Miniworkshop Description:

Opportunities in Mathematical Biology for Under-represented Groups workshop

The Mathematical Biosciences Institute will hold a workshop titled "Opportunities in Mathematical Biology for Under-represented Groups" during March 23-25, 2007. The organizers are Carlos Castillo Chavez, Trachette Jackson, Simon Levin, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu. The workshop will bring together approximately 40 researchers from under-represented groups in mathematical biology to broaden their scientific perspective and to develop connections that will be important for their future careers.

Research participants will include students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty; they will be encouraged to present a poster on current research and give a 5-minute advertisement of the poster.

Plenary talks will be given by leading researchers in Mathematical Biology. The following is a list of accepted speakers:

Warren Ewens
Wayne Getz
John Guckenheimer
Simon Levin
Claudia Neuhauser
Richard Rand
Michael Reed
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

The workshop will feature a panel discussion on careers in mathematical biology, and working group discussions on broad issues relevant to researchers in mathematical biology.

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