The 2019 NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference and a Workshop on Transitioning to Graduate School

国家数学与生物合成研究所将于2019年11月16日至17日在田纳西州诺克斯维尔举行数学与生物学接口年度本科生研究会议。本次会议展示了数学生物学的本科生研究，并为学生提供了一个与其他有类似兴趣的人建立联系的场所。在数学和生物学的接口研究的领导人邀请讲座将与学生分享他们的见解。大约100名与会者将参加会议，许多人来自数学和生物学传统上代表性不足的群体。所有学生参与者将有机会提出他们选择的研究讲座或海报。此外，感兴趣的学生将被邀请参加关于过渡到研究生院的研讨会，其中包括数据分析的演讲，关于应用程序和就业机会的小组讨论，关于申请研究生奖学金的会议，以及研究生院展示。会议将加强数学和生命科学学科之间的交流，并将使学生更多地了解数学在生物问题上取得令人兴奋的进展的潜力。在数学和生物学接口的国家数学和生物合成研究所本科生研究会议的首要目标是为来自全国各地的本科生提供机会，与他们分享他们的研究成果。同行和教师导师。会议上将展示50至70名学生的演讲和海报，这些演讲和海报使用数学、统计和计算方法来解决分子生物学、生物化学、流行病学、免疫学、生态学和其他领域的挑战性问题。他们的工作来自夏季或学年的研究经验，由各种机构支持，包括NSF，美国国立卫生研究院，国家安全局或通过他们的家庭机构，从而允许来自不同方案的想法的交叉授粉。学生摘要将被汇编成一本程序书，并在会议网站上发布。作为一个附带的好处，教师导师的研究计划将通过分享有关最近研究的信息和形成新的联系而得到丰富。会议的第二个目标是为学生提供有关职业和研究生院的信息，以及建立网络的机会。会议将举办一个关于数据分析的演讲，一个关于职业机会的小组讨论，一个关于申请研究生奖学金的会议，一个研究生院的展示，以及通过共享膳食，频繁休息和有组织的分组会议提供的充足的网络机会。该奖项结合了展示研究成果的场所和如何在研究生院发展职业生涯的信息，为学生提供了个人和专业发展的独特资源。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis will host the annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology, 16 - 17 November 2019, in Knoxville, Tennessee. This conference showcases undergraduate research in mathematical biology and gives students a venue to network with others having similar interests. Two invited lectures by leaders in research at the interface of mathematics and biology will share their insights with students. About one hundred participants will attend the conference, many from traditionally underrepresented groups in mathematics and biology. All student participants will have the opportunity to present their choice of a research talk or poster. Additionally, interested students will be invited to attend a workshop on transitioning to graduate school, which will include a presentation on data analysis, a panel discussion on applications and career opportunities, a session on applying for graduate fellowships, and a graduate school showcase. The conference will strengthen exchanges between the mathematical and life sciences disciplines and will enable students to learn more about the potential of mathematics to make exciting progress on biological questions.The primary goal of the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology is to provide opportunities for undergraduates from across the country to share their research with peers and faculty mentors. Between fifty and seventy student talks and posters on work that uses mathematical, statistical, and computational approaches to address challenging questions in molecular biology, biochemistry, epidemiology, immunology, ecology, and other areas will be presented at the conference. Their work comes from summer or academic year research experiences supported by a variety of agencies, including NSF, the National Institutes of Health, the National Security Agency or through their home institutions, thus allowing for cross-pollination of ideas from different programs. Student abstracts will be assembled into a program book and published on the conference website. As a side benefit, the research programs of faculty mentors will be enriched by the sharing of information about recent research and the formation of new connections. The conference's secondary goal is to provide students with information on careers and graduate school, as well as opportunities to network. The conference will host a presentation on data analysis, a panel discussion on career opportunities, a session on applying for graduate fellowships, a graduate school showcase, and ample networking opportunities through shared meals, frequent breaks, and organized breakout sessions. The combination of a venue for presenting research with information on how to advance their careers in graduate school will provide students a unique resource for personal and professional development.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.