About the Conference
The life sciences have become increasingly quantitative as new technologies facilitate collection and analysis of vast amounts of data ranging from complete genomic sequences of organisms to satellite imagery of forest landscapes on continental scales. As a consequence, mathematics and computational science have become crucial technologies for the study of complex models of biological processes.
The SIAM Activity Group on Life Sciences brings together researchers who seek to develop and apply mathematical and computational methods in all areas of the life sciences. This conference of the activity group will provide a cross-disciplinary forum for catalyzing mathematical research relevant to the life sciences. It will facilitate rapid diffusion of new mathematical and computational methods in the life sciences, and may stimulate more researchers to work in these important areas. Mathematicians, life scientists, computational biologists, bioengineers and others interested in mathematical and computational analysis of biological systems are encouraged to attend.
Conference Themes
The themes of the 2004 conference will include, but are not limited to:
Ecology, Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Imaging
Neuroscience
Physiology and Immunology
Structural Biology
Modeling Diseases
Biomathematics in Industry
Organizing Committee
Rustom Antia, Emory University
Carson C. Chow (Co-Chair), University of Pittsburgh
Thomas Kepler, Duke University
Claudia Neuhauser, University of Minnesota
John Rinzel, New York University
Tamar Schlick (Co-Chair), New York University
Funding Agency
Funding details will be posted in the future.
Invited Plenary Speakers
High-Throughput Structure-Based Drug Discovery for Protein Kinases
Stephen Burley, Structural GenomiX (SGX), Inc.
Modelling Autoimmune (Type 1) Diabetes
Leah Edelstein-Keshet, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Comparative Gene Structure and Gene Expression
Terry Gaasterland, Rockefeller University
The Structure and Nonlinear Robustness of Complex Ecological Networks
Neo Martinez, San Francisco State University
Locomotion and Pattern Formation in Bacteria
George Oster, University of California, Berkeley
Modeling the Kinetics of Viral Infections
Alan Perelson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Neuronal Dynamics and the Basal Ganglia
David Terman, Ohio State University
Hotel Information
Doubletree Hotel Portland-Lloyd Center
(SIAM Headquarters Hotel)
1000 NE Multnomah
Portland, Oregon 97232
www.doubletree.com
Tel: 503-281-6111
Fax: 503-284-8553
Holiday Inn Portland
(Students Only)
1021 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
Reservations
Tel: 503-235-2100
Fax: 503-235-0396
Hotel Reservations
SIAM's 2004 Annual Meeting and the 2004 SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences will be held in the new addition to the Oregon Convention Center in beautiful Portland, Oregon.
Attendees are encouraged to use the Doubletree Hotel (or if you are a student, the Holiday Inn.) The Doubletree will serve as the SIAM headquarters hotel.
We have contracted rooms for conference participants at the Doubletree Hotel at the rate of $139.00 per night plus tax. (http://www.doubletree.com ). This rate will be offered for three days before and two days after the conference to accommodate those wishing to spend extra time in the area.
Rooms have also been contracted for students at the Holiday Inn Portland (Online Reservations) at the rate of $100 per night plus tax. Students must show student identification at check-in to receive this special rate.
Room reservations are the responsibility of each participant and should be made by calling the hotels directly or using the hyperlinks for online reservations and requesting the group rate for SIAM 2004. The cut-off date for making hotel reservations is Monday, June 21, 2004. Accommodations after that date will be made on a space available basis. We urge you to make your reservations early.
Visit here for directions to the convention center, surrounding hotels and venues.
Visit http://www.ci.portland.or.us/ or http://www.pova.com for more information about Portland!
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