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Complex Biological Systems Group
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Mathematics
301 Thackeray Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
cbsg@math.pitt.edu
Tel: (412) 624-6157
Fax: (412) 624-8397
Our group is supported in part by the National Science Foundation, Award EMSW21-RTG 0739261.
The first CBSG Theme Days will be May 7-8, 2009.
News
April 3, 2009
MAA Sectional Meeting
Undergraduates Kevin Kroll and Dan Vargo will travel with Dr. Rubin to the MAA Allegheny Section Meeting at Wheeling Jesuit University, where they will give talks on their research projects.March 31, 2009
New Publication
Congratulations to graduate student Tracy Stepien on the publication of her paper, Tubuloglomerular Feedback-Mediated Dynamics in Three Coupled Nephrons, in the journal SIAM Undergraduate Research Online! The paper is available online. See our publications link on the sidebar for a complete listing of publications by group members.February 21, 2009
Regional conference
Undergraduates Marissa Goldrich, Chris Horvat, Kristen Pueschel, Vikram Raghu, Michaelangelo Tabone, and Christian Woods will travel with Dr. Swigon to Youngstown State University, where they will give talks on their research projects at the Pi Mu Epsilon Regional Conference.January 5, 2009
Welcome back!
Our winter/spring semester started January 5th. We will be having 2 seminar/journal clubs this semester: Mathematical Neuroscience on Tuesdays, 11:45 - 12:45, and Parameter Estimation Methods on Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:00, both in Thackeray 703. The general Math Neuro topic for this semester is oscillations and rhythms in pathology or altered brain states. Follow the Seminars link on the side tab for weekly updates on these seminars.October 9, 2008
Open Position: RTG Post-Doctoral Associate
We invite applications for a postdoctoral appointment starting the Fall Term 2009. The appointment is renewable annually to a maximum of three years. The position is funded jointly by the University of Pittsburgh and a new NSF Research Training Group (RTG) grant on complex biological systems across multiple space and time scales.
The research areas covered by the RTG include (i) the development and analysis of mathematical models and computational algorithms for solving spatio-temporal problems arising in biology and (ii) the applications of these and other methods to problems arising in inflammation and neuroscience.
To be successful, a candidate must demonstrate excellence in research, and must also have strong commitment to excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates should be willing to work closely with experimentalists and clinicians.
All applications must include the following: (1) a curriculum vita, (2) a personal statement addressing their research agenda, (3) a statement of teaching philosophy, (4) a completed AMS Standard Cover Sheet form and (5) at least three letters of recommendation. Applications should be submitted electronically through http://www.mathjobs.org If the candidate is unable to submit electronically, materials may be sent to: Postdoctoral Search Committee in Complex Biological Systems, Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Review of completed files will begin on January 10, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to apply. NSF restrictions require that eligible candidates must be US citizens or permanent residents.
September 12, 2008
David Swigon and Anna Vainchtein are organizing a conference on Constitutive Properties of Biomaterials that will take place on September 19-21 at the Frick Fine Arts building on Oakland Campus. The conference is sponsored by the Society for Natural Philosophy, the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications and the University of Pittsburgh. The goal of the meeting is to facilitate interaction between experts in experimental study of biomaterials on one hand and mathematical modeling and nonlinear continuum mechanics on the other, that will promote the exchange of ideas while enabling new interdisciplinary collaborations advancing understanding of the role of mechanics in biology.Among the invited speakers are Davide Ambrosi (Politecnico di Torino), Bernard Coleman (Rutgers University), Stephen Cowin (City College of NY), John Criscione (Texas A&M), Roger Fosdick (University of Minnesota) and Larry Taber (Washington University). For more information see the conference website.
August 29, 2008
The weekly meetings of Mathematical Neuroscience Journal Club will be held on Tuesdays in Thackeray Hall 703 at 12pm. Lunch will be provided. This semester’s theme is the visual system. The first meeting will be on September 2, the reading can be found on the Seminars page.The weekly meetings of Inflammation Journal Club will be held on Thursdays in Thackeray Hall 704 at 12:30pm. Lunch will be provided. This semester’s theme is modeling infectious diseases. The first meeting is September 4, the reading can be found on the Seminars page.
August 23, 2008
Our welcome orientation was held today and overall it was a success. The session was attended by about 30 people, including the faculty and postdocs, some of our senior graduate students, all of our incoming graduate students, and some undergraduate students eager to learn about the group . We were especially happy to welcome among us two new postdocs Julia Arciero (coming from University of Arizona) and Stefanos Folias (from Boston University) and four new graduate students: Callie Johnson, Sherry Linn, Pamela Reitsma, and Tracy Stepien.After breakfast we moved to Room 704 where Jon Rubin began the orientation with an overview of this year’s activities and organizational matters. (The notes can be found here.) Then the faculty members of the program, David Swigon, Ivan Yotov, Gilles Clermont, Yoram Vodovotz, Jon Rubin, Brent Doiron, and Bard Ermentrout presented overviews of their research activities, slides of which you can find under the links. We finished with a tasty lunch organized by our helpful staff of Judith Kampert and Melissa Weidman, to whom we hereby thank. For pictures from the event see Photos page.