Author: Zach Gajewski

VectorBiTE 2018 Reminder

Posted on by Zach Gajewski

Hi VectorBiTErs,

Just a quick reminder for upcoming deadlines:

Working Group Applications: DUE March 2, 2018 – The application can be found here.

Training Workshop Applications: DUE March 16, 2018 – The application can be found here.

VectorBiTE Annual Meeting Applications:  DUE March 16, 2018 – The application can be found here.

 

Applications for the 3rd VectorBiTE RCN annual meeting, to be held June 11-15, 2018 at the Asilomar Conference Center in CA, are due soon! This meeting has two parts. The first (June 11-13) will be a workshop for graduate students and postdocs on mathematical and statistical methods as well as an introduction to the VectorBiTE Population Dynamics (VecDyn) database. The second portion of the meeting (June 13-15) will be the main RCN meeting with an emphasis on jump-starting new working groups and projects. Applications for each of the two sections will be processed separately. We expect to fully fund up to 50 participants. A limited number of slots may be available for local and/or self-funded participants.

 

 

VBiTE 2018 Deadlines

Posted on by Zach Gajewski

Hi VectorBiTErs,

We are pleased to announce our first call for applications for the 3rd VectorBiTE RCN annual meeting, to be held June 11-15, 2018 at the Asilomar Conference Center in CA. This meeting has two parts. The first (June 11-13) will be a workshop for graduate students and postdocs on mathematical and statistical methods as well as an introduction to the VectorBiTE Population Dynamics (VecDyn) database. The second portion of the meeting (June 13-15) will be the main RCN meeting with an emphasis on jump-starting new working groups and projects. Applications for each of the two sections will be processed separately. We expect to fully fund up to 50 participants. A limited number of slots may be available for local and/or self-funded participants.

 

Deadlines:

Working Group Applications: DUE March 2, 2018 – The application can be found here.

Training Workshop Applications: DUE March 16, 2018 – Application will be posted shortly.

VectorBiTE Annual Meeting Applications:  DUE March 16, 2018 – Application will be posted shortly.

Experiment Zika Virus Grant

Posted on by Zach Gajewski

VectorBiTE has received an email from experiment.com, for an opportunity for a grant on Zika Virus. We thought we would forward this email to the members and hopefully some of you can take advantage of this opportunity! The deadline, March 15th, is approaching fast and some of the slots are filled, so make sure you get your application in soon! For information we have attached the email that we received below.

Hello,

This month, Experiment is hosting a $10,000 grant for Zika Virus research.
We’re reaching out because your own Experiment project is related to vector-borne disease, viruses, ecology, or global health, and we’re asking for your help in recommending great scientists for this opportunity.
For this grant, we’re especially interested in attracting scientists from all backgrounds and disciplines, including data science, geography, anthropology, hardware, etc. To outline our goals, we’ve put together this request for experiments.
We’re aiming for 15 projects to launch together as a batch. The project that ends with the most backers will receive the additional grant to their project. The deadline for first drafts is March 15th, and we already have 5 slots filled. We’d appreciate any help spreading the word about this grant (or if you have ideas yourself)!
Lastly, we’re putting together a scientific review panel for this grant. If you’re interested in getting involved, let us know by filling out this form:http://goo.gl/forms/11JqTgcuHV
Thank you!
Denny