Tutorials and Opening Workshop

General Information
Application
Schedule

General Information

The Opening Workshop for the SAMSI program on Algebraic Methods in Systems Biology and Statistics will be held on Sunday-Wednesday, September 14-17, 2008, at the Radisson Hotel RTP in Research Triangle Park, NC. On Sunday, September 14, tutorials will be offered on various applications of algebra in biology and statistics. From Monday to Wednesday, invited speakers will give presentations. We will also have a poster session.

The goals of the Opening Workshop are to take advantage of community input in the formation of the working groups for the program and to promote engagement in person or remotely, via web or teleconference for those not in residence at SAMSI during the program.

The workshop program will focus on the development and use of a particular set of tools from algebra, algebraic geometry, and discrete mathematics to solve problems in statistics and biology. A fundamental component of the workshop will take place during the afternoon of Wednesday, September 17, with the formation of working groups who will pursue research during the remainder of the program.

Program Committee: Reinhard Laubenbacher (Virginia Tech: Chair), Seth Sullivant (North Carolina State University), Brett Tyler (Virginia Tech), Rudy Yoshida (University of Kentucky)

Application

Interested individuals should apply, using the ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM. This form also includes the application for financial support. You will be notified as soon as possible after your application if your participation will be possible; regrettably, limited seating will preclude acceptance of all applications. New researchers (graduate students, postdocs, and faculty in the early stages of their careers) and members of underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

The application/registration deadline is August 29, 2008.

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Please make reservations at the Radisson as soon as possible. The SAMSI room block and rate ($109) is effective until August 29, 2008. After this date, there is no guarantee a room will be available.  If you have a change in plans, individual room reservations must be cancelled 72 hours prior to arrival. Check-in is at 3:00 PM; check-out is 12:00 noon.

Schedule

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