ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE ON MATHEMATICS IN THE LIFE AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

May 3 - 5, 2007

Sponsored by

Virginia Tech Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

Virginia Tech SIAM Student Chapter

NC State Center for Research in Scientific Computation

Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute

Organizing Committee

The Atlantic Coast Conference on Mathematics in the Life and Biological Sciences will be held in Blacksburg, Virginia on May 3-5, 2007. The basic objectives of the conference are to

• bring together a diverse group of researchers in the mathematical, life, and biological sciences in order to share and compare quantitative approaches to modeling, simulation and control,
• to provide an evaluation of the state of the science in mathematical biology, and
• present specific projects where there is a need to develop new mathematical methods in order to address important problems.

The goal of the conference is to establish links between experts from mathematical, statistical, biological, and clinical science and identify significant scientific advances that can be achieved when quantitative science is brought to bear on and merged with biological science. The conference will include four plenary lectures and a limited number of thirty minute contributed presentations. Anyone wishing to make a presentation should submit a title and abstract to one of the following organizers:

John A. Burns, burns at math.vt.edu

Reinhard Laubenbacher, reinhard at vbi.vt.edu

Abstracts should be in pdf format and are due by April 10, 2007. There are a limited number of slots available for contributed talks and the organizers will accept contributed talks until all slots are filled. Therefore, everyone is encouraged to submit their abstract as soon as possible. Abstracts are no longer accepted.

PLENARY LECTURES

Stochastic and Deterministic Modeling in the Biological Sciences

Dr. H.T. Banks

Distinguished University Professor and Drexel Professor of Mathematics

Director of the Center for Research in Scientific Computation

North Carolina State University

Mathematics for the ICU

Dr. Marie Csete

John E. Steinhaus Professor of Anesthesiology

Co-Director, Emory MD/PhD Program

Director, Emory/Ga Tech Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core

Director, Liver Transplant Anesthesiology, Emory University Hospital

The Role of Statistical Principles in Quantitative Biomedical Modeling

Dr. Marie Davidian

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Statistics

North Carolina State University

A Combinatorial Test for Significant Co-divergence Between

Cool-season Grasses and their Symbiotic Fungal Endophytes

Dr. Ruriko Yoshida

Professor of Statistics

University of Kentucky

CONFERENCE LOCATION

All lectures will be at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) on the campus at Virginia Tech. The VBI facility is located on Washington Street.

LIMITED TRAVEL SUPPORT

We hope to have a small budget to help support travel for students and postdocs. This support will be provided on a first come basis.

HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel rooms near Blacksburg are difficult to book the first of May so we encourage you to make reservations as soon as possible. The following hotels are located within 10 minutes of VBI and the campus:

Holiday Inn University - Blacksburg (Ask for the AC Conference in Mathematical Biology rates - $85 for 5/3/07 and $135 for 5/4/07 and 5/5/07 - valid until 4/12/07)

900 Prices Fork Road

Blacksburg, 24060 - (540) 552-7001

Ramada Inn 3503 Holiday Lane, Blacksburg, 24060 - (540) 951-1330

Comfort Inn 3705 S. Main St., Blacksburg, 24060 - (540) 951-1500

Ameri Suites 1020 Plantation Rd, Blacksburg, 24060 - (540) 552-5636

The Inn at Virginia Tech

901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, 24060 - (540) 231-8000 or (877) 200-3360