Conference Overview
Extraordinary advancements in computing power have facilitated the development and applications of sophisticated statistical tools to biological fields such as genomics, ecology, and evolution. However, even now, when powerful hardware and software have never been more accessible and despite significant advancements in machine learning, physiological and organismal branches of biology, like animal behavior, functional morphology, and biomechanics, seem to be stuck in the past, with the ubiquitous and almost exclusive use of classical univariate statistics. Experimental and organismal biology is in urgent need of such modern tools to make better sense of the increasingly complex and extensive data that we are now capable of collecting.
This meeting looks to the future and aims to identify and develop strategies for the implementation of sophisticated quantitative and machine learning methods to disciplines within Experimental and Organismal Biology. Our impressive panel of confirmed speakers highlights the inspiring diversity and strength of the research programs of women in the biological sciences in the Midwest. We will celebrate and draw on this strength to identify fundamental biological questions that will most benefit from advancements that quantitative methods like machine learning can bring.
We place a high value on equity, diversity, and inclusion; indeed, the spirit of the meeting can’t prescind from recognizing the value that different perspectives and backgrounds bring to all scientific disciplines, particularly as we seek to integrate quantitative methods into experimental and organismal biology. Although our workshop explicitly highlights women in the biological sciences, we aim to encourage the participation of all underrepresented groups and minorities in biology and enhance the interaction between them.
Registration will open on Jun. 15, 2022.
For more information about the meeting, please email Kathleen Foster (klfoster[at]bsu.edu) or Alessandro Selvitella (aselvite[at]pfw.edu).
We look forward to seeing you!
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Organizing Committee:
(Click on names to open websites in new tab) Prof. Kathleen L. Foster Prof. Alessandro M. Selvitella Sponsors: (Click on names to open websites in new tab) Society for Experimental Biology Ball State University |
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