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Undergraduate Research Program: Two-week Program
(May 20-31, 2013)

Tutorials, computer labs, and short-term team efforts designed to introduce students to a variety of topics in mathematical biology.

Tentative Schedule

Monday, May 20, 2013
9:30-10:00am Program Introductions
10:00-12:30pm

Jim Keener - Overview of Mathematical Biology

2:30-4:30pm

Michael Schwemmer - Computer lab on introduction to MatLab

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
9:30-Noon Bard Ermentrout - Computational neuroscience
1:30-3:30pm Michael Schwemmer - Neuroscience computer lab #1
3:30-5:00pm Team investigation meetings (Rachel Leander, Michael Schwemmer, and Franziska Hinkelmann)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
9:30-Noon Giovanna Guidoboni - Tissue & Blood modeling
2:00-4:00pm Rachel Leander - Computer lab
Thursday, May 23, 2013
9:30-11:30am Team investigation meetings (Rachel Leander, Michael Schwemmer, and Franziska Hinkelmann)
1:30-2:30pm (bus leaves MBI at 1:15 p.m.) Tour of Biodiversity Museum with Meg Daly
2:30-3:30pm Tour of Aquatics Lab with Elizabeth Marschall
Friday, May 24,2013
9:30-Noon Dennis Pearl - Statistical Phylogenetics
1:30-3:30pm Dennis Pearl - Computer lab
3:30-4:30pm Neuroscience lab tour with Joe Travers

Monday, May 27, 2013 HOLIDAY

Tuesday, May 28,2013
9:30-11:30am Team investigation meetings (Rachel Leander, Michael Schwemmer, and Franziska Hinkelmann)
2:00-3:15pm Wetlands Research Park tour with Lynn McReady (bus leaves MBI at 1:45 p.m.)
Wednesday, May 29,2013
9:30-Noon Janet Best - Mathematical Neuroscience
1:30-2:30pm Lumina Next Generation Sequencing Lab tour with Pearlly Yan
2:30-4:30pm Michael Schwemmer - Neuroscience computer lab #2
Thursday, May 30,2013
9:30-Noon Winfried Just - Disease Dynamics
1:30-3:30pm Rachel Leander - Computer lab
3:30-5:00pm Team investigation meetings (Rachel Leander, Michael Schwemmer, and Franziska Hinkelmann)
Friday, May 31,2013
9:30-Noon Sebastian Kurtek - Statistical Image Analysis
1:30-3:30pm Rachel Leander - Computer lab
3:30-4:30pm Program wrap-up (photos, evaluation, and team investigation reports)