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Mathematics
is having an ever more significant impact in the physical and biological
sciences. This is leading to the fall of feudal boundaries between scientific
disciplines and the resurgence of interest in the modern as well as the
classical techniques of applied mathematics.
The purpose of this two-week
workshop is two-fold: On one side it is intended to inspire students and
practitioners in the biological sciences to incorporate advanced mathematical
techniques in their approach to science. On the other side, it will
try to expose research mathematicians from different fields to relevant
as well as difficult problems arising from the biological sciences.
The basic format of the workshop,
which will take place from Tuesday, Feb 4th till Friday, Feb 14th, will
be as follows: Morning (10AM-12 noon) and afternoon (2PM-3PM) contributed
presentations. Mini-courses by leading experts in biomathematics: Greg
Huber (Boston), Martin Nowak (Harvard), Marcelo Magnasco (Rockefeller and
ICTP). Ample time for discussion during the lunch breaks. It will draw
upon the reservoir of students and researchers that are present at IMPA
during the Summer Session, as well as the cooperation from other institutions
in the Rio area, such as LNCC and Instituto de Biofisica (UFRJ) to cite
a few. The applied topics that will be covered, include, but are not limited
to: quasi-species and universal grammar, evolution of cooperation
and fairness, virus dynamics, medical and microscopy imaging, chemotaxy,
cell dynamics, biological modeling.
Attendance is open to the
members of the scientific, technological, and academic community, and no
registration process will take place. The workshop is included in the Millennium
Initiative IM-AGIMB, whose sponsorship
is gratefully acknowledged.
For further information please
see contact:
zubelli@impa.br,
bevi@lncc.br,
jair@impa.br
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