UBM, RUI: Biology and Mathematics in Population Studies (BioMaPS)

生物学和数学在人口研究计划（BioMaPS）创造了一个研究环境，数学和生物学的学生研究的设计和模式存在于人口中的有机体和细胞水平。目标是在五年时间内使25名学生掌握理解这些模式的技能，并开发生物医学和生态现象的准确模型。 BioMaPS计划通过让学生同时担任研究人员和教师，促进数学和生物学研究与教学的整合。学生和教师一起工作，作为研究团队的综合项目，从生物和数学的角度提出创新的问题。这些项目包括与生殖力，参数识别，发育稳定性，生物多样性，人为干扰和人口波动有关的生态和进化过程的建模。通过指导的研究经验，本科生将深入了解生物学和数学之间存在的联系。 该项目的一个决定性方面是两个学科的四名女性和三名男性调查员的合作。这些导师有能力根据不同但互补的背景吸引不同的学生群体。BioMaPS计划将加强与落基山生物实验室和圣裘德儿童研究医院的现有合作关系。在与生物数学在英联邦计划相结合，生物地图计划将促进与整个肯塔基州以及全国大学的新伙伴关系的发展。BioMaPS小组的调查结果将通过在地方、区域和国家会议上的介绍以及通过同行评审的出版物传播。BioMaPS计划有可能通过为学生提供一个具有挑战性和令人兴奋的研究领域来增加数学和生物学的入学率。 该计划通过教育下一代专业人士来促进数学和生物学交叉点的发现，他们可以理解生物学背后的数学和数学模型的生物学意义。

The Biology and Mathematics in Population Studies program (BioMaPS) creates a research environment for mathematics and biology students to study the designs and patterns that exist in populations at the organismal and cellular levels. The objective is to equip 25 students over a five-year period with the skills to understand these patterns and to develop accurate models of biomedical and ecological phenomena. The BioMaPS program promotes the integration of research and teaching in mathematics and biology by engaging students as both researchers and teachers. The students and faculty work together as research teams on integrative projects, asking innovative questions from both biological and mathematical viewpoints. The projects include modeling of ecological and evolutionary processes relating to fecundity, parameter identification, developmental stability, biodiversity, anthropogenic disturbances, and population fluctuations. Through a mentored research experience, undergraduates will gain insight into the connections that exist between biology and mathematics. A defining aspect of the project is the collaboration of four female and three male investigators across two disciplines. These mentors have the ability to attract a diverse group of students based on their different but complementary backgrounds. The BioMaPS program will enhance existing partnerships with Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In conjunction with the Biomathematics in the Commonwealth program, the BioMaPS program will promote the development of new partnerships with universities across Kentucky as well as nationally. The findings of the BioMaPS teams will be disseminated through presentations at local, regional, and national conferences as well as through peer reviewed publications. The BioMaPS program has the potential to increase enrollments in mathematics and biology by making a challenging and exciting area of study available to students. The program advances discovery at the intersection of mathematics and biology by educating the next generation of professionals who can understand the mathematics behind the biology and the biological implications of mathematical models.