UBM: An Interdisciplinary Program in Mathematical Biology at New Mexico State University.

研究者和同事们在新墨西哥州立大学开发了一个数学生物学的跨学科项目，让生物学和数学专业的学生接触到生物学和数学界面的正在进行的研究，并加强了对数学生物学本科生的培训。他们开发数学生物学的新课程，建立一个包括动手研究经验（实地、实验室和计算机）的密集指导计划，并为本科生物学课程开发补充材料，以提高数学技能和批判性思维。他们产生了三个适合本科生参与的研究项目：甘贝尔栎中三营养相互作用的内生菌介导，环境传播寄生虫的毒力进化，以及超种群动态的趋化模型。该项目支持新墨西哥州立大学的本科培训，这是一所拥有大量美国原住民和西班牙裔学生的机构，被官方认可为少数民族服务机构。此外，该项目整合了数学和生物科学的研究和教育，并作为数学生物学跨学科项目发展的跳板。它通过在两年的时间里支持一名研究生和四名本科生，并在生物学和数学课程中插入跨学科的元素，直接促进了年轻科学家和数学家的培养。该项目由生物科学局、教育和人力资源局、多学科活动办公室和数学与物理科学局的数学科学司共同支持。

Boecklen The investigator and colleagues develop an interdisciplinaryprogram in mathematical biology at New Mexico State Universitythat exposes biology and mathematics students to ongoing researchat the interface of biology and mathematics, and that enhancesthe training of undergraduate students in mathematical biology.They develop new courses in mathematical biology, establish anintensive mentorship program that involves hands-on researchexperience (field, laboratory, and computers), and developsupplemental materials for undergraduate biology courses thatpromote mathematical skills and critical thinking. They generatethree research projects suitable for undergraduate participation:endophyte mediation of tri-trophic interactions in Gambel's Oak,evolution of virulence in environmentally transmitted parasites,and a chemostat model for metapopulation dynamics. The project supports undergraduate training at New MexicoState University, an institution with large enrollments of NativeAmerican and Hispanic students and that is officially recognizedas a Minority Serving Institution. In addition, the projectintegrates research and education within the mathematical andbiological sciences and serves as a springboard for thedevelopment of an interdisciplinary program in mathematicalbiology. It contributes directly to the training of youngscientists and mathematicians by supporting a graduate studentand four undergraduate students over two years, and byinterjecting cross-disciplinary elements into the biology andmathematics curricula. This project is jointly supported by theBiological Sciences directorate, the Education and HumanResources directorate, and the Office of MultidisciplinaryActivities and the Division of Mathematical Sciences in theMathematical and Physical Sciences directorate.