Southern-Summer School on Mathematical Biology

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Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Venue: IFT-UNESP

Organizers: M. Clerc (Santiago), R. Kraenkel (São Paulo), P.I. Prado (São Paulo)

Lecturers for the 1st week:–R. Kraenkel – IFT- UNESP (São Paulo) – Introduction to Population Biology

Lecturers for the 2nd week: P. Amarasekare – Univ. of California (Los Angeles) – Population and Community Dynamics
—————————————–V. Colizza – Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris), ISI Foundation (Turin) – Epidemics on Networks
—————————————–F. Lutscher – Univ. of Ottawa (Canada) – Mathematical Models of Spatial Ecology

Description: This school is aimed at graduate students in Physics, Mathematics, Ecology an Epidemiology,
—————–having at least a basic knowledge of calculus and differential equations. The first week will be a
—————–basic course on population biology, which also includes modelling exercises. The second week
—————–will be an advanced school on up-to-date topics in ecology and epidemiology. Candidates may
—————–apply either for one or two weeks. Limited funds are available for travel and local expenses.
—————–There is no registration fee.

Material for classes:

1. lecture_1_12.pdf
2. lecture_2_12.pdf
3. lecture_3_12.pdf
4. lecture_4_12.pdf
5. lecture_5_12.pdf
6. lecture_6_12.pdf

First week’s presentations:

• Savannas, Forest and Grass
• Sylvatic Dengue and Animal-to-Human Spillover
• Indirect effects affects ecosystem dynamics
• Facilitation Systems
• Mating Systems and Population Dynamics
• Intraguild Mutualism

Seminars:

• Renata Pardini: Diversity in Fragmented Landscapes
• Claudia Codeço: Population dynamics of Aedes aegypti,vector of Dengue Fever
• Thomas Lewinsohn: Spandrels, hubris and the baroque of nature

Lecture Notes:

• Priyanga Amarasekare: Summer_school_Brazil_2012_lecture1_notes
• References_lecture1: Armstrong&McGehee80
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• Priyanga Amarasekare: Summer_school_Brazil_2012_lecture2_notes
• References_lecture2: lecture2_amarasekare
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• Priyanga Amarasekare: Summer_school_Brazil_2012_lecture3_notes
• References_lecture3: Amarasekare&savage_2012
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• Vittoria Colizza: Epidemics on networks
• Lutscher: lecture notes
  
  

Photos of school

• Click here to see photos of the school——-

——————–1st Announcement
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–——————–◊List of Participants

———————◊General Information Sheet (new)

———————◊Accommodation: Participants, whose accommodation has been arranged by the Institute, will stay at Pousada Zilah, located at Alameda Franca 1621/1633 – Jd. Paulista – São Paulo SP –  http://www.zilah.com/v1/.

———————◊Notice for all participants who will stay at Pousada Zilah: On January 15 and 22, a secretary will be at Pousada Zilah from 3pm to 10pm to instruct and welcome the participants,  and on January 16 the participants should meet the secretary at the hotel lobby at 8:00am, then she will guide the participants to the institute.

—————— –◊Participants who live in São Paulo or have accommodation arranged on their own: The institute is located at: IFT-UNESP Rua Dr. Bento Teobaldo Ferraz, 271, bloco 2- Barra Funda – São Paulo. Click here to see instruction about how to reach the institute.

———————◊Ground Transportation – from Guarulhos Airport

———————◊Ground Transportation – from Congonhas Airport

———————◊Ground Transportation – How to reach the Institute from Pousada Zilah

———————◊Ground transportation –  Going back to Rio de Janeiro by Bus—————

———————◊Programme: PDF Version_updated on Jan 11

————–◊Student evaluations of school

SOUTHERN-SUMMER SCHOOL ON MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY

Programme