Purpose
We are excited to announce the 2nd Mathematical Oncology meeting in Fall 2025 (October 28th - 31st) in Tampa, Florida, hosted by Moffitt Cancer Center. This international meeting builds on our 1st successful meeting held in Phoenix, Arizona in Spring 2023 as well as the robust legacy of growing initiatives related to the application of mathematical and computational approaches in cancer biology and clinical oncology including:
- The successful NCI-funded Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (CSBC https://csbconsortium.org) and the NCI-funded Physical Sciences in Oncology Consortium (PSOC https://physics.cancer.gov) that drove a series of NCI-funded Mathematical Oncology meetings in Berkeley (2010), Tampa (2012 and 2014), Tampa (2016) and Portland (2019)
- The establishment of the Mathematical Oncology Subgroup within the Society for Mathematical Biology in 2018 (http://mathematical-oncology.org/smb-mathonco.html)
- The launching of the "Mathematical Oncology Newsletter" (http://mathematical-oncology.org/newsletter) in 2018 which now has over 2300 subscribers!
- The launching of the "Mathematical Oncology Blog" (http://mathematical-oncology.org/blog) in 2019 which now has over 100 posts
- The launching of the "Mathematical Oncology Website" (http://mathematical-oncology.org) in 2019 as a community resource bringing together the newsletter, blog, jobs, seminars, conferences, artwork, and group leaders from around the world.
To support the growing momentum in our field of Mathematical Oncology, we feel the time is ripe to establish a new regularly recurring (annual or bi-annual) meeting that will provide an international venue for collaboration, integration, training and synergy for our exciting fusion of disciplines. We look forward to seeing you in Tampa to launch the next chapter in Mathematical Oncology as we leverage the power of mathematics to drive forward positive change for patients with cancer.
Sincerely,
Sandy & Kristin
Meeting Co-Chairs
Registration
Registration will open shortly. There will be a registration fee but there will be a number of travel awards available for junior scientists.
The conference will be held at the historic Don CeSar Hotel on St. Pete Beach, Florida, hosted by the Integrated Mathematical Oncology Department at Moffitt Cancer Center. All lodging for the meeting will also be hosted at the Don CeSar hotel. Please submit your abstract below, early career scientists are particularly encouraged to submit as presenters for the meeting will be selected in part from submitted submitted abstracts. During the abstract submission process there will be an opportunity to also apply for a travel award to cover both travel and accommodation. Since the conference will run directly before the IMO workshop, there is an opportunity for participants to attend both - please indicated your interest in this during the abstract submission process.
Abstract Submission
Abstract submission is now open. Abstract submission deadline is August 31st, 2025. Please submit your abstract using the button below:
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Conference Co-Chairs
Tampa
Hosted in Tampa, this conference will be three full days of science through early evenings. Extended mid-day breaks strategically aligned to be able to enjoy the sun whilst not missing out on the science.
Interdisciplinary focus
Talks from mathematical, biological, clinical collaborators. All are welcome.
Lodging & Accommodations
- Coming soon
Structure of the meeting
The meeting will be a mix of didactic and abstract sessions. Didactic sessions seek to provide overviews of key areas emerging in oncology and in mathematical modeling. The contributed abstract sessions will provide an opportunity for scientists to share their active research and integrate around specific themes sharing both methods and applications. Evolutionary therapy is a major theme of the meeting but will not be the only focus, depending on abstracts submitted we envisage key themes will naturally emerge such as virtual patients, mechanistic learning, immune oncology to name a few.
Funding
Funding for the meeting generously provided by NCI PSOC and CSBC programs as well as the Moffitt Cancer Center.