http://www.nimbios.org NIMBioS Newsroom en-us Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:07:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.orghttp://www.nimbios.org/nimbios_logo.jpg http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_vocal http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_vocal NIMBioS is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop: Analyzing Animal Vocal Communication Sequences, to be held October 21-23, 2013, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. Application deadline: June 24, 2013 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:30:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_hyrax http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_hyrax Just as humans can follow complex social situations in deciding who to befriend or to abandon, animals use the same level of sophistication in judging social configurations, according to a new study in Animal Behavior that advances our understanding of the structure of animal social networks. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 9:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_bednets http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_bednets Malaria, the leading cause of death among children in Africa, could be eliminated if three-fourths of the population used insecticide-treated bed nets, according to a new NIMBioS study. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:06:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_SupremeCourt http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_SupremeCourt Although the current Supreme Court has been criticized for its lack of diversity on the bench, the Court is actually more diverse overall today than ever in history, according to a new study that borrows statistical methods from ecology to reveal a more precise picture of diversity. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:10:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_diseasemapping http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_diseasemapping Study recommends new tools to improve global mapping of infectious disease Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:00:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_homosexuality http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_homosexuality Epigenetics – how gene expression is regulated by temporary switches, called epi-marks - appears to be a critical and overlooked factor contributing to the long-standing puzzle of why homosexuality occurs. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/education/TT_vcell http://www.nimbios.org/education/TT_vcell NIMBioS will host a tutorial: Mathematical Modeling for the Cell Biology researcher and educator, April 8-10, 2013. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:54:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_footmouth http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_footmouth A new study weighs the costs of privacy in preventing disease outbreaks. Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_gaoue http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_gaoue NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Orau Gaoue seeks to understand the global sustainability of harvesting wild plants Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:41:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_bullying http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_bullying With new national anti-bullying ads urging parents to teach their kids to speak up if they witness bullying, one researcher has found that in humans' evolutionary past at least, helping the victim of a bully hastened our species' movement toward a more egalitarian society. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_kanarek http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_kanarek NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Andrew Kanarek investigates how individual trait variation influences the dynamics and persistence of small populations. Tue, 3 Jul 2012 20:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ryan http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ryan NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Daniel Ryan uses mathematical models to investigate how movement affects the way species are distributed in time and space. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:12:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_magombedze http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_magombedze NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Gesham Magombedze conducts research into improving the understanding of the underlying biology of Johne's Disease. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:52:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_magombedze http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_magombedze Dr. Gesham Magombedze, a postdoctoral fellow at NIMBioS, is modeling solutions to treat and control the spread of Johne's disease in cattle. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:07:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_chai http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_chai Dr. Juanjuan JJ Chai is a postdoctoral fellow at NIMBioS. Dr. Chai is helping to solve problems related to research methods used in phylogenetics. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ngonghala http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ngonghala Dr. Calistus Ngonghala, a postdoctoral fellow at NIMBioS, is developing a mathematical model to study the role of mosquito demography in the dynamics of malaria transmission. Dr. Ngonghala also studies the interplay between poverty and disease. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:18:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_lelu http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_lelu Dr. Maud Lelu, a postdoctoral fellow at NIMBioS, investigates the interactions between parasites, their hosts and the environment and more specifically focuses on the genetic diversity and virulence of Toxoplasma gondii. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:50:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_brinkman http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_brinkman Canadian rap artist Baba Brinkman riffed on mathematical biology this spring as NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:04:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_pair-bonding http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_pair-bonding In early human evolution, when faithful females began to choose good providers as mates, pair-bonding replaced promiscuity, laying the foundation for the emergence of the institution of the modern family, a new study finds. Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_gaoue http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_gaoue NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Orou Gaoue uses mathematical modeling to investigate the ways in which human activities affect plant population dynamics, and the implications that over-use of wild plants has on their sustainability. Tue, 22 May 2012 18:40:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_kanarek http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_kanarek NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Andrew Kanarek studies the dynamics of small populations and in particular how individual differences in morphological, behavioral, and life history traits influence population viability at low density. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:56:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_lelu http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_lelu The work of NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Maud Lelu focuses on understanding the evolution of parasitic life cycles and how and why some parasites develop specific transmission cycles while others like T. gondii remain generalists. Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:55:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_ryan http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_ryan Does the way an organism moves through an ecological community affect its survivability? The question is one that NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Daniel Ryan is trying to answer as a part of his research in the field of movement ecology. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_schimel http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_schimel In a video interview at NIMBioS, Dr. David Schimel explains why math is essential to the work of the National Ecological Observatory Network. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:23:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ginzburg http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ginzburg In a video interview at NIMBioS, Dr. Lev Ginzburg, a professor of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University, explains the origins of Applied Biomathematics and RAMAS software. Thu, 8 Mar 2012 16:47:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_scienceminute http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_scienceminute Dr. Tucker Gilman, a post-doctoral fellow at NIMBioS and lead author of a new study in Nature, explains how multiple traits in host-parasite interactions give the host a unique evolutionary advantage that helps it survive. Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:20:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_parasites http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_parasites In nature, how do host species survive parasite attacks? This has not been well understood, until now. A new mathematical model shows that when a host and its parasite each have multiple traits governing their interaction, the host has a unique evolutionary advantage that helps it survive. Sun, 4 Mar 2012 12:01:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/TS_debate http://www.nimbios.org/press/TS_debate NIMBioS hosted a lively debate on the role of warfare in early social evolution Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:56:00 EST http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1109211014762.html http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1109211014762.html Read the January/February 2012 issue of NIMBioS News, the bimonthly NIMBioS Newsletter, for news about upcoming events at NIMBioS and for research and educational opportunities. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_sabloff http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_sabloff In a video interview at NIMBioS, Dr. Jeremy Sabloff, president of the Santa Fe Institute (SFI), discusses the rigor that mathematics adds to scientific inquiry. Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:11:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_reu http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_reu Apply today to the NIMBioS Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. The deadline is February 17. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:24:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_malaria http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_malaria Dr. Calistus Ngonghala's personal experiences growing up in Cameroon, Africa, have inspired his research in developing mathematical models to help fight malaria and other pandemics and in investigating how health interventions can alleviate vicious cycles of poverty and disease. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:11:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_gilman http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_gilman Tucker Gilman is a NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow whose research may may help us predict how ecosystems will respond to man-made disturbances. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:14:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/education/reu http://www.nimbios.org/education/reu NIMBioS is now accepting applications for an 8-week summer research program for undergraduates (REU), June 11-August 3. REU provides undergrads in math, biology and related fields the opportunity to conduct research in teams with UT professors, NIMBioS researchers, and collaborators on projects at the interface of math and biology. Application deadline: Feb 17, 2012. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:58:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_jhwueng http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_jhwueng Tony Jhwueng is a NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow who develops new phylogenetic comparative methods. Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:02:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_edwards http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_edwards In an interview at NIMBioS, Dr. Scott Edwards, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard University, explains why mathematical biology has become a workhorse in science. Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:02:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_arciero http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_arciero In an interview at NIMBioS, Dr. Julia Arciero, an assistant professor of mathematics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, explains how mathematical biology has applications to all other areas of science. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:35:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_thomas http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_thomas In an interview at NIMBioS, Dr. Diana Thomas, an associate professor of mathematics at Montclair State University, explains how mathematical models can be used to help curb the obesity epidemic. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:02:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_layton http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_layton In an interview at NIMBioS, Dr. Anita Layton, an assistant professor of mathematics at Duke University, explains how mathematics is useful in understanding how the kidney works. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:32:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_biodiversity http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_biodiversity Whether a plant and its pollinator survive rapid climate change can depend upon the biodiversity of its ecological community, according to a new study by Tucker Gilman, NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:06:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_biologyinabox http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_biologyinabox Biology in a Box is a fun, hands-on way for students from kindergarten to 12th grade to learn about the wonders of the natural world, while also learning the scientific methods and math skills needed to understand that world. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:25:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_carbon http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_carbon NIMBioS is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop: Disturbance Regimes and Climate-Carbon Feedback, to be held February 13-15, 2012, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:35:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_kapur http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_kapur In an interview at NIMBIoS, Dr. Vivek Kapur, professor and head of veterinary and biomedical sciences at Penn State University, describes how mathematics can help clarify the chaotic science of biology. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:58:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_moran http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_moran Dr. Emily Moran, a postdoctoral fellow at NIMBioS, investigates the impact of increasing CO2 on inter-genotype competition and plant-insect interactions in aspen forests. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:02:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/education/undergrad_conf2011 http://www.nimbios.org/education/undergrad_conf2011 Registration is now open for the third annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics, Oct. 21-22, 2011. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:21:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ingersoll http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ingersoll Dr. Tom Ingersoll, a postdoctoral fellow at NIMBioS, is developing dispersal and dynamic models for the spread of white nose syndrome in bats. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:35:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_drug_resistance http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_drug_resistance A new tool has been developed to help predict the location of mutations that lead to resistance to key drugs used in the fight against HIV. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:22:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ogundahunsi http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_ogundahunsi In an interview at NIMBIoS, Dr. Ogundahunsi explains how mathematics can help in the fight against malaria. Dr. Ogundahunsi is with the Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:11:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_grimm http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_grimm NIMBioS interviewed Dr. Volker Grimm, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany, about the connections between mathematics and biology and the contributions of mathematical biology to the scientific world. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:32:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_speciation http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_speciation Mate choice, competition, and the variety of resources available are the key factors influencing how a species evolves into separate species. Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:18:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/GY03_18REU_cows.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/GY03_18REU_cows.pdf Undergraduate students from all over the country will visit a beef herd at UT’s East Tennessee Research and Education Center today as a part of their summer research project to understand and help control the spread of E.coli bacteria in cattle Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:21:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_negotiation http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_negotiation A new study by NIMBioS postdoc Erol Akcay shows that the process determining the exchange rate of nitrogen and carbohydrates has profound effects on how cooperation can be maintained between legumes and rhizobia. Thu, 9 Jun 2011 18:06:00 EDT http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1105770884712.html http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1105770884712.html Read the May/June 2011 issue of NIMBioS News, the bimonthly NIMBioS Newsletter, for news about upcoming events at NIMBioS and for research and educational opportunities. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_cats_rabies http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_cats_rabies NIMBioS is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop: Modeling Free-roaming Cats and Rabies, to be held November 9-11, 2011, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:53:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_intracellular_mv http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_intracellular_mv NIMBioS is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop: Modeling Intracellular Movements, to be held October 24-26, 2011, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. Tue, 17 May 2011 15:03:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_social_complexity http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_social_complexity NIMBioS is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop: Modeling Social Complexity, to be held February 6-8, 2012, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. Tue, 17 May 2011 16:26:00 EDT http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1105190113871.html http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1105190113871.html Watch the NIMBioS video interview with Timothy Sellers, lead singer in the Los Angeles-based indie pop band Artichoke and NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence for April 2011. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:18:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_influenza http://www.nimbios.org/press/FS_influenza A NIMBioS working group has published a study that examines the tradeoffs between severing social and business interactions and taking a chance on getting sick. Mon, 4 Apr 2011 18:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_sexualselection http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_sexualselection NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence Jay Clark performs his song Sexual Selection (video: 5 min 16 sec) Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:20:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_scienceforthepeople http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_scienceforthepeople NIMBioS Songwriter-in-Residence RB Morris performs his song Science for the People (video: 6 min 34 sec) Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:14:00 EST http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-02/nifm-ccc021411.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-02/nifm-ccc021411.php Culling will not stop the spread of a deadly fungus that is threatening to wipe out hibernating bats in North America, according to a new mathematical model. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:45:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/wns_management http://www.nimbios.org/press/wns_management Culling will not stop the spread of a deadly fungus that is threatening to wipe out hibernating bats in North America, according to a new mathematical model that examines how white-nose syndrome is passed from bat to bat. Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:40:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_hpc http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_hpc NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Tutorial on Migration from the Desktop: HPC application of R and other codes for biological research, to be held May 9-11, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: March 13, 2011 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:25:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/Moran http://www.nimbios.org/press/Moran NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Emily Moran is learning about how plants respond to changes in their environment by investigating the impact of increasing CO2 on inter-genotype competition and plant-insect interactions in aspen forests in order to develop a modeling framework that could be applied to other forest communities. Wed, 9 Feb 2011 15:07:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/education/reu2011 http://www.nimbios.org/education/reu2011 NIMBioS is now taking applications for an 8-week summer research program (May 31-July 22) for undergraduates (REU). Tracking fast intracellular movements, modeling SIV dynamics, and avian mating behaviors are among the research topics for this year's program. Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:04:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/education/rev2011 http://www.nimbios.org/education/rev2011 NIMBioS is now taking applications for an 8-week summer research program (May 31-July 22) for veterinary students (REV). Modeling feral cat populations and Escherichia coli in cattle are among the research topics for this year's program. Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:01:00 EST http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-02/nifm-wdi020311.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-02/nifm-wdi020311.php NIMBioS is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop: Modeling Johne's Disease, to be held July 6-8, 2011, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. Thu, 3 Feb 2011 18:50:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_IB_microbe_ecology http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_IB_microbe_ecology NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Individual-based Ecology of Microbes, to be held June 8-10, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: March 8, 2011 Tue, 1 Feb 2011 20:05:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/ http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/ Deadline is March 1, 2011, for requests for NIMBioS support for Investigative Workshops for activities beginning in Fall 2011. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:38:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/workinggroups/ http://www.nimbios.org/workingsgroups/ Deadline is March 1, 2011, for requests for NIMBioS support for new Working Groups for activities beginning in Fall 2011. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:36:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/postdocs/ http://www.nimbios.org/postdocs/ Deadline is March 1, 2011, for requests for NIMBioS support for Postdoctoral Fellowships for activities beginning in Fall 2011. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:34:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/visitors/sabbatical http://www.nimbios.org/visitors/sabbatical Deadline is March 1, 2011, for requests for NIMBioS support for Sabbatical Fellowships for activities beginning in Fall 2011. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:32:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/visitors/ http://www.nimbios.org/visitors/ The next deadline is March 1, 2011, for requests for NIMBioS support for Short-term Visits. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:30:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_renal_hemodynamics http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_renal_hemodynamics NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Modeling Renal Hemodynamics, to be held August 1-3, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: May 2, 2011 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:28:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_JohnesDisease http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_JohnesDisease NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Modeling Johne's Disease, to be held July 6-8, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: April 4, 2011 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:20:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_metabolism http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_metabolism NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Mathematical Models of Metabolism and Body Weight Regulation, to be held July 12-15, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: March 14, 2011 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:17:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_malaria_modeling http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_malaria_modeling NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Malaria Modeling and Control, to be held June 15-17, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: March 13, 2011 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:38:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_multicell_modeling http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_multicell_modeling NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Tutorial on Multi-cell, Multi-scale Modeling, to be held May 18-21, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: February 19, 2011 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:34:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/plowshares.html http://www.nimbios.org/press/plowshares.html When two individuals face off in conflict, the classic problem in evolutionary biology known as the prisoner's dilemma says that the individuals are not likely to cooperate even if it is in their best interests to do so. But a new study suggests that with incentives to cooperate, natural selection can minimize conflict, changing the game from one of pure conflict to one of partial cooperation. Wed, 8 Dec 2010 17:52:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/gilman_coevolution.html http://www.nimbios.org/press/gilman_coevolution.html NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow Tucker Gilman is developing a modeling framework to explore the relationship between coevolution and speciation Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:15:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/Yoder_Godsoe http://www.nimbios.org/press/Yoder_Godsoe Biologists have long thought that interactions between plants and pollinating insects hasten evolutionary changes and promote biological diversity. However, new findings show that some interactions between plants and pollinators are less likely to increase diversity than previously thought, and in some instances reduce it. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:28:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_pulliam http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_pulliam In an interview at NIMBioS, Dr. Juliet Pulliam explains how mathematics is used to understand the transmission dynamics of infections transmitted from animals to people, like the monkeypox virus or Nipah virus. (video: 5 min 02 sec) Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:29:00 EST http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1103749490627.html http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1103749490627.html Read the September/October 2010 issue of NIMBioS News, the bimonthly NIMBioS Newsletter, for news about upcoming events at NIMBioS and for research and educational opportunities. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:15:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/songwriter http://www.nimbios.org/songwriter NIMBioS, in conjunction with the Univ. of Tennessee's James R. Cox Endowment Fund, is sponsoring a Songwriter-in-Residence Program to encourage the creation and production of songs involving ideas of modern biology and the lives of scientists who pursue research in biology Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:44:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_siopsis http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_siopsis In an interview at NIMBioS, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Maryville College Dr. Maria Siopsis explains why mathematics is a critical skill for biology students. (video: 3 min 39 sec) Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:42:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_armsworth_bode http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_armsworth_bode At NIMBioS, four scientists have gathered from around the world to determine optimal strategies for designing and managing marine and terrestrial reserves. (video: 6 min 23 sec) Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:40:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_synchrony http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_synchrony NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Synchrony in Biological Systems Across Multiple Scales, to be held April 11-13, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: January 15, 2011 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:38:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_stochastic_modeling http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_stochastic_modeling NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Tutorial: Stochastic Modeling in Biology to be held March 16-18, 2011, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: December 16, 2010. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:36:00 EDT http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-09/uota-urd091410.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-09/uota-urd091410.php Center provides innovative visual analysis to scientists with massive amounts of data. Nautilus, the powerful computer for visualizing and analyzing large datasets at the Remote Data Analysis and Visualization Center (RDAV), goes into full production on September 20. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:34:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/ecoedwebinar_resources http://www.nimbios.org/press/ecoedwebinar_resources VieThis interactive webinar 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. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:30:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/ecoed_webinar http://www.nimbios.org/press/ecoed_webinar This interactive webinar 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 (to be held 8 Sep 2010). Wed, 4 Aug 2010 19:20:00 EDT http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-07/nifm-hfp072910.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-07/nifm-hfp072910.php A phylogenetic analysis can take a long time to run, but there are ways to do it more efficiently and effectively. NIMBioS will co-host a tutorial Oct. 13-15 focusing on high performance computing (HPC) for phylogenetics. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:46:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_hpc2010 http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_hpc2010 Applications open for NIMBioS Tutorial on High Performance Computing for Phylogenetics, to be held October 13-15, 2010. Deadline: August 27. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:11:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_akcay http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_akcay NIMBioS video interview with Dr. Erol Akcay, a NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow who studies the evolution of animal social behavior and species interactions (video: 4 min 01 sec) Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:40:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_agusto http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_agusto NIMBioS video interview with Dr. Folashade Agusto, a NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow who studies the transmission dynamics of human and animal infectious disease (video: 1 min 53 sec) Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:38:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/thibert-plante_feature http://www.nimbios.org/press/thibert-plante_feature Dr. Thibert-Plante, NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow, studies the interaction between ecological and evolutionary forces and their impact in shaping the planet's biodiversity. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:39:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_thibert-plante http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_thibert-plante NIMBioS video interview with Xavier Thibert-Plante, a postdoctoral fellow who studies the ecological and evolutionary forces that shape biodiversity. (video: 2 min 23 sec) Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_bewick http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_bewick NIMBioS video interview with Sharon Bewick, a postdoctoral fellow who studies how climate change might affect the delicately balanced ecosystems in which ants live. (video: 2 min 23 sec) Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:30:00 EDT http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/plos-mer060810.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/plos-mer060810.php The transition from colonies of individual cells to multicellular organisms can be achieved relatively rapidly, within one million generations, according to a new mathematical model that simplifies our understanding of this process. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:37:00 EDT http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/nifm-stm060910.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/nifm-stm060910.php NIMBioS will host an Investigative Workshop on Future Directions in Biophysically Accurate, Fully Three-Dimensional Solid Tumor Modeling: Biological, Computational and Clinical Challenges, January 19-21, 2011. Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:05:00 EDT http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/nifm-wvz060910.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/nifm-wvz060910.php NIMBioS will host an Investigative Workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Wildlife and Virus Zoonoses to be held November 8-10, 2010, at NIMBioS. Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:02:00 EDT http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1103453630774.html http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1103453630774.html Read the May/June 2010 issue of NIMBioS News, the bimonthly NIMBioS Newsletter, for news about upcoming events at NIMBioS and for research and educational opportunities. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:45:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_protein_evolution http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_protein_evolution Dr. Yi Mao, a postdoctoral researcher at NIMBioS, studies the role of enzymatic proteins in biological energy production and the physical principles that drive protein evolution. (video: 1 min 12 sec) Mon, 24 May 2010 20:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_feralcats http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_feralcats Kerrie Anne Loyd, a graduate student at the University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and a short-term visitor at NIMBioS, is developing a mathematical model to analyze and determine the most efficient way to manage feral cat populations. (video: 2 min 23 sec) Tue, 18 May 2010 15:05:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/reu_feature http://www.nimbios.org/press/reu_feature Seventeen students and two high school teachers from 17 institutions across the U.S. have been chosen to participate in this year's summer research program at NIMBioS. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:05:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/scholar http://www.nimbios.org/press/scholar Nathan Stebbins, a biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been named a 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:35:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_coralreef http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WS_coralreef Applications open for NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Modeling Reef Ecosystems. Deadline: May 3. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_curriculum http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_curriculum Applications open for NIMBioS Tutorial: Computational Biology Curriculum Development. Deadline: May 7. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_graphtheory http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_graphtheory Applications open for NIMBioS Tutorial: Graph Theory and Biological Networks. Deadline: June 16. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_toxoplasmosis http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_toxoplasmosis Dr. Xiaopeng Zhou is co-organizer of a NIMBioS workshop to study Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, one of the most common parasitic infections throughout the world. (video: 3 min 1 sec) Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:23:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/education/ubm2010 http://www.nimbios.org/education/ubm2010 NIMBioS is offering financial support to help undergraduate students attend the Beyond BIO2010 Celebration and Opportunities Conference to be held May 21-22, 2010, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:48:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_portacci http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_portacci In an interview with NIMBioS, Dr. Katie Portacci, US Department of Agriculture veterinarian, explains how mathematics helps in understanding and controlling the spread of animal diseases. (video: 2min 42 sec) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:39:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/toxoplasma_WS.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/toxoplasma_WS.pdf NIMBioS is now accepting applications for its Investigative Workshop, Modeling Toxoplasma gondii, to be held May 13-15, 2010, at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK) campus. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:03:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/feralswine http://www.nimbios.org/press/feralswine Feral swine have been described as the most worrisome of non-native species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These free-roaming pigs not only root out native plants and destroy natural habitats, but can also carry disease, such as pseudo-rabies, which is often fatal if transmitted to other wild and domestic animals. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:50:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/reu http://www.nimbios.org/press/reu NIMBioS is now taking applications for an 8-week summer research program (June 7-July 30) for undergraduates (REU) and veterinary students (REV). Disease modeling, population dynamics, biodiversity and climate change are among the research topics for this year's program. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:18:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/morphometrics http://www.nimbios.org/press/morphometrics A group of statisticians, mathematicians and biologists have formed a Working Group at NIMBioS to address questions arising from the problem of analyzing complex evolutionary traits. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:22:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_garrett http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_garrett Kansas State University Associate Professor of Plant Pathology Dr. Karen Garrett explains why a mathematical model can be useful to help farmers determine when or if a pesticide should be applied to a field. (video: 3 min 03 sec). Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:48:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_hastings http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_hastings n an interview at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, Distinguished Professor at the University of California-Davis Dr. Alan Hastings explains how mathematics has enabled scientists to understand new aspects of biology, such as what makes an epidemic go away. (video: 2 min 11 sec). Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:49:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_an http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_an In an interview at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, Dr. Gary An, assistant professor of trauma and critical care at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, explains how mathematical tools can help one investigate how biological systems behave. (video: 4 min 01 sec). Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:21:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/agusto http://www.nimbios.org/press/agusto The research of Folashade Agusto, a post-doctoral fellow at NIMBioS, focuses on developing mathematical models to analyze the transmission of bovine TB in cattle, wildlife and humans. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:21:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/awards_2010 http://www.nimbios.org/press/awards_2010 NIMBioS congratulates its newest award recipients, including new Working Groups, Investigative Workshops, short-term visitors and long-term sabbatical scholars. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:28:00 EST http://www.nimbios.org/press/NIMBioS_release_102809.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/NIMBioS_release_102809.pdf A new study suggests that some trees may themselves contribute to the likelihood of wildfires in order to promote their own abundance at the expense of their competitors. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:05:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/UndergradConference_PressRelease.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/UndergradConference_PressRelease.pdf Nearly 200 undergraduates and faculty from more than 40 academic institutions in North America will gather Oct. 23-24 in Knoxville for the first annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics sponsored by the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS). Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:19:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/BioSongs_PressRelease.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/BioSongs_PressRelease.pdf R.B. Morris, Maggie Longmire and other local singer-songwriters will hear University of Tennessee, Knoxville scientists talk about their research at an all-day songwriting workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at NIMBioS on the UT Knoxville campus. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 21:25:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/OptimTutorialRelease.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/OptimTutorialRelease.pdf NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Tutorial: Optimal Control and Optimization for Biologists, to be held Dec. 15-17 at NIMBioS. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/facultysearch/ http://www.nimbios.org/facultysearch/ As part of a major initiative associated with NIMBioS, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, seeks two outstanding researchers to expand our highly active research groups at the interface of mathematics and biology. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:33:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/AgentRelease.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/AgentRelease.pdf Researchers will gather Dec. 1-3 at NIMBioS on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), campus to discuss ways to develop mathematical control theory methods for agent based models (ABMs). Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:05:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/akcay http://www.nimbios.org/press/akcay How do animals cooperate successfully in the face of the tension between their common or group interests and their conflicting private or individual interests? That is one question post-doctoral fellow Erol Akcay is pursuing as a part of his research at NIMBioS. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:03:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/ant_feature http://www.nimbios.org/press/ant_feature Dr. Sharon Bewick studies how ant communities might be affected by disturbances in the global climate as a part of her research as a post-doctoral fellow at NIMBioS. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_bears http://www.nimbios.org/videos/vid_bears NIMBioS interviewed Dr. Rene Salinas, Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University and Short-term Visitor to NIMBios, about his models that simulate changes in the black bear population in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina (video: 4 min 01 sec). Tue, 1 Sep 2009 14:03:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/MaoFeature http://www.nimbios.org/press/MaoFeature Proteins are the workhorses of biological processes. Because the origins of many diseases lie in the malfunction of proteins, a better understanding of how proteins behave could lead to new discoveries in medicine. At NIMBioS, post-doctoral fellow Yi Mao develops mathematical theories and algorithms to analyze bio-molecular systems, such as proteins. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:49:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/EconomicImpact.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/EconomicImpact.pdf The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) celebrates its one-year anniversary in September; thus far, more than 400 individuals from 15 countries and 43 states have participated in various research and educational activities. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:45:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WNSworkshop_summary http://www.nimbios.org/workshops/WNSworkshop_summary A primary concern for wildlife managers tackling white-nose syndrome in bats is the ability to predict when and where in the United States the killer fungus will strike next, according to summary findings from the first NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Modeling White Nose Syndrome (WNS) held June 30- July 2. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:09:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/visionandchangePressRelease.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/visionandchangePressRelease.pdf Two undergraduates from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been invited to share their views on how to improve biology education at a national conference to be held in Washington, DC, July 15-17. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:59:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/BovineTBfinal.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/BovineTBfinal.pdf NIMBioS Investigative Workshop will model the impact of cattle movements on the transmission dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis. Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:49:00 EDT http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1102651633410.html http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1102651633410.html Read the August 2009 issue of NIMBioS News, the bimonthly NIMBioS Newsletter, for news about upcoming events at NIMBioS and for research and educational opportunities. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:37:00 EDT http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1102612835593.html http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs032/1102610363105/archive/1102612835593.html Read the first issue of NIMBioS News, the bimonthly NIMBioS Newsletter, for news about upcoming events at NIMBioS and for research and educational opportunities. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:48:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/press#wolkowicz http://www.nimbios.org/press/press#wolkowicz NIMBioS interviewed Dr. Gail Wolkowicz, Professor of Mathematics at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, about the value of mathematical biology (2 min 34 sec). Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:35:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/personnel/faculty http://www.nimbios.org/personnel/faculty We are delighted to welcome four new UTK faculty members whose research interests are at the interface of mathematics/computation and biology. Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:58:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/press#daszak http://www.nimbios.org/press/press#daszak NIMBioS interviewed Dr. Peter Daszak, disease ecologist and President of Wildlife Trust, about the value of mathematical biology (2 min 57 sec). Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:25:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/press#roughgarden http://www.nimbios.org/press/press#roughgarden NIMBioS interviewed one of the world's most influential theoretical ecologists, Dr. Joan Roughgarden, Stanford University, about the value of mathematical biology (2 min 16 sec). Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:40:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/EvolutionStory.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/EvolutionStory.pdf NIMBioS Working Group will model the dynamics of biological systems at the functional and evolutionary levels, and integrate these two in a unified framework. Wed, 27 May 2009 21:54:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_OptimalControl http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_OptimalControl NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Optimal Control and Optimization for Individual-based and Agent-based Models, to be held December 1-3, 2009, at NIMBioS. Application deadline: October 1, 2009. Tue, 26 May 2009 21:35:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/BinaryPressRelease.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/BinaryPressRelease.pdf NIMBioS Working Group will study the application of binary matrices to biological problems. Tue, 19 May 2009 15:58:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/DiseasePressRelease.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/DiseasePressRelease.pdf A NIMBioS Working Group of ecologists, epidemiologists, economists, and mathematicians will tackle the topic, "Synthesizing and Predicting Infectious Disease While Accounting for Endogenous Risk." Mon, 11 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/press/batstoryfinal.pdf http://www.nimbios.org/press/batstoryfinal.pdf NIMBios Investigative Workshop will study White Nose Syndrome in Bats. Fri, 8 May 2009 11:04:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WG_spider http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WG_spider NIMBios Working Group for Synthesizing and Predicting Infectious Disease while Accounting for Endogenous Risk (SPIDER) will be held June 7-9, 2009, at NIMBioS. Mon, 11 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_Bats http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_Bats NIMBios Investigative Workshop on "Modeling White Nose Syndrome in Bats at the Individual and Colony Levels: Epizootiology and Management" will be held June 29 - July 1, 2009, at NIMBioS. Fri, 8 May 2009 17:10:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_BovineTB http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_BovineTB NIMBioS Investigative Workshop: Modeling the Impact of Cattle Movements on Transmission Dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis will be held July 7-9, 2009, at NIMBioS. Mon, 11 May 2009 19:48:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_blackbox http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WS_blackbox NIMBioS is now accepting applications for the NIMBioS Investigative Workshop on Plant-Soil Interactions - New Math Strategies for the Black Box, to be held October 15 - 17, 2009, at NIMBioS. Mon, 11 May 2009 19:48:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WG_binary_matrices http://www.nimbios.org/announcements/WG_binary_matrices The NIMBioS Working Group on Binary Matrices in Biology will meet May 26-29, 2009, at NIMBioS. Mon, 18 May 2009 16:26:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/education/teacher_collaboration http://www.nimbios.org/education/teacher_collaboration NIMBioS is now accepting requests for collaborators in the Teacher Collaboration Program. Mon, 11 May 2009 19:48:00 EDT http://www.bioquest.org/NumbersCount/utk_2009 http://www.bioquest.org/NumbersCount/utk_2009 NIMBioS is co-sponsoring, along with HHMI and BioQuest, a faculty workshop called NUMBERS COUNT! which addresses the gap between mathematics and its application in biological problem solving. Join us as we work in small groups to explore mathematical modeling and visualization with data. May 29-31, 2009. Mon, 11 May 2009 19:48:00 EDT http://bioquest.org/scaleit/ http://bioquest.org/scaleit/ NIMBioS is co-sponsoring a SCALE-IT Biology Curriculum Workshop June 22-26, 2009, as part of the Scalable Computing and Leading Edge Innovative Technologies (SCALE-IT) Project at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Mon, 11 May 2009 19:48:00 EDT http://www.nimbios.org/research/background http://www.nimbios.org/research/background Application Deadline is September 1, 2009, for NIMBioS support for Working Groups, Investigative Workshops, and Postdoctoral Fellows for activities beginning March 1, 2010. Mon, 11 May 2009 19:48:00 EDT