2010 Summer Program in Mathematical Biology for Undergraduates
(June 21 - July 2, 2010)
This program consists of two parts: (a) two weeks of introductory lectures plus short projects and a computer lab, and (b) a summer long research experience (6 weeks to be followed immediately after the 2 weeks) devoted to projects in the interface of mathematics, statistics, and biological sciences.
The summer long research experience for undergrads (REU) will begin July 5, and the presentations will be August 13, 2010.
Program Leaders:
- Dennis Pearl: Statistical Phylogenetics (Monday, June 21)
- Victor Jin : Bioinformatics (Tuesday, June 22)
- Joe Verducci: Chemogenomics (Wednesday, June 23)
- Kate Calder: Environmental Statistics (Thursday, June 24)
- Joe Tien: Mathematical Epidemiology (Friday, June 25)
Week 1: June 21 - 25, 2010 |
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| Monday 6/21: Statistical Phylogenetics | |||
| 8:30am | Registration and welcome | ||
| 9:00am-10:00am | Dennis Pearl | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Coffee break | ||
| 10:30am-11:30am | Dennis Pearl | ||
| 11:30am-2:00pm | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | Computer lab | ||
| Tuesday 6/22: Bioinformatics | |||
| 9:00am-10:00am | Victor Jin | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Coffee break | ||
| 10:30am-11:30am | Victor Jin | ||
| 11:30pm-2:00pm | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | Computer lab | ||
| Wednesday 6/23: Chemogenomics | |||
| 9:00am-10:00am | Joe Verducci | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Coffee break | ||
| 10:30am-11:30am | Joe Verducci | ||
| 11:30pm-2:00pm | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | Computer lab | ||
| Thursday 6/24: Environmental Statistics | |||
| 9:00am-10:00am | Kate Calder | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Coffee break | ||
| 10:30am-11:30am | Kate Calder | ||
| 11:30am-2:00pm | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | Computer lab | ||
| Friday 6/25: Mathematical Epidemiology | |||
| 9:00am-10:00am | Joe Tien | ||
| 10:00am-10:30am | Coffee break | ||
| 10:30am-11:30am | Joe Tien | ||
| 11:30am-2:00pm | Lunch break | ||
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | Computer lab | ||
Week 2: Lab Tours and Team Projects |
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| Tuesday 6/29 | |||
| 1:00pm | Tour of Museum of Biological Diversity 1315 Kinnear Road | ||
| 2:00pm | Tour of Aquatics Ecology Laboratory of Elizabeth Marschall at 1314 Kinnear Road | ||
| Wednesday 6/30 | |||
| 10:00am | Tour of Illumina Next Generation Sequencing Laboratory | ||
| Friday 7/2 | |||
| 12:00-12:30pm | Students set up posters and prepare for presentations | ||
| 12:30-1:00pm | Poster viewing | ||
| 1:00-3:30pm | Oral presentations | ||
Team Projects: June 28 - July 2, 2009
Statistical Phylogenetics: This project will study the evolution of flightless birds to determine if the loss of flight was a single or multiple event.
Bioinformatics: This project will compare 3 different statistical methods for gene expression level normalization on brand new data; TGFb mediated genes in ovarian cancer cells.
Chemogenomics: This project involves using microarray data to identify genes in response to treatment using the SCOOP method (Shrunken Centroid Orthogonal Ordering Projection).
Environmental statistics: This project will investigate sampling designs and statistical models for assessing the impact of environmental disasters on wildlife populations.
Mathematical Epidemiology: This project will examine disease dynamics in a model where disease transmission is "dose dependent".
