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

研究人员伯克伦和他的同事在新墨西哥州立大学开发了一个跨学科的数学生物学项目，让生物学和数学专业的学生接触到生物学和数学之间正在进行的研究，并加强了本科生在数学生物学方面的培训。他们开发数学生物学的新课程，建立一个涉及实践研究经验的强化指导项目(现场、实验室和计算机)，并为本科生物课程开发补充材料，以促进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：甘贝尔橡树三营养相互作用的内生植物中介，环境传播寄生虫毒力的进化，以及集合种群动态的恒化器模型。该项目支持新墨西哥州立大学的本科生培训，这是一所招收大量美国原住民和拉美裔学生的机构，被正式承认为少数族裔服务机构。此外，该项目将数学和生物科学中的研究和教育结合在一起，并作为发展数学生物学跨学科计划的跳板。它通过支持一名研究生和四名本科生两年多的时间，并在生物和数学课程中融入跨学科因素，直接促进了对青年科学家和数学家的培训。该项目由生物科学理事会、教育和人力资源理事会以及数学和自然科学理事会的多学科活动办公室和数学科学处共同支持。

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.