On-line Registration: | Closed | ||||
Held On: | Mon 6/22/2015 - Fri 6/26/2015 | ||||
Location: | The University of Alabama at Birmingham The School of Public Health 1665 University Boulevard, fifth floor, room RPHB 507 Birmingham AL 35233 http://www.uab.edu/map/rphb |
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Lodging Options: (within walking distance) |
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Birmingham 808 South 20th Street Birmingham, AL 35205 (205) 933-9000 Residence Inn Birmingham |
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Overview
The mathematical sciences including engineering, statistics, computer science, physics, econometrics, psychometrics, epidemiology, and mathematics qua mathematics are increasingly being applied to advance our understanding of the causes, consequences, and alleviation of obesity. These applications do not merely involve routine well-established approaches easily implemented in widely available commercial software. Rather, they increasingly involve computationally demanding tasks, use and in some cases development of novel analytic methods and software, new derivations, computer simulations, and unprecedented interdigitation of two or more existing techniques. Such advances at the interface of the mathematical sciences and obesity research require bilateral training and exposure for investigators in both disciplines. This course on the mathematical sciences in obesity research features some of the world’s finest scientists working in this domain to fill this unmet need by providing nine topic driven modules designed to bridge the disciplines.
The goal of our proposed short course is to 1) expose researchers from the mathematical sciences and obesity to the language and methodology at the interface of both disciplines 2) facilitate collaborations between the two groups through effective contact and 3) to guide early investigators interested in conducting research at the interface of the mathematical sciences in obesity on the next career step.
Schedule of Events: [PDF file]
††Roundtable session will be used to develop projects through activities such as preparing and abstract or specific aims page | Module identification color codes |
Introduction to math method | |
Application of method to obesity | |
Hands-on interactive session | |
Open problems† |
At the end of each day of the five-day short course we will ask participants to gather in small groups led by a senior researcher from our pool of lecturers for a period of 90 min. Groups will be developed based on individual participant goals. For example, some participants may feel comfortable developing a specific aims page for an NIH K25, R03, K01, R01 or joint NSF/NIGMS Biological and Mathematical Sciences program. Others may want to collaborate across disciplines and set a second small group meeting through NIMBioS. We will provide a list of suggested activities while remaining open and flexible to the participant needs.
These options and what they will entail will be described on the first day of the short course by either the PI or co-PI. Some participants may decide to switch which round-table they are working with on the second or third day. On the fourth day, a moderator directed self-selected group of 10 participants will be chosen to present their work on the afternoon of the last day.
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Contact Information:
Logistics: Richard Sarver
UAB SOPH Dean's office
Office of Energetics & Nutrition Obesity Research Center
1700 University Boulevard, LHL 434
Birmingham AL 35294-0013
Phone: (205) 975-9169
Email: rsarver@uab.edu
We would like to thank our sponsors for their support: National Institutes of Health & Office of Energetics
Funded by
NIH Disclaimer:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institutes of Health under Grant No. (R25DK099080-01). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institutes of Health.