{"630249":{"#nid":"630249","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Round Two for SCMB Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scmb.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESoutheast Center for Mathematics and Biology (SCMB)\u003C\/a\u003E will host its annual SCMB Symposium at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Feb. 17-18, in the Marcus Technology Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2019, the inaugural event, also at Georgia Tech,\u0026nbsp;had to be cut short due to inclement weather, but many of last year\u0026rsquo;s speakers are returning. SCMB Director \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/christineheitsch\/\u0022\u003EChristine Heitsch\u003C\/a\u003E is expecting a great turnout and a jolt of kinetic energy as a world-class community of researchers descends on the Georgia Tech campus to advance the mathematics of complex biological systems, highlighting the challenges and opportunities at the math-bio interface, and sharing their latest research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe talks will be delivered at a colloquium level of detail, with the aim of engaging mathematicians and biologists alike.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The research that will be presented at the symposium are motivating examples of the power of pursuing questions at the interface of math and biology,\u0026rdquo; says Heitsch, professor in the School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech. \u0026ldquo;And I\u0026rsquo;m very excited about the new ideas and synergy that will emerge from this event, where there will be lots of time to engage in casual discussions between the formal presentations.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the scheduled talks, the symposium will include meals, snack breaks, and a poster session for maximum interaction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe speakers are among the best and brightest in their field, from across the country:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/users.math.msu.edu\/users\/wei\/\u0022\u003EGuo-Wei Wei\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Michigan State University)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.qutublab.org\/\u0022\u003EAmina Qutub\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(University of Texas at San Antonio)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/engineering.virginia.edu\/naegle-lab\u0022\u003EKristen Naegle\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(University of Virginia)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sites.math.rutgers.edu\/~mischaik\/\u0022\u003EKonstantin Mischaikow\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Rutgers University)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/labpages.moffitt.org\/andersona\/\u0022\u003EAlexander Anderson\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Moffitt Cancer Center)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/asmlab.web.unc.edu\/\u0022\u003EAmy Shaub Maddox\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(University of North Carolina\/Chapel Hill)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026bull; \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.carolineuhler.com\/\u0022\u003ECaroline Uhler\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SCMB is one of four \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.simonsfoundation.org\/grant\/nsf-simons-research-centers-for-mathematics-of-complex-biological-systems\/\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation (NSF) \u0026shy;\u0026ndash; Simons Research Centers for Mathematics and Complex Biological Systems\u003C\/a\u003E. It is headquartered at Georgia Tech; other member regional institutions of the SCMB are the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tulane University, the University of South Florida, the University of Florida, Clemson University, and Duke University.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scmb.gatech.edu\/symposium\u0022\u003ESCMB Registration Information\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Annual gathering of mathematicians and bio-scientists returns to Georgia Tech, Feb. 17-18"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnnual gathering of mathematicians and bio-scientists returns to Georgia Tech, Feb. 17-18\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Annual gathering of mathematicians and bio-scientists returns to Georgia Tech, Feb. 17-18"}],"uid":"28153","created_gmt":"2019-12-19 20:20:54","changed_gmt":"2019-12-19 22:21:22","author":"Jerry Grillo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-12-19T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"630247":{"id":"630247","type":"image","title":"symposium poster","body":null,"created":"1576786640","gmt_created":"2019-12-19 20:17:20","changed":"1576786640","gmt_changed":"2019-12-19 20:17:20","alt":"","file":{"fid":"240000","name":"Symposium_2020_horizontal_flyer.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Symposium_2020_horizontal_flyer.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Symposium_2020_horizontal_flyer.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1705498,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Symposium_2020_horizontal_flyer.jpg?itok=qogoS-ji"}}},"media_ids":["630247"],"groups":[{"id":"604684","name":"Southeast Center for Mathematics and Biology (SCMB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"178088","name":"SCMB"},{"id":"126571","name":"go-PetitInstitute"},{"id":"173581","name":"go-COS"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jerry.grillo@ibb.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJerry Grillo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nParker H. 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