NSF-Simons Collaboration on a National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology (NITMB)

The National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation jointly sponsor a new research institute to facilitate collaborations among groups of mathematicians (including statisticians and computational scientists) and biologists. The purpose of this program is to enable innovative research at the intersection of mathematical and biological sciences, to facilitate the development of new biology-inspired mathematical theories, to promote methodologies and innovative modeling approaches, and to advance the understanding of challenging biological problems. The institute should promote interdisciplinary education and workforce training between these two disciplines. NSF and the Simons Foundation have each committed $25,000,000 to support one institute over five years, with an anticipated extension for another five-year period at the same funding level.