REU Summer Program in Computational Biology

REU 计算生物学暑期课程

• 批准号: 0354034
• 负责人: Jonathan Bell
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-06-01 至 2008-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0354034&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Summer; Program; Computational; Biology

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) will host the Research Experiences for Undergraduates Summer Program in Computational Biology. This yearly eight-week program for eight students, has been funded for a three-year period. Student scholars will have a chance to select a research topic from either bioinformatics or computational neuroscience, both high-demand growth areas. The goal of the program is to provide a meaningful research experience to undergraduate student participants, and to help them strengthen their oral and written skills through required technical presentations and written reports on their projects. They will also experience an intensive core workshop on background biology and relevant mathematical, statistical, and computational methodologies. The Department has a closer than usual relationship with the Biological Sciences Department, and the program will draw on this relationship. The University has considerable experience in summer programs for undergraduates, and this program will take advantage of other organized social and educational activities, including field trips to research facilities in the Washington-Baltimore region, an ethics workshop, an informational workshop on graduate studies, and informal social events with student scholars from other programs. Because the University is considered the third most diversified campus in the country, and has nationally recognized undergraduate programs for historically underrepresented groups (Meyerhoff and MARU*STAR programs), there is a serious interest in recruiting and selecting participants from these groups. The evaluation of the program site will follow the methodology of one of our psychology professors who specializes in evaluating undergraduate research programs, including other REU programs at UMBC.

巴尔的摩县（UMBC）马里兰州大学的数学与统计系将举办计算生物学本科生暑期项目的研究经验。这个每年为8名学生举办的为期8周的项目已获得为期三年的资助。学生学者将有机会从生物信息学或计算神经科学中选择研究课题，这两个领域都是高需求增长领域。该计划的目标是为本科生参与者提供有意义的研究经验，并通过所需的技术演示和项目书面报告帮助他们加强口头和书面技能。他们还将经历背景生物学和相关数学，统计和计算方法的密集核心研讨会。该部门与生物科学系的关系比以往更密切，该计划将利用这种关系。该大学在本科生暑期课程方面有相当丰富的经验，该计划将利用其他有组织的社会和教育活动，包括实地考察华盛顿-巴尔的摩地区的研究设施，伦理研讨会，研究生学习信息研讨会以及与其他计划的学生学者的非正式社交活动。因为大学被认为是第三个最多元化的校园在全国，并有全国公认的本科课程为历史上代表性不足的群体（迈耶霍夫和MARU* 星星计划），有在招聘和选择这些群体的参与者的严重兴趣。该计划网站的评估将遵循我们的心理学教授谁专门评估本科研究计划，包括在UMBC的其他REU程序之一的方法。