BURNSFEST

Please join us in-person or online:

In-person: 2nd Floor, Pendleton Room, Michigan Union (map)
Online: Zoom

The Burnsfest schedule is available here. Recordings of the talks will be posted soon.

Speakers

Morning Session: Mathematical Partnerships in Africa
– Nkem Khumbah, Head, STI Policy Systems, Governance and Partnerships, African Academy of Sciences (link)
– Michael Nxumalo, Science Networks and Research Links, National Research Foundation, South Africa (link)
– Charles Awono Onana
– Roger Sidje, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies & Professor of Mathematics, University of Alabama (link)

Afternoon Session: Mathematical Medicine & Biology
– Marisa Eisenberg, Director, Center for the Study of Complex Systems, Professor of Complex Systems, Epidemiology (School of Public Health), and Mathematics (link)
– Marty Golubitsky, Distinguished Professor of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Ohio State University (link)
– Trachette (Tracé) Jackson, Associate Vice President for Research – DEI Initiatives and University Diversity and Social Transformation, Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan (link)
– Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD, Professor of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Professor of Human Genetics, Professor of Molecular Medicine & Genetics, Professor of Public Health, Harold T. Shaprio Distinguished University Professor, University of Michigan (link)
– Indika Rajapakse, Professor of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Professor of Mathematics, University of Michigan (link)

Organizers

Brian Athey, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Daniel Forger, Mathematics, University of Michigan
Nkem Khumbah, STI Policy Systems, Governance and Partnerships, African Academy of Sciences
Gilbert Omenn, MD, Medicine; Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics; Internal Medicine; Human Genetics; and Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
Indika Rajapakse, Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, and Mathematics, University of Michigan

Sponsors

Burnsfest is sponsored by the Michigan Center for Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics (MCAIM), the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (DCMB), the African Studies Center, the African Academy of Sciences, and the James Van Loo Symposium Fund.