III Southern-Summer School on Mathematical Biology
Start time: February 3, 2014
Ends on: February 15, 2014
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Venue: IFT-UNESP
Organizers:
M. Clerc (Santiago), R. Kraenkel (São Paulo), P.I. Prado (São Paulo)
Distinguished lecturer:
Simon Levin (Princeton Univ., USA) – Challenges in Mathematical Ecology: scaling and collective phenomena; sustainability science; infectious diseases
Lecturers:
Roberto Kraenkel (IFT-UNESP, Brazil) – Introduction to Population Biology
Robert Smith? (Univ. Ottawa, Canada) – Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases.
Otso Ovaskainen (Univ. Helsinki, Finland) – Spatial Ecology and Evolution: Integrating Theory and Data
Description:
This school is aimed at graduate students in Physics, Mathematics, Ecology and Epidemiology, having at least a basic knowledge of calculus and differential equations. The first week will be a basic course on population biology, which is strongly based on modeling exercises. The second week will consist of three advanced courses on up-to-date topics in ecology and epidemiology and a series of three seminars by a distinguished professor. It is possible to apply for participation either for one or two weeks. Undergraduate students with exceptional records are also encouraged to apply. Limited funds are available for travel and local expenses. There is no registration fee.
Please note that acceptance cannot be taken for granted, as we expect a much higher number of applications than the maximum number of participants. We advise the candidates to carefully complete the application form, providing enough information for the selection committee to take a decision.
In order to have an idea of the kind of activities that take place during the course, please visit the home-page of the first two editions of this school at http://www.ictp-saifr.org/mathbio and http://www.ictp-saifr.org/mathbio2
Application Deadline, December 7
Announcement
List of Participants: Updated on Feb 5
General Information: General Information Sheet – Useful information specially for those who are not from São Paulo city.
Poster Presentation: Participants who are presenting poster MUST BRING THE POSTER PRINTED. The poster size should be at most 1m x 1m. Please do not bring hanging banner, only sticking poster.
Accommodation: Participants whose accommodation have been arranged and paid by the institute will stay at Paulista Flat. Each participant whose accommodation has been arranged by the institute has received the details about the accommodation individually.
Registration: ALL participants should register. The registration at the institute will be on February 3 from 8am to 9:00am, and on February 10 from 8am to 9:00am (Participants of the second week). Upon registration, please bring a copy of your ID or passport. You can find arrival instruction at http://www.ictp-saifr.org/?page_id=195
Upon registration, participants who are receiving financial support, please bring a photocopy of your ID or passport.
BOARDING PASS – All participants, whose travel has been provided or will be reimbursed by the institute, should bring the boarding pass upon registration, and collect an envelope to send the return boarding pass to the institute.
Emergency number: 982 338 671 (from São Paulo city); +55 11 982 338 671 (from abroad), 11 982 338 671 (from outside São Paulo).
Ground transportation instructions:
Ground transportation from the Airport to Paulista Flat
Ground transportation from Paulista Flat to the institute
Suggested Readings:
Kraenkel
Massol
Ovaskainen
Smith?
Files:
1st week
2nd week
- Otso Ovaskainen
- Robert Smith?
- Daniel Lahr
Evaluations of school
Photos of school
Preliminary Programme: PDF version updated on Jan 21
| FIRST WEEK: February 3 to 8 | |
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Monday, 3 February |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 – 11:00 |
OPENING and LECTURE I Single species dynamics |
| 11:00 – 18:00 |
WORK ON PROJECTS (lunch and coffee break will be available during this time) |
| 18:00 – 19:30 |
PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS |
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Tuesday, 4 February |
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| 9:00 – 10:30 |
LECTURE II Predation [Video] |
| 10:30 – 18:00 |
WORK ON PROJECTS (lunch and coffee break will be available during this time) |
| 18:00 – 19:30 |
EXTRA LECTURE |
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Wednesday, 5 February |
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| 9:00 – 10:30 |
LECTURE III Competition [Video] |
| 10:30 – 18:00 |
WORK ON PROJECTS (lunch and coffee break will be available during this time) |
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Thursday, 6 February |
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| 9:00 – 10:30 |
LECTURE IV Epidemics [Video] |
| 10:30 – 18:00 |
WORK ON PROJECTS (lunch and coffee break will be available during this time) |
| 18:00 – 19:30 |
BESTIARIUM |
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Friday, 7 February |
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| 9:00 – 10:30 |
LECTURE V Spatial ecology [Video] |
| 10:30 – 18:00 |
WORK ON PROJECTS (lunch and coffee break will be available during this time) |
| 18:00 – 19:30 |
SEMINAR |
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Saturday, 8 February |
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| 9:00 – 10:30 |
LECTURE VI Desertification and alternative States |
| 10:30 – 19:30 |
WORK ON PROJECTS (lunch and coffee break will be available during this time) |
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Sunday, 9 February |
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All day |
FREE DAY |
| SECOND WEEK: February 10 to 15 | |
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Monday, 10 February |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration – Participants of the second week only |
| 9:00 – 12:30 |
PRESENTATIONS BY THE GROUPS OF WEEK I |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
PRESENTATIONS BY THE GROUPS OF WEEK I |
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30 – 16:20 |
ROBERT SMITH? [Video] |
| 16:20 – 16:40 |
SHORT BREAK |
| 16:40- 17:10 |
DISCUSSION |
| 17:30 – 18:30 |
EXTRA SEMINAR – GILBERTO CORSO |
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Tuesday, 11 February |
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| 9:00 – 9:50 |
FRANÇOIS MASSOL [Video] |
| 9:50 – 10:10 |
SHORT BREAK |
| 10:10 – 10:40 |
DISCUSSION |
| 10:40 – 11:00 |
COFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 – 11:50 |
ROBERT SMITH? [Video] |
| 11:50 – 12:20 |
DISCUSSION |
| 12;20 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:50 |
FRANÇOIS MASSOL [Video] |
| 14:50 – 15:10 |
SHORT BREAK |
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15:10 – 15:40 |
DISCUSSION |
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15:40: – 16:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
EXTRA SEMINAR — ELISABETH NICHOLS |
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Wednesday, 12 February |
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| 9:00– 9:50 |
ROBERT SMITH? [Video] |
| 9:50 – 10:10 |
SHORT BREAK |
| 10:10 – 10:40 |
DISCUSSION |
| 10:40 – 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | |
| 13:00- 14:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:30 – 15:20 |
ROBERT SMITH? [Video] |
| 15:20 – 15:40 |
SHORT BREAK |
| 15:40 – 16:10 |
DISCUSSION |
| 16:10 – 16:30 |
COFFEE-BREAK |
| 16:30 – 18:00 |
MASTER CLASSES |
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Thursday, 13 February |
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9:00– 9:50 |
OTSO OVASKAINEN [Video] |
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9:50 – 10:10 |
SHORT BREAK |
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10:10 – 10:40 |
DISCUSSION |
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10:40 – 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11:00 – 13:00 |
SIMON LEVIN [Video] |
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13:00 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 – 15:20 |
FRANÇOIS MASSOL [Video] |
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15:20 – 15:40 |
SHORT BREAK |
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15:40 – 16:10 |
DISCUSSION |
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16:10: – 16:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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16:30 – 18:00 |
MASTER CLASSES |
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Friday, 14 February |
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9:00 – 9:50 |
OTSO OVASKAINEN [Video] |
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9:50 – 10:10 |
SHORT BREAK |
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10:10 – 10:40 |
DISCUSSION |
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10::40 – 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11:00 – 13:00 |
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13:00 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30 – 15:20 |
OTSO OVASKAINEN [Video] |
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15:20 – 15:40 |
SHORT BREAK |
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15:40 – 16:10 |
DISCUSSION |
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16:10 – 16:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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16:30 – 18:00 |
Daniel Lahr (USP) |
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Saturday, 15 February |
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9:00 – 9:50 |
OTSO OVASKAINEN |
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9:50 –10:10 |
SHORT BREAK |
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10:10 – 10:40 |
DISCUSSION |
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10:40 – 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11:00 – 11:50 |
FRANÇOIS MASSOL |
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11:50 – 12:20 |
DISCUSSION |
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12:20 – |
CLOSING |