Dr. Aaron King, a professor at the University of Michigan, will present the first IBEST/CMCI Seminar of the semester on Thursday, January 24 at 12:30 p.m. in LSS 277. Dr. King is interested in studying evolution and ecology at long temporal and spatial scales using stochastic approaches. He’s done work on disease modeling and method/model/software development. His seminar talk is titled, “Efficient Scientific Inference for Stochastic Dynamical Systems.” If you would like to meet with Dr. King while he is on campus, please contact Ben Ridenhour.
Abstract: Scientific questions regarding the mechanistic operation of biological systems are often naturally formulated using Markov processes, but confronting the resulting models with data can be challenging. In this talk, I describe the essence of the difficulty, highlighting both the technical issues and the importance of the “plug-and-play property”. I then describe some efficient inference approaches for partially observed Markov processes and illustrate these with examples. I conclude by sketching promising new developments and describing some open problems.
The IBEST/CMCI Seminar Series for the Spring 2019 semester has been finalized. All seminars will be held in LSS 277, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Jan 24 – Aaron King, University of Michigan “Efficient Scientific Inference for Stochastic Dynamical Systems”
Feb 07 – Bruce Rannala, UC Davis “The Species Delimitation Dilemma”
Mar 28 – Peter Ralph, University of Oregon “Spatial Population Genetics: Ecology, Evolution, and Simulation”
Apr 04 – Lin Chen, University of Chicago “Integrative Genomic Association and Mediation Analysis”
Apr 11 – Wolfgang Banzhaf, Michigan State “Evolution, Creativity and the Notion of Time”
Apr 18 – Scott Peckham, University of Colorado “The Ontology for Scientific Variables and How it Supports Cross-Domain Interoperability of Data Sets and Models”
Apr 25 – Giulia Palermo, UC Riverside “Unraveling the Mechanistic Basis of the CRISPR-Cas9 System Via Computational Methods”
College of Science Dean Ginger Carney recently announced the recipient’s of this year’s Hill Undergraduate Research Fellowships. Madison Bergeman, who works with Professor Christine Parent, was one of eight recipients for her project, “Effects of sequential co-infection of viruses in Drosophila adult flies.”
Additionally, CMCI-affiliated undergraduates Brandon Larsen and Nicole Recla were also each awarded a $1000 research grant. Brandon and Nicole also work with Christine Parent.
The CMCI Modeler’s Workshop with Aaron King on Friday, January 25, 2019, is for faculty, postdocs and students interested in biological dynamics, infectious disease ecology, inference for stochastic processes and time series analysis. The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and lunch is included.
Do you plan on submitting a proposal that includes a modeling component? If so CMCI may be a great resource to you and your research team. Here are the steps to follow:
Email me with a brief description of the proposal to ensure that it falls under our mission.
Once confirmed, forward my approval and the funding announcement to Michele Mattoon. Do this as early as possible in the proposal planning process. The earlier you do this, the more we can help you.
Create the proposal in EIPRS, selecting “CMCI” as the department submitting the proposal and adding Michele Mattoon as an editor.
Contact Michele for assistance with the budget and budget justification and other aspects of the submission.
Contact me if you need other help or advice with the scientific aspects of proposal.
ACTION ITEMS: AVAILABLE RESOURCES
The university has several resources available for finding research support and learning about other resources available at UI. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend you do the following:
Have you seen our updated website? If not, check it out at http://www.cmciuidaho.org/. Please contact Lydia if you would like to update your profile or if you would like to be included in our online directory. This will become especially important as we move toward listing available modelers cross-referenced with research projects looking for modelers.
REMINDER: COLLABORATORIUM SCHEDULING
Lastly, please be aware that the Collaboratorium is being used more and more and is often booked back-to-back. As you are coming and going from your working group and other meetings, remember to be respectful of the meetings before and after your scheduled time slot. Don’t enter the room until the previous group is finished; try to finish your own meetings a few minutes early.
