Spring 2019 SMB Newsletter: People; Helen Byrne

Research interview – Professor Helen Byrne By Dr Robin Thompson Robin talks with Helen Byrne, Professor of Biomedical Modelling at the University of Oxford and recipient of the 2018 Leah Edelstein-Keshet Prize. You won the Leah Edelstein-Keshet prize for your research in modelling biomedical systems, coupled with your record of…

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Spring 2019 SMB Newsletter: People; Robert Miura

Obituary: Distinguished Professor Robert Miura (1938-2018) By Nassif Ghoussoub, Scientific Director, Banff International Research Station I just got word that my friend and colleague, Robert Miura, passed away on November 25th. Robert was born in Selma, California, to an immigrant family from Japan. When he was three years old, he…

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Spring 2019 SMB Newsletter: Editorial; Dr Kit Yates

A report on the Royal Society bilateral international meeting held at Chicheley Hall 20/02/19-21/02/19 By Dr. Kit Yates, University of Bath, UK Bilateral international meetingsare multidisciplinary meetings, designed to bring together early career scientists and senior scientists in an environment which encourages informal networking and discussion, and to explore opportunities…

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SMB Digest Volume 19 Issue 6

SMB DIGEST ISSN 1086-6566  VOLUME 19 ISSUE 6 February 15, 2019 This issue’s editor: Karina Vilches (kvilchesponce@gmail.com) ————————————————— Note: If you are not currently an SMB member, join/renew today at SMB Membership Additional information about the Society for Mathematical Biology may be found in the SMB Home Page, www.smb.org/. Access…

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