UBM-Group, RUI: Undergraduate Research Experience in Mathematical Biology

UBM-Group，RUI：数学生物学本科研究经验

• 批准号: 0827205
• 负责人: George Yates
• 金额: $ 23.89万
• 依托单位: Youngstown State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0827205&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UBM; Group; RUI; Undergraduate; Research

This program will advance interdisciplinary education in mathematics and biology by mentoring mathematics and biology students in collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects and developing a series of courses that incorporate both mathematical modeling and biology. The program?s goals are to engage undergraduates in interdisciplinary research, enhance knowledge of mathematical biology, immerse students in the scientific community, develop effective cross-disciplinary communication, institutionalize courses and degree options in biomathematics, and recruit members of underrepresented groups to mathematical biology. Students will participate actively in unique research that supports their development of proficiency in interdisciplinary communication and entry into the professional research community. Selected undergraduate students, Mathematical Biology (MB) scholars will work in teams of equal numbers of biology and mathematics majors and, with joint mentorship of biology and mathematics faculty, will develop research projects within the central theme of mathematical modeling and analysis of cellular processes. Students will initiate their research during a summer full-time research program, continue their research during the following semesters, and submit a final written report, in journal-ready format. They will learn techniques of electrophysiology, immunochemistry, proteomics, dynamical systems analysis, mathematical modeling, and statistics and apply these methods to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of the biochemistry or proteomics of cellular dynamics. The program will train and mentor undergraduates for careers in mathematical biology. Students will disseminate their results through journal publications and presentations at scientific meetings, and a regional undergraduate student conference in mathematical biology will be initiated to extend impact of the research program to other students. Both new courses and existing courses will be enhanced with interdisciplinary mathematical biology content and laboratories, also extending the benefits of the program to students beyond the MB scholars. New degree options and a minor in Biomathematics will form the institutional structure to make biomathematics an integral part of the curriculum at YSU. The program will foster minority participation through collaboration with the Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance / Louis-Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation.

该计划将通过指导数学和生物学学生进行合作，跨学科研究项目，并开发一系列结合数学建模和生物学的课程，来推进数学和生物学的跨学科教育。 程序？的目标是从事跨学科研究的本科生，提高数学生物学的知识，沉浸在科学界的学生，发展有效的跨学科沟通，制度化的课程和学位选择在生物数学，并招募成员代表性不足的群体数学生物学。 学生将积极参与独特的研究，支持他们在跨学科交流和进入专业研究社区的能力发展。 选定的本科生，数学生物学（MB）学者将在生物学和数学专业的同等数量的团队中工作，并与生物学和数学教师的联合指导，将在数学建模和细胞过程分析的中心主题内开发研究项目。学生将在夏季全日制研究计划期间开始他们的研究，在接下来的学期继续他们的研究，并以期刊格式提交最终书面报告。 他们将学习电生理学，免疫化学，蛋白质组学，动力系统分析，数学建模和统计学技术，并应用这些方法来阐明细胞动力学的生物化学或蛋白质组学的潜在机制。 该计划将培训和指导本科生在数学生物学的职业生涯。学生将通过期刊出版物和科学会议上的演示来传播他们的成果，并将启动数学生物学区域本科生会议，以扩大研究计划对其他学生的影响。 新课程和现有课程都将通过跨学科数学生物学内容和实验室进行增强，并将该计划的好处扩展到MB学者以外的学生。新的学位选择和生物数学未成年人将形成制度结构，使生物数学成为YSU课程的组成部分。 该计划将通过与俄亥俄州科学和工程联盟/路易斯-斯托克斯少数民族参与联盟的合作，促进少数民族的参与。