UBM-Institutional: UCI Mathematical and Computational Biology for Undergraduates (MCBU)

UBM-机构：UCI 本科生数学和计算生物学 (MCBU)

• 批准号: 1129008
• 负责人: Frederic Wan
• 金额: $ 80.34万
• 依托单位: University of California-Irvine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1129008&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UBM; Institutional; UCI; Mathematical; Computational

The Mathematical and Computational Biology for Undergraduates Program (MCBU) at the University of California, Irvine will provide a unique, collaborative type interdisciplinary training in knowledge and skills in systems biology for undergraduate students. The MCBU program consists of three key features:1. A new mathematics major specialization in Mathematical Biology witha innovative, flagship course sequence on Mathematical Modeling in Biology. This majorspecialization directs math students to take courses in mathematics, biology, biochemistry,biophysics and computer science which would best support work at the interface of mathematics,computation and biology. The major capstone, cross-disciplinary research component willprepare this group of students for graduate work or careers in high demand mathematical biologyfields.2. A new minor in Applied Mathematics for Biology designed for students in various biology disciplines to supplement their biology training with relevant mathematics courses, including the course sequence on Mathematical Modeling in Biology.3. Significant funded research opportunities for cross-disciplinary teams consisting of math and biology undergraduate students and faculty mentors. Every year there are topics from a range of biology fields available for student researchers, with each topic including significant laboratory, computing and mathematical analysis components. Research areas include: cell signaling, tumor growth modeling, viral dynamics, cell-to-cell feedback mechanisms, and others.The Mathematical and Computational Biology for Undergraduates Program (MCBU) at the University of California, Irvine will provide undergraduate students training and research experience at the interface of biology, mathematics and computational science. Opportunities for the MCBU students include: foundational courses in biology, mathematics and computation, a year-long interdisciplinary course in Mathematical Modeling in Biology with emphasis on ties to current research, summer training boot camp in systems biology, year-long mentored interdisciplinary research led by a team of math and biology faculty, and attendance and participation at interdisciplinary mathematical biology and modeling conferences. The MCBU program includes a new major and minor in computational mathematical biology, which should provide this specialized interdisciplinary training to a broad audience of students, beyond just those funded for research under the UBM project. The MCBU program makes particular efforts to recruit a diverse group of students including underrepresented groups.

加州大学欧文分校的本科数学和计算生物学项目（MCBU）将为本科生提供独特的、协作式的跨学科系统生物学知识和技能培训。MCBU程序包括三个关键特征：1。数学生物学的一个新的数学专业，具有创新的，旗舰课程序列的生物学数学建模。该专业指导数学专业的学生学习数学、生物学、生物化学、生物物理学和计算机科学的课程，这些课程将最好地支持数学、计算和生物学的界面工作。主要的顶点，跨学科的研究组成部分将为这组学生的研究生工作或高要求的数学生物学领域的职业生涯做好准备。新开设的“生物应用数学”辅修课程，为不同生物学科的学生提供相关的数学课程，包括“生物数学建模”课程序列。为由数学和生物学本科生和教师导师组成的跨学科团队提供重要的资助研究机会。每年都有来自一系列生物学领域的主题可供学生研究人员使用，每个主题都包括重要的实验室，计算和数学分析组件。研究领域包括：细胞信号、肿瘤生长模型、病毒动力学、细胞间反馈机制等。加州大学欧文分校的本科数学和计算生物学项目（MCBU）将为本科生提供生物学，数学和计算科学界面的培训和研究经验。MCBU学生的机会包括：生物学，数学和计算的基础课程，为期一年的跨学科生物学数学建模课程，重点是与当前研究的联系，系统生物学的夏季培训训练营，由数学和生物学教师团队领导的为期一年的跨学科指导研究，以及出席和参与跨学科数学生物学和建模会议。MCBU计划包括计算数学生物学的新专业和辅修课程，它应该为广大学生提供这种专业的跨学科培训，而不仅仅是那些在UBM项目下资助研究的学生。MCBU项目特别努力招收不同群体的学生，包括代表性不足的群体。