Applications of Spatial Data: Ecological Niche Modeling
This tutorial will teach the concepts of ecological niche modeling, introduce select analytical techniques, and present how to interpret and apply spatial analyses. Commonly used and new online spatial data resources will be shared.
This tutorial will expose investigators from all branches of biology to the rich menagerie of tests for selection. The intended audience is advanced graduate students, postdocs, and faculty with an interest in searching for targets of selection, be they particular genomic sequences or particular traits.
The 2018 Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates program will be held May 29-July 20 at NIMBioS on the UT campus. Participants from around the country will work in teams with NIMBioS postdocs and UT faculty on research at the interface of mathematics and biology. Undergraduates receive free university apartment-style housing, a stipend, and support for travel to/from Knoxville. Application link coming soon! Read more
Postdoc Spotlight
Meet Charlotte Chang
Charlotte Chang is exploring the impact of diverse socio-cultural hunting practices as well as the response of hunting pressure to the spatial and temporal distribution of different harvested goods. In this Q&A, Chang explains how she hopes that her research will identify ways human aspirations can be reconciled with the needs of wildlife. Chang, who hails from Santa Barbara, completed her Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. Find out more
Graduate Spotlight
Meet Tiago Miyaoka
Tiago Miyaoka is a doctoral student in applied mathematics at University of Campinas, Brazil. He has been a self-supported visitor at NIMBioS since June collaborating with Suzanne Lenhart to develop a mathematical model for Zika virus. In this video, Miyaoka sat down with NIMBioS to discuss his project and explain how understanding the factors that contain or spread Zika could better inform vaccination strategies for controlling the disease. Interested in a research visit to NIMBioS? Find out more
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NIMBioS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation through NSF Award #DBI-1300426, with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.