Principles of modeling biological and biomedical problems
  Python and Antimony scripting
  Multicellular Virtual-Tissue simulations with CompuCell3D
  Combining network models with virtual-tissue models in multiscale models

  INSTRUCTORS:
  Prof. James A. Glazier (Indiana University), Prof. T.J. Sego (University of Florida, CompuCell3D lead developer), Dr. James Sluka (Indiana University), Prof. Julio Belmonte (North Carolina State University), Prof. Gilberto Thomas (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Pedro Cenci Dal Castel (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Dr. Priyom Adhyapok (Duke), Dr. Maciek Swat (CompuCell3D lead developer), Dr. Lorenzo Veschini (King’s College London).

  PARTICIPATION:
  Because the number of attendees is limited, admission is by application only. To apply for admission, please visit the school website at https://compucell3d.org/Workshop24
  and to register, please visit: http://www.tinyurl.com/CC3D2024.

  DEADLINE for APPLICATIONS:
  June 1st, 2023. Applications will be processed as received.
  The workshop is partially supported by grants from the US National Institutes of Health. and the National Science Foundation: NIH U24 EB028887, NSF 2120200, NSF 2000281, NSF 1720625

  Enrollment is free.

  We look forward to welcoming you online this August!
  James A. Glazier
  Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering
  Indiana University, Bloomington
  jaglazier@gmail.com

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• Dynamics of Human Balancing

  • Start
    14 Oct 2024
  • End
    18 Oct 2024
  • Location
    Udine, Italy

  I wanted to draw your attention to the workshop that Tamas Insperger and I organized for Udine, Italy for Oct 14-18, 2024. 

  It will have distinctly DDE and modeling perspective and likely will be near the last times that many of the speakers will give live teaching-style lectures (e.g.me, Stepan and Morasso). I suspect it may be expensive to travel to the meeting; however, it is possible to attend online. I think that the lectures given by Insperger and Stepan plus others would be of interest to mathematical biology students working on DDEs as well as those interested in falls in the elderly, etc.

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