The NSF-Simons NITMB MathBio Convergence Conference 11-14 August 2025 Chicago, IL

Registration, Abstract Submission and Travel Award Applications now open!

More details at https://www.nitmb.org/nitmb-mathbio-convergence-conference

We are calling for talks and posters discussing challenging problems in biology that are inspiring new mathematics, statistics, theory and computation, and mathematics that is generating important new insights into biology.

If you are a mathematician working on biology or a biologist using mathematics, or just someone who would like to learn more about research at the interface between mathematics and biology, we encourage you to attend.

Registration: The number of attendees at the conference is finite. We are asking participants to pay a small fee ($100) to hold their place.
Abstracts: Register before 15 April if you would like to submit an abstract.
Travel Awards: We are proud to offer travel award to students and early career researchers. A brief application is required for consideration - deadline April 15.
Travel awards fund up to $650 for domestic travel and $800 for intercontinental travel, plus reimbursement for local hotel costs and for meals not provided by the conference (gsa.gov rates apply). Award recipients must lodge at The Drake Hotel (140 East Walton Place Chicago, IL 60611) to receive reimbursement.

Registration/submission steps:

Register at https://www.nitmb.org/nitmb-mathbio-convergence-conference
Upon entering your information, you will be directed to a payment site.
After confirmation of payment (please note your confirmation number), you will be sent links with which to submit an abstract and/or apply for a travel award.

If you have questions, please email nitmb@nitmb.org

Important Dates:
Abstract Submission	April 15, 2025
Travel Award Application	April 15, 2025
Early Registration (to be considered for a presentation) ($100)	February 15 - April 15, 2025
Notification of selection for an Oral Talk or a Poster	Late May
Regular Registration (no presentation) ($100)	February 15 - July 14, 2025
Late Registration ($200)	July 15 - August 4, 2025
Hotel Registration (at the Drake)	Mid-April - July 15, 2025

Confirmed plenary speakers:

Alexander Auhlela, The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
    Dr. Aulehla uses dynamical systems to study how a vertebrate embryo forms the unique number of body segments that make up the vertebrae.

Carina Curto, Brown University
    Dr. Curto combines mathematical tools from algebra, geometry, topology and dynamical systems to elucidate complex patterns of activity in networks of neurons.

Lorin Crawford, Microsoft Research and Brown University
    Dr. Crawford uses machine learning and statistical tools to study the genotype-to-phenotype map for complex traits and diseases.

Michael Hawrylycz, The Allen Institute
    Dr. Hawrylycz studies the cellular constitution and organization of the brain using single-cell transcriptomics and cutting-edge computational and statistical tools.

Anna-Liisa Laine, University of Helsinki
    Dr. Laine studies complex problems in ecology across a spectrum of length and time scales.

Reidun Twarock, University of York
    Dr. Twarock uses mathematics to study the symmetries of animal viruses and how they self-assemble inside host cells.