Founded 1 February 2012
Aim
To foster and promote the development and application of mathematics in biology
Rules
Mathematical Biology Group – Rules
Activities
- organise seminars, workshops and conferences on mathematics and biology;
- organise small-group meetings on particular themes, related to mathematics and biology;
- maintain a web resource page with information on the members and their interests and publish information on existing and prospective PhD/Honours projects and courses on mathematical biology;
- conduct joint activities with other bodies concerned with fields where mathematics and biology are relevant;
- encourage the interaction of users of mathematics in biological applications across academia, government and industry;
- build and strengthen a sense of community within the researchers in the areas of mathematical biology in Australia and New Zealand.
As part of these activities, there is the ANZIAM MBSIG Best Student Paper Prize, awarded annually (starting 2018), for an exceptional paper in the field of mathematical biology.
Dissemination of information is through the MB SIG Google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mbsig
Please “subscribe to this group” if you would like to participate or be kept informed of activities.
Mathematical Biology Group – Resources
A page with relevant resources, including a list of visitors being hosted in ANZ, conferences and journals relevant to mathematical biology.
2026 Committee
| Chair | Dr Stuart Johnston | The University of Melbourne |
| Secretary | Dr Domenic Germano | The University of Melbourne |
| Treasurer | Dr Wang Jin | UNSW Sydney |
| Web editor | Dr Claire Miller | Auckland Bioengineering Institute |
| Committee | Dr Alex Tam | Adelaide University |
| Elijah Foo | The University of Melbourne | |
| Dr Jess Crawshaw | Queensland University of Technology | |
| Dr Tiffany Leung | UNSW Sydney | |
| Returning Officer |
Mathematical Biology Group – History
MBSIG Publication Showcase
We are trialling a page to showcase recent work within our community. Please have a browse, and considering submitting your recent papers. Publications can be added to the site by completing the following google form.
Just a few of the Mathematical Biology Research Groups in ANZ
- Infectious Disease Research Group, Massey University
- University of Melbourne
- Science and Engineering centre, QUT
- University of Sydney
- Adelaide University
- Engineering Computational Biology, UWA
- Biomathematics, UNSW
- Infection Analytics Program, UNSW
- Infectious Disease Modelling Groups
- Ecology
Similar groups not in ANZ
- Society for Mathematical Biology
- Korean Society for Mathematical Biology
- European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB)
Events of the MBG
- Mathematical Biology Workshop on “Biological Invasions on Large and Small Scales”, Friday 7th February 2020 in the Hunter Valley, Australia
- Mathematical Biology Workshop on “Emergent phenomena across scales”, held Friday 8th February 2019 at the Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson, New Zealand
- Mathematical Biology Workshop on “Theoretical phylogenetics”, Friday 9th February 2018 in Hobart, Australia
- Mathematical Biology Workshop on “Genetics in population and disease control, and collective movement and behaviour”. Held 10th February 2017 in Adelaide
- Discrete Mathematical Models in the Life Sciences, held 6th February 2015 in Brisbane, Australia
- The AMSI Infectious Disease Modelling Workshop, held 25-27th September 2013 in Newcastle, Australia
- Collective Motion and Swarm Behaviour Workshop, held 8th February 2013 in Newcastle, Australia
- Infectious Disease Modelling Workshop, held 3rd February 2012 in Melbourne, Australia
Special Issue of ANZIAM J. on Mathematical Biology
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