2017 Summer Research Experiences (SRE) at NIMBioS for Undergraduates and Teachers

SRE 2017 participants

The 2017 NIMBioS Summer Research Experiences (SRE) for Undergraduates and Teachers was held June 5-July 28, 2017 at NIMBioS on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 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 $4000, and up to $650 of support for travel to/from Knoxville.

The Projects

• Mating Patterns in Birds' Evolution
• Temporal Dynamics in Multi-Host Systems - How Important is Seasonality?
• Modeling the Spread of La Crosse Virus in East Tennessee
• Modeling the Immune System Battleground in Host-Virus Conflict
• Developing Computer Games for Teaching Biology

Descriptive flyer: PDF

2017 Participants
Click on the names below for comments from some of the 2017 SRE participants.

Audrey Hommes Hometown: Charlotte, NC School: Vanderbilt University Major/Degree and Year: Mathematics and French, Junior SRE Mentors: Susan Riechert and Max Schuchard SRE Research Project: Developing Computer Games for Teaching Biology

Brian Lerch Hometown: Dayton, OH School: Case Western Reserve University Major/Degree and Year: Biology and Mathematics, Junior SRE Mentors: Sarah Flanagan and Nourridine Siewe SRE Research Project: Mating Patterns in Bird Evolution

Quiyana Murphy Hometown: Louisville, KY School: University of Kentucky Major/Degree and Year: Mathematics and Psychology, Senior SRE Mentors: Colleen Jonsson, Fan Bai, Christina Edholm SRE Research Project: Modeling the Immune System Battleground in Host-Virus Conflict

Javier Urcuyo Hometown: Phoenix, AZ School: Arizona State University Major/Degree and Year: Applied Mathematics and Biology, Junior SRE Mentors: Suzanne Lenhart and Rebecca Trout Fryxell SRE Research Project: Modeling the Spread of La Crosse Virus in East Tennessee

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Evaluation Report

Blogging from the 2017 program:

• SRE Students Publish in Population Ecology
• 2017 Summer Research Program Begins

SRE 2017 in the News:

• UT students research mosquitoes, spread of La Crosse Encephalitis virus in East Tennessee, Knoxville News Sentinel, July 14, 2017
• UT students study mosquitoes spread of deadly disease, WBIR, July 12, 2017
• Warm, wet weather brings renewed risk of Lacrosse virus in mosquitoes, WVLT, July 12, 2017
• Mosquitoes on the rise in East Tennessee, WATE, July 12, 2017

Related Links

Main SRE page

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

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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.