Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates:

2019 NIMBioS-NSA REU Program

REU 2019 participants.

The NIMBioS-NSA REU Program was held June 4 - July 26, 2019 at NIMBioS on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This program is partially supported by the National Security Agency (NSA). Participants from all over the country worked in teams with NIMBioS postdocs and UT faculty on research at the interface of mathematics and biology. Undergraduates received free university apartment-style housing, a stipend of $4500, and up to $650 of support for travel to/from Knoxville.

2019 Projects

• Biochemical pathways for aerotaxis in motile bacteria
• Climate change as a driver of change in human-wildlife interactions
• Investigating viral infection rates of marine phytoplankton
• Modeling cell differentiation
• Modeling networking and the opioid epidemic
• The impact of shifting climate on co-evolution in vector-borne diseases

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2019 Participants

Click on the names below for comments from some of the participants.

Eniola Adewunmi Hometown: Memphis, TN School: University of Tennessee Major/Degree and Year: Mathematics; Senior SRE Mentors: Charles Collins and Alexiades Vasilios SRE Research Project: Biochemical pathways for aerotaxis in motile bacteria

Cassandra Azeredo-Tseng Hometown: Worcester, MA School: New College of Florida Major/Degree and Year: Biochemistry & Applied Math; Senior SRE Mentors: Nick Panchy and Tian Hong SRE Research Project: Modeling cell differentiation

Lucas Fiet Hometown: Knoxville, TN School: University of Tennessee Major/Degree and Year: Mathematics; Junior SRE Mentors: Audra Hinson and David Talmy SRE Research Project: Investigating viral infection rates of marine phytoplankton

Brandon Grandison Hometown: Ocoee, FL School: University of Florida Major/Degree and Year: Environmental Science and Mathematics; Junior SRE Mentors: Nina Fefferman and Jing Jiao SRE Research Project: Impacts of climate change on coevolution in vector-bone diseases

Ellie Lochner Hometown: Phillips, WI School: University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Major/Degree and Year: Applied Mathematics/Statistics; Senior SRE Mentors: Luis Carrasco, Mona Papes, Greg Wiggins SRE Research Project: Climate change as a driver of change in human-wildlife interactions

Meagan Todd Hometown: Chesapeake, VA School: Virginia Tech Major/Degree and Year: Systems Biology; Senior SRE Mentors: Jason Bintz, Suzanne Lenhart, Christopher Strickland SRE Research Project: Modeling networking and opioid addiction

Questions? Check our SRE Frequently Asked Questions page. If that doesn't help, contact us at SRE2019@nimbios.org.

Blogging from the 2019 program:

• Undergrads Ready for Summer Research

Related Links

Main SRE page

For further information about the program, please contact:
     Greg Wiggins, Education and Outreach Coordinator, NIMBioS (Email: wiggybug_at_nimbios.org) or
     Dr. Suzanne Lenhart, Associate Director for Education and Outreach, NIMBioS (Email: slenhart@utk.edu).

NIMBioS is supported by the National Science Foundation, with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The NIMBioS-NSA Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program is funded, in part, by the National Security Agency Mathematical Sciences Program (MSP).

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From 2008 until early 2021, NIMBioS was supported by the National Science Foundation through NSF Award #DBI-1300426, with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.