Conference Information
As all SMB meetings, SMB2021 will cover all aspects of mathematical biology. Special emphasis this year will be on the impact of
Mathematical Biology on Translational Science and Promotion of Diversity, Inclusion and Equality.
We are excited to virtually host the meeting on behalf of the University of California Riverside (UCR) along with the inclusion of most colleges and universities in California!
While COVID-19 continues spreading across the world, the Society for Mathematical Biology is keeping the health and safety of our members as our top priority. To reduce or slow the spread of infection, we will hold our 2021 Annual Meeting in a virtual form between June 13-17, 2021. We acknowledge that many are facing challenging personal and/or professional circumstances, but we hope that our virtual Annual Meeting will allow our community to stay connected, share research, and support each other. The meeting will be held 24 hours a day to maximize the participation of people across the world.
Meeting Partner Societies
Pre-Conference Workshops
Virtual SMB Workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Date: March 26, 2021
Virtual SMB Workshop on Education and Research Experiences For Undergraduates (REUs)
Dates: April 1 & 2, 2021
Online Platforms
Through partnership with MathDept.org, we will utilize the following platforms to create an immersive conference experience.
Zoom
Allows attendees to listen to & engage with
Plenary talks,
Minisymposium sessions, and
Contributed talks.
Slack
For general announcements and messaging.
Annual Meeting Registration
Registration is now open with the following options!
Individual Registration
High School, Undergraduate, & Graduate Students: $10
Postdoctoral Scholars: $20
Academic Faculty & Industry: $30 for SMB/ESMTB/JSMB members or $65 for non-members
Group Registration
General Support for Participants
Application for a Fee Waiver
Plenary Speakers
Named Prize Winners
C. A. Akira Okubo Prize:
Michael A. Savageau
University of California, Davis, USA
John Jungck Prize:
Carrie Diaz Eaton
Bates College, USA
Arthur Winfree Prize:
Leah Edelstein-Keshet
University of British Columbia, Canada
Leah Edelstein-Keshet Prize:
Jennifer A. Flegg
University of Melbourne, Australia
Paper Prize Winners
Lee A. Segel Prize for Best Paper:
Christian A. Yates, Matthew J. Ford & Richard L. Mort
Lee A. Segel Prize for Best Student Paper:
Alexander P. Browning, Parvathi Haridas & Matthew J. Simpson
Invited Plenary Speakers
David Basanta
Moffit Cancer Center, USA
Timothy Elston
University of North Carolina, USA
George Karniadakis
Brown University, USA
Denise Kirschner
University of Michigan, USA
Submissions & Deadlines
Mini-symposium Proposal Submission
The submission period for mini-symposia proposals is now closed.
Contributed Presentation Submission
The submission period for contributed talks & posters is now closed.
Questions? Please send all inquiries to smb2021@ucr.edu.
Scientific Committee
Mark Alber | University of California, Riverside, USA
Ruth Baker | University of Oxford, UK
Reinhard Laubenbacher | University of Florida, USA
Suzanne Lenhart | University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA
Philip Maini | University of Oxford, UK
Anna Marciniak-Czochra | Heidelberg University, Germany
Gibin Powathil | Swansea University, UK
Santiago Schnell | University of Michigan, USA
Amber Smith | The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA
Organizing Committee
Maíra Aguiar | Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao - Basque Country, Spain
Mark Alber (Chair) | University of California, Riverside, USA
Paul Atzberger | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Daniele Avitabile | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ellen Baake | Bielefeld University, Germany
Mario Banuelos | California State University, Fresno, USA
Mikahl Banwarth-Kuhn | University of California, Merced, USA
Jolene Britton | University of California, Riverside, USA
Sunny Canic | University of California, Berkeley, USA
William Cannon | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Weitao Chen | University of California, Riverside, USA
Lisette de Pillis | Harvey Mudd College, USA
Amina Eladdadi | The College of Saint Rose, Albany, USA
German Enciso | University of California, Irvine, USA
Marcella Gomez | University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Robert Guy | University of California, Davis, USA
Alexander Hoffmann | University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Chiu-Yen Kao | Claremont McKenna College, USA
Denise Kirschner | University of Michigan Medical School, USA
Natalia Komarova | University of California, Irvine, USA
Gen Kurosawa | RIKEN, Japan
Doron Levy | University of Maryland, USA
Alison Marsden | Stanford University, USA
Roeland Merks | Leiden University, The Netherlands
Andrew D. McCulloch | University of California, San Diego, USA
Qing Nie | University of California, Irvine, USA
Gibin Powathil | Swansea University, UK
Robert Planqué | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Russell Rockne | Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, USA
Suzanne Sindi | University of California, Merced, USA
Amber Smith | University Of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA
Dominik Wodarz | University of California, Irvine, USA
Roya Zandi | University of California, Riverside, USA
Local Organizing Committee, University of California, Riverside, USA
Heyrim Cho, Yat Tin Chow, Melissa Gomez, Jia Gou, James Marberry, Francesco Pancaldi, Mykhailo Potomkin, Qixuan Wang
Sponsors
Website Credits
SMB2021 Logo Design
Onar Primitivo | Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, University of California, Merced, USA
Mikahl Banwarth-Kuhn | University of California, Merced, USA
SMB2021 Website Design
Jolene Britton | University of California, Riverside, USA
Jeffery West | Moffit Cancer Center, Florida, USA