Mission and Purpose:

The Southwest Consortium for the Mathematical and Life Sciences (SWCMLS) is an organization of member institutions committed to expanding the opportunities for education and research within the Southwest region of the United States in the mathematical, theoretical, and computational programs in the life sciences.  The consortium supports its objectives through collaborative and cooperative activities that promote a healthy and diverse community of researchers and students in all stages of their careers.  Membership is open to organizations that participate in the efforts of the Consortium. 

The inaugural meeting was held on January 14-15, 2005, to set up a regional agenda that promotes and supports synergistic interactions between biologists, computational scientists, and mathematicians who live primarily in the Southwest or who have interests in promoting or participating in research that supports the growth of the mathematical biology community in the Southwest.