UBM: Collaborative Learning at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology(CLIMB)- an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Training Program at UC Davis

加州大学戴维斯分校的数学和生物学合作学习（CLIMB）项目将培养一群不同的大学生，进行数学和生物学的跨学科合作研究，以满足国家对使用数学和计算来揭示生物过程和模式背后的机制和特性的研究人员的需求。CLIMB项目是加州大学戴维斯分校生物科学本科课程全面修订的一部分，其中数学和生物学之间的联系被整合到所有课程中。CLIMB项目的学员将在坚实的数学和生物学基础上发展参与合作团队所需的专业知识，并通过课程、研讨会、小组项目和指导获得跨学科合作研究技能。学生驱动的合作项目提供了一个顶点。在CLIMB课程中，学员可以学习细胞内材料的运动、植物和动物生物力学、生态学、动物行为以及以微生物、植物、昆虫或水生生物为研究系统的资源管理。数学和统计方法包括动态建模、统计方法和计算机模拟。通过与社区学院和加州大学戴维斯分校的强化项目的联系，CLIMB项目将吸引传统上在数学和生命科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生。完成CLIMB课程的学生将精通各种生物学问题，并将对研究这些问题的适当实证和定量方法有深入的了解。学生将学习作为跨学科合作研究的大使，并准备继续他们在应用数学、定量生命科学或结合这两个领域的跨学科项目的研究生课程中学习。

The Collaborative Learning in Mathematics and Biology (CLIMB) program at the University of California, Davis will train a diverse group of college students in collaborative interdisciplinary research in mathematics and biology to address the nation's need for researchers who use mathematics and computation to uncover the mechanisms and properties that underlie biological processes and patterns. The CLIMB program is part of a comprehensive revision of the biological sciences undergraduate curriculum at UC Davis in which the links between mathematics and biology are integrated into all coursework. CLIMB trainees will develop the expertise needed to participate in collaborative teams by building on a strong foundation of mathematics and biology, and gaining interdisciplinary collaborative research skills through coursework, seminars, group projects, and mentoring. A student-driven collaborative project provides a capstone. Within CLIMB, trainees may study movement of materials within cells, plant and animal biomechanics, ecology, animal behavior, and resource management using microbes, plants, insects, or aquatic organisms as study systems. Mathematical and statistical methods include dynamic modeling, statistical approaches, and computer simulation. Through links with community colleges and UC Davis enrichment programs, the CLIMB program will attract students from groups traditionally underrepresented in mathematics and life sciences. Students who complete the CLIMB program will be well-versed in a variety of biological problems and will have an in-depth understanding of appropriate empirical and quantitative methods by which to study them. Students will learn to act as cross-disciplinary ambassadors for collaborative research and will be prepared to continue their studies in a graduate program in applied mathematics, quantitative life sciences, or in interdisciplinary programs that join the two areas.