The Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics are recruiting students to be a part of the Undergraduate interdisciplinary training program in Biology and Mathematics (UBM) during the 2013-2015 academic years. The program aims to prepare undergraduates for both graduate study and careers in biomathematics, biostatistics, and other fields that require skills and background knowledge in computation approaches to biological problems.
•Students choose research topics from a wide range of disciplines in biology, including physiology, cell biology, genetics, and evolution. Students will learn to develop and apply modern mathematical and statistical approaches to address questions in focal research areas and test these models in experimental settings.
•Students will participate in all aspects of the research including defining hypotheses, designing experimental protocols (computational and biological), executing experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting and presenting results.
• Research experience will extend from Fall 2013 through Spring 2015 including full time research during the summer of 2014.
•Student support includes stipends for 8 hours of research per week during each fall and spring semester and 35 hours per week during one summer semester. Summer support includes stipend, housing, insurance and meals. Additional money is provided for student travel to attend and present the results of his/her research at a national scientific meeting.
Program Details
•Students will work in pairs on a long-term research project guided by a team of faculty from both departments. Pairs will include one undergraduate student majoring in biological sciences, biochemistry & molecular biology, or bioinformatics and computational biology paired with an undergraduate majoring in mathematics or statistics.•Students choose research topics from a wide range of disciplines in biology, including physiology, cell biology, genetics, and evolution. Students will learn to develop and apply modern mathematical and statistical approaches to address questions in focal research areas and test these models in experimental settings.
•Students will participate in all aspects of the research including defining hypotheses, designing experimental protocols (computational and biological), executing experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting and presenting results.
• Research experience will extend from Fall 2013 through Spring 2015 including full time research during the summer of 2014.
•Student support includes stipends for 8 hours of research per week during each fall and spring semester and 35 hours per week during one summer semester. Summer support includes stipend, housing, insurance and meals. Additional money is provided for student travel to attend and present the results of his/her research at a national scientific meeting.
