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This video showcases the aims, research, and possibilities at CAMBAM (Center for Applied Mathematics in Bioscience And Medicine). Get to know some of our research projects and scientists…
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Several members of the CAMBAM student community, and professors associated with it, are studying in the field of neuroscience, but CAMBAM only rarely sponsored neuroscience events. It is time for this to change! (more…)
Hi guys,
Another semester ended, another to be added the countless number of semesters that we have seen since the beginning of our academic career as professional students. Still, I’m taking the time to share with you what has made this last one particularly significant for me. I was registered in the course Machine Learning (COMP-652) and I had such a great time that I didn’t see the semester flying by, or was it because I was overwhelmed by work, it’s hard to tell. Never mind, this course taught me, and the other students who were registered, about a bunch of tools, not far from being qualified of statistics, that I’m sure you too could benefits from knowing. Unfortunately, there is only one way for you to get the fine details, and it is to register yourself, yet, I’m going to give you an appreciation of two topics covered during this class and maybe you’ll find yourself interested in learning more on the subject. (more…)
Dr. Sarah P. (“Sally”) Otto is presently visiting McGill for a couple of days. Yesterday we had two CAMBAM-sponsored events with her; thanks to everybody who turned out for those!
The first was a CAMBAM students’ roundtable lunch with Dr. Otto. A handful of us had pizza and soda with her while talking about our research projects and bouncing around related ideas. This was quite fun for me, since I’m not a CAMBAM member and don’t know much about what you folks do; it was great to hear about heart arrhythmias and neuron chemistry and asthma and actin and myosin and all the rest! I hope it was also fun for the CAMBAM folks to hear about my models of floral morphology and pollen dispersal and reproductive isolation. Mathematical biology contains such a diversity of ideas!
Posted on behalf of Bartłomiej Borek, at the Biocircuits Institute, University of California, San Diego since Oct. 1, 2012
Hello,
I am writing this to share my experience of the 2012 q-Bio Conference, and to thank CAMBAM and its people for helping me get there. (more…)
Ellwood Epps playing at Empty Sets, while a guest takes over an installation (bottom left and projection).
“Lennart, what do you think we do an art show with CAMBAM?”
“But Grace, we are scientists.”
“Some great art has been done by simple minds.”
Lennart, clearly out of arguments: “Ehhhm, I guess we do an art show then?!” (more…)
The method used in classic studies [1, 2] to quantify the discrimination sensitivity of middle temporal (MT) neurones in a two-alternative, forced-choice (2AFC) task has since become an important technique of behavioural neurophysiology. The key question is whether a neurone fired more spikes in one condition than in another. However, traditional parametric methods for answering this question place restrictive assumptions on the statistics of neural activity; for example, neurones do not always resemble a Poisson process [3].
A one page flyer how to navigate a conference – succinct, but spot on as far as my experience is concerned. Blogging about talks or a conference? I should probably get started on that then… (more…)
Are you studying math or physics and would be interested to know some aspects of interdisciplinary research in math/physics and biology/physiology? Are you curious about the picture above? If you answered “yes” to either of the questions, read on!
Participants gathering together for the round table with Sensorica
Past Friday, June 8, 2012, it was time for the 3rd CAMBAM Annual Meeting. The past Annual Meetings both created a little bit of a magical atmosphere, befitting such a day that only happens once a year, and only once. Participants were invited to the McGill Faculty Club, its wooden interior speaking of prestige and privilege. Being served an excellent four course meal, I wondered if our contribution can justify such privilege, or in the end displaces little more air than the beat of a butterfly’s wing. After all, this day was primarily about scientific progress in CAMBAM, a day to rest and review our accomplishments and progress – which often takes the form of small steps, taken one at a time – so let’s focus not on dinner courses and ambiance, but on students’ and corporate guests’ contributions to a day full of progress made, interdisciplinary perspectives, and new connections.
On June 22, 2012 from 10h-16h in McIntyre Medical Building, room 1101 the CAMBAM Student Chapter will be holding a workshop given by Gabriel Provencher-Langlois and Namdar Homayunfar. Gabriel will talk about Geometric Singular Perturbations and Namdar will present Bifurcation Analysis of DDEs (please see abstracts below).
From 10h-12h, each will host a workshop
A light lunch will be provided from 12h-13h (please let us know if you have any particular food concerns)
The day will conclude with another workshop from both Gabriel and Namdar
Hope to see everyone there!
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