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

加州大学欧文分校的本科生数学和计算生物学项目(MCBU)将为本科生提供独特的、协作式的系统生物学知识和技能跨学科培训。MCBU项目包括三个主要特点：1.一个新的数学专业：数学生物学专业，具有创新的旗舰课程序列，即生物数学建模。这个专业指导数学专业的学生学习数学、生物、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、计算和生物学之间的工作。主要的顶峰，跨学科的研究部分将为这群学生在高要求的数学生物领域的研究生工作或职业生涯做好准备。生物应用数学新辅修课程为各生物学科的学生设计，以相关的数学课程来补充他们的生物训练，包括生物数学建模的课程序列。为由数学和生物本科生和教师导师组成的跨学科团队提供大量资助的研究机会。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生数学和计算生物学项目(MCBU)将为本科生提供生物学、数学和计算科学相结合的培训和研究经验。MCBU学生的机会包括：生物学、数学和计算的基础课程，为期一年的生物数学建模跨学科课程，重点是与当前研究的联系，夏季系统生物学新兵训练营，由数学和生物学教师团队领导的为期一年的指导跨学科研究，以及出席和参加跨学科数学生物学和建模会议。MCBU的项目包括计算数学生物学的新的主修和辅修，它应该为更广泛的学生提供这种专门的跨学科培训，而不仅仅是那些根据UBM项目资助的研究。MCBU计划特别努力招收不同的学生群体，包括代表性不足的群体。

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.