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SMTPBconnect is the SMTPB online event series. Join us for research seminars, early career forums, recorded interviews, and social hours. Summaries of many past events appear on the Stanford CEHG blog.

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Upcoming events

  • Panel on Postdoctoral Research

    • 28 Oct 2026
    • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    • https://stanford.zoom.us/j/91894585973?pwd=vHzSlsZ6rem89c2qliL6OGjE1CgKLJ.1

    Panelists: Kaleda Denton, Brian Lerch, Maria Martignoni, and Masato Yamamichi

    Moderator: Maria Servedio

    Time/Date: Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 4:00pm PDT / 7:00pm EDT / Thursday, Oct. 29 at 8:00am JST

    Duration: 1 hr 30 min

    Location: Zoom Room | Meeting ID: 918 9458 5973| Passcode: 549773

    Description: The panel will consist of a discussion of topics including the pluses and minuses of different types of postdoctoral opportunities, how to manage the varied demands on your time as a postdoc, and how best to make use of your time as a postdoc to leverage it into a job. Our panelists consist of current postdocs and a PI with experiences with various systems and in various countries. The discussion will be followed by an open Q & A with the audience.



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  • 2027 SMTPB Conference

    • 3 May 2027
    • 6 May 2027
    • Stanford University

    Save the Date! More information forthcoming.

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SMTPBconnect past events

12 Oct 2026 SMTPBconnect Graduate Student and Postdoc Showcase
30 Sep 2026 John Harte Interview (Reflections on Modeling & Theory in Population Biology)
18 Jun 2026 Elizabeth Thompson Reflections Interview
28 Apr 2026 Reflections on Modeling & Theory in Population Biology: Peter Taylor
3 Apr 2026 Graduate and Postdoc Research Showcase
18 Mar 2026 Linking Theory and Practice in Eco-evolutionary Modelling
26 Feb 2026 Grad Student Showcase
13 Feb 2026 How the papers are made: look behind the scenes of publishing models and theory in population biology with current journal editors
28 Jan 2026 Reflections on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology: Joan Roughgarden
8 Dec 2025 Modern Coexistence Theory Workshop
11 Nov 2025 Reflections on Modelling & Theory in Population Biology: Jim Brown
5 Nov 2025 An entry-level model curation marathon using modelRxiv
23 Oct 2025 Reflections on Modeling & Theory in Population Biology Interview Series: Marcus Feldman (Stanford)
6 Oct 2025 Theories, models and stories: the good, the bad, and the not-so-useful
30 Jul 2025 Reflections on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology: Warren Ewens
25 Jun 2025 Interview: Reflections on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology: Joel Cohen
4 Jun 2025 Interview: Reflections on the History of Model and Theory series - Bob Holt
14 May 2025 Mini-Symposium: Theory in understanding viral dynamics and evolution
1 May 2025 SMTPBconnect: How to build theories from models and models from theories - Sam Scheiner
14 Apr 2025 Reflections on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology: Simon Levin
8 Apr 2025 Grad Student Showcase - Session #2
20 Mar 2025 Theory 'personas' as a tool to frame research questions
10 Mar 2025 Grad student Showcase #1
5 Dec 2024 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Workshop
18 Nov 2024 SMTPBconnect Panel Discussion: Grant Writing
31 Oct 2024 SMTPBconnect Mini-Symposium: Feldman Prize winners
23 Oct 2024 Interview: Reflections on the History of Modeling and Theory series: Joe Felsenstein
14 Oct 2024 SMTPBconnect Welcome Event and Social
14 May 2024 Interview: Reflections on the History of Modeling and Theory series - Brian Charlesworth
8 May 2024 Mini-symposium: Modeling & Theory Community series - Phylogenetic Models
1 May 2024 Seminar: Early-Career Research series - Maria Kleshnina and Alex Stein
24 Apr 2024 Interview: Reflections on the History of Modeling and Theory series - Deborah Charlesworth
16 Apr 2024 Seminar: Mathematical Population Biology & Society series - Marissa Baskett
9 Apr 2024 Discussion: Modeling & Theory Community series - Alex Diaz-Papkovich
3 Apr 2024 Seminar: Early-Career Research series - Maria Martignoni and Lenore Pipes
26 Mar 2024 Panel discussion: Career Development series - "Theory job search advice & career challenges in Biology departments"
20 Mar 2024 Panel Discussion: Modeling & Theory in Community series - "Strategies for teaching mathematical topics in population biology"
13 Mar 2024 Tutorial: Software series - Ben Haller - "SLiM: forward genetic simulation software"
28 Feb 2024 Seminar: Early-Career Research series - Francois Bienvenu and Mia Miyagi
20 Feb 2024 Interview: Reflections on the History of Modeling and Theory series - Montgomery Slatkin
13 Feb 2024 Tutorial: Software series - Jerome Kelleher - "Coalescent simulation with msprime"
30 Jan 2024 Panel discussion: Career Development series - "Theory job search advice & career challenges in Math/Stat/Physics departments"
17 Jan 2024 Seminar: Mathematical Population Biology & Society series - Bruce Weir
11 Jan 2024 Modeling & Theory in Population Biology kickoff event

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