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The Johns Hopkins University Institute for Computational Medicine NHLBI Short Course
The Integrative Computational Modeling of the Cardiac Myocyte
Date: July 20-24, 2009
Location: Mt. Washington Conference Center - Baltimore, Maryland

Target Audience
Experimental biomedical researchers and clinician-scientists with a strong interest in understanding the process of developing, implementing, and applying mathematical biological system models. Programming experience is recommended.

Course Description
Using the cardiac myocyte as a paradigm, participants will be introduced to key concepts that underlie development of mathematical mechanistic models of biological systems. Participants will learn how to apply such models to the interpretation of experimental data and to make biological predictions. Core concepts in mathematics, numerical programming, and cardiac myocyte physiology and modeling will be covered in a set of online courses to be completed prior to the short course. The intensive 5-day short course will cover the implementation of existing myocyte models, the development of a new model based on experimental data, and an overview of future directions in biological modeling. Participants will then have the opportunity to develop and pursue a modeling-based research plan during a follow-up 2-day project session.

Apply on-line at http://www.icm.jhu.edu/shortcourse/index.html
 

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, Vice President, Engineering
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products (GDATP -http://www.gdatp.com), headquartered in Charlotte , NC , is a $1billion operating unit of the $22 billion defense industry giant General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD). GDATP is a systems integrator of defense products for all branches of the US Department of Defense both as prime and subcontractor. This fast-growing organization has 2300 employees located in nine facilities nationwide. GDATP provides customers with advanced capabilities through four strategic business units: Advanced Materials, Detection Systems, Gun Systems, and Weapon Systems.

The vice president, engineering can reside in Charlotte , NC (company headquarters) or Burlington , VT ( Burlington Technology Center ). The role is responsible for cost, schedule, and technical performance for engineering elements of production and development programs and for development and deployment of technology strategy. The position reports directly to the president.

Confidential inquiries can be made to:
Terri Bedwell, tbedwell@campbellcarlson.com

Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences
The National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences at Texas A&M University is currently accepting applications. The program enables students working toward a Ph.D. to focus on space life sciences and experience advanced courses in biomedical science and engineering, specifically as these fields relate to the space initiative.
The Texas A&M program will train scientists to perform the work necessary to solve three of the most critical problems that limit long-duration spaceflight: bone loss, muscle wasting and effects of cosmic radiation. Graduates will gain an integrated global perspective on these major biological problems of long-duration spaceflight and will be specifically trained in nutritional and exercise physiology countermeasures against those problems.
For more information about the Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences and the Texas A&M opportunity, visit
http://www.nsbri.org/GraduateEd

Hydrology Graduate Fellowship Training Program

The NOAA/National Weather Service Office of Hydrologic Development (OHD) has established the Hydrology Graduate Fellowship Training Program in support of the OHD research activities. The program will be administered by the NOAA-CREST Center at the City College of New York.

The program will award two fellowships annually.  One fellowship is restricted to students pursuing graduate degrees at one of the NOAA/CREST campuses. The other fellowship is open to any student pursuing graduate degrees at any university in the US and its territories.  The fellowships will be one- to four- year appointments, renewable annually, depending on student performance and funding availability. Both US and non-US citizens may apply for the fellowships. Each fellowship amounts to $50,000. The fellowships are designed to provide support and guidance to select scientific graduate students with the goal of training a new generation of scientists to meet the workforce needs of NOAA and the nation.
http://earth.engr.ccny.cuny.edu/noaa/