Society for Mathematical Biology
The Society for Mathematical Biology is an international association co-founded in 1972 in USA by Drs.George Karreman, Herbert Daniel Landahl and by Anthony Bartholomay for the furtherance of joint scientific activities between Mathematics and Biology research communities,. The society publishes the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, as well as the SMB annual newsletter.
History of The Society for Mathematical Biology
The Society for Mathematical Biology emerged and grew from the earlier school of mathematical biophysics, initiated and supported by the Founder of Mathematical Biology, Nicolas Rashevsky. Thus, the roots of SMB go back to the publication in 1939 of the first international journal of mathematical biology, previously entitled ""—which was founded by Nicolas Rashevsky, and which is currently published by SMB under the name of "Bulletin of Mathematical Biology". Professor Rashevsky also founded in 1969 the non-profit organization "Mathematical Biology, Incorporated"—the precursor of SMB. Another notable member of the University of Chicago school of mathematical biology was Anatol Rapoport whose major interests were in developing basic concepts in the related area of mathematical sociology, who cofounded the Society for General Systems Research and became a president of the latter society in 1965. Herbert D. Landahl was initially also a member of Rashevsky's school of mathematical biology, and became the second president of SMB in the 1980s; both Herbert Landahl and Robert Rosen from Rashevsky's research group were focused on dynamical systems approaches to complex systems biology, with the latter researcher becoming in 1980 the president of the Society for General Systems Research.Leadership of The Society for Mathematical Biology
The Society for Mathematical Biology is governed by its Officers and Board of Directors, elected by the membership. Current SMB President is Dr. Alexander R.A. Anderson, Past-President serving as Vice President is Dr. Denise Kirschner, and President-Elect is Dr. Heiko Enderling. SMB secretary is Dr. Ping Ye, and treasurer is Dr. Anna Mummert.The current Board of Directors is composed of Drs. Peter Kim, Doron Levy, Elissa Schwartz, Ruth Baker, Janet Best, and Amber Smith.
| Years of service | President | Affiliation |
| 1973-1981 | George Karreman | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| 1981-1983 | Herbert Landahl | University of California, San Francisco |
| 1983-1985 | John Stephenson | National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health |
| 1985-1987 | John Jacquez | University of Michigan Medical School |
| 1987-1989 | Simon Levin | Cornell University |
| 1989-1991 | Stuart Kauffman | Santa Fe Institute |
| 1991-1993 | Alan Perelson | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 1993-1995 | John Tyson | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 1995-1997 | Leah Edelstein-Keshet | University of British Columbia |
| 1997-1999 | Leon Glass | McGill University |
| 1999-2001 | Alan Hastings | University of California, Davis |
| 2001-2003 | Mark Lewis | University of Alberta |
| 2003-2005 | Lou Gross | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| 2005-2007 | Mark Chaplain | University of Dundee |
| 2007-2009 | Avner Friedman | Ohio State University |
| 2009-2011 | Michael Mackey | McGill University |
| 2011-2013 | Gerde de Vries | University of Alberta |
| 2013-2015 | Fred Adler | University of Utah |
| 2015-2017 | Santiago Schnell | University of Michigan Medical School |
| 2017-2019 | Denise Kirschner | University of Michigan Medical School |
| 2019-2021 | Alexander Anderson | Moffitt Cancer Center |
| 2021-2023 | Heiko Enderling | Moffitt Cancer Center |
Research and educational activities
In addition to its research and news publications, the society supports education in: mathematical biology, mathematical biophysics, complex systems biology and theoretical biology through sponsorship of several topic-focused graduate and postdoctoral courses. To encourage and stimulate young researchers in this relatively new and rapidly developing field of mathematical biology, the society awards several prizes, as well as lists regularly new open international opportunities for researchers and students in this field.The society publishes the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, as well as the SMB annual newsletter.
| Years of service | Editor | Affiliation |
| 1939-1972 | Nicolas Rashevsky | University of Chicago University of Michigan |
| 1972-1981 | Herbert Landahl | University of California, San Francisco |
| 1982-1986 | Hugo M. Martinez | University of California, San Francisco |
| 1986-2001 | Lee A. Siegel | Weizmann Institute |
| 2002-2015 | Philip Maini | University of Oxford |
| 2016 - present | Alan Hastings Reinhard Laubenbacher | University of California, Davis University of Connecticut Health |