mathbio at truman, at smb 2004
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A talk on Truman's Mathematical Biology Program at the 2004 meeting of the Society for Mathematical BiologyTRANSCRIPT
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Mathematical Biology at Truman
Jason Miller, Ph.D.Division of Mathematics & Computer Science
Truman State University26 July 2004
[email protected]://mathbio.truman.edu
Society for Mathematical Biology, 2004
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Outline
•State two goals of Truman’s Mathematical Biology Initiative
•Describe Truman’s Mathematical Biology Initiative
•Detail our grant supported activities
•Speculate on our future
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Goal1. Create at Truman a self-sustaining community of faculty and students who are interested in “mathematical biology”
MathematicsStatistics
Computer ScienceBiology
2. Better prepare our undergraduates to seek careers and advanced degrees in this interdisciplinary area.
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Truman’s Mathematical
Biology Initiative
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Professional Societies
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•biweekly
•presentations by Truman faculty & some visiting speakers
•opened lines of communication
•revealed Capstone projects and opportunities for research collaboration
•began building a community
MathBio Seminar
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Professional Societies
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•mini-grant competition for summer interdisciplinary team research experiences
•course devel
•field trips (one per year)
•symposium in Summer ‘05
NSF UBM Supplement
Generates excitement!
+ Mathbio Seminar
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•grant competition
•for interdisciplinary projects
•cross-disciplinary pair of mentors, cross-disciplinary pair of students
•project has potential for long-term cross-disciplinary collaboration
•submit substantial written proposal
•anonymous reviewers (local and external)
•summer funding (stipends, travel, supplies)
Mini-grant Competition
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•Development of habitat suitability models to test how spatial scale influences predictions of occurrence patterns of the federally threatened, rare plant species, Missouri bladder-pod Lesquerella filiformis (mini-grant)
•Applications of Image Analysis to Cell Cycle Data Acquisition (mini-grant)
•Quantitative Identification of Bat Species via Acoustic Surveys
•Aerodynamic features of saccate pollen: Evolutionary implications for wind–pollinated plants
Current Research Projects
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•Introduction to Modeling in Biology (Spring 2005)
•Bioinformatics (TBA)
•Research Practicum (Spring 2005)
•Programming for Scientists (TBA)
Courses
That following courses are under development:
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•9 undergrads + 4 faculty•Kirksville to St. Louis, overnight•Monsanto•Donald Danforth Plant Science
Center•group discussions before and after
Field Trip
Next trip: Kansas City metro area
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•to share best practice in undergraduate mathematical biology (interdisciplinary) education
•to share and assess Truman’s efforts
•to sketch strategic plan for future
Symposium (Summer ‘05)
You’re invited!
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•MathBio Seminar: 100+ undergrads, 20+ faculty
•9 faculty, 12 students engaged in mathbio research
•8 faculty developing courses together
•stronger relationships with industry
•lots of faculty & student enthusiasm and “buy in”
Successes
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•geographic isolation
•faculty are retooling
•“gentle” course reform & research based math courses (cf. Bio 2010; modules)
•sustainability
Challenges
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•use Truman’s new interdisciplinary major
•new biology faculty member (bioinformatics)
•support faculty to seek external funding for their own projects
•create a summer research community & program in the sciences
Future
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•extended research experiences
•research projects generate course modules
•coordinated research community program (seminars & workshops)
•trips
NSF UBM 2004(Submitted last Spring.)
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•attract students to STEM fields through mathbio
•deeper curriculum reform (interdisciplinary)
•more serious assessment of undergraduate research program
•community colleges
•mathbio as a route to increase retention rate of women in CS
NSF STEP 2004
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Summary
•Truman is very actively pursuing the goal of preparing its students to work at the intersection of mathematics and biology
•using undergraduate research as a vehicle to get faculty to cross disciplinary boundaries works!
•the UBM program has provided resources and generated excitement
You Can Do This!
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Thank you