| A major feature of biological science in the 21st century will be its
transition from phenomenological and descriptive science to quantitative
science. Revolutionary opportunities have emerged for mathematically
driven advances in biological research. In the past four years, the
Department of Mathematics and the Quantitative Biology and Modeling
Initiative (QBMI) at Michigan State University have identified
mathematical biology as a research area of focus. Our mathematical
biology program emphasizes collaborations between the mathematical
scientists and appropriate biological scientists. We feel strongly that
the time has come to reach out beyond MSU by sponsoring a meeting to
bring together researchers from mathematics and biological sciences to
exchange ideas and to foster collaborations. We expect this to be the
first in a series of annual meetings with this objective.
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