Category Archives: undergraduates

“Life at the Interface” Shared with Undergraduate Researchers at NIMBioS Conference

Posted on October 14, 2016 by admin

Plenary speakers shared the challenges and rewards of their careers at the interface of mathematics and biology at this year’s eighth annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology and Mathematics. Keynote speaker Jorge X. Velasco Hernández (Mathematics and Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma … Continue reading →

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SRE Undergraduates Present at Summer STEM Poster Symposium

Posted on July 18, 2016 by admin

Undergraduates in the NIMBioS Summer Research Experience (SRE) program presented five posters on their projects last week at the University of Tennessee (UT) Summer STEM Poster Symposium. NIMBioS students joined with other undergraduates conducting summer research from other campus programs in … Continue reading →

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SRE Team Publishes in Frontiers in Microbiology

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to the three students who participated in the 2014 Summer Research Experiences project on mathematical modeling of granuloma formation in Johne’s disease. The team, along with its mentors, has published their results in Frontiers in Microbiology. “Quantifying limits on replication, … Continue reading →

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Announcing the New Roster of Participants for the 2016 Summer Research Experience at NIMBioS

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Catherine Crawley

NIMBioS is pleased to announce the 16 undergraduates selected for its highly competitive 2016 Summer Research Experience (SRE) program. Participants were selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants. The program runs for eight weeks, from June 6-July 29. Participants will come to … Continue reading →

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2015 NIMBioS Undergraduate Conference Attendance Tops 100

Posted on December 1, 2015 by admin

With topics ranging from modeling an Ebola outbreak to studies of pathogenic genetic mutations, the seventh annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology was a success with more than 130 undergraduates and faculty participating. More than 50 presentations — … Continue reading →

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SRE Students Win Award for ComFlo

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

Congratulations to Ashish Gauli, Nathan Wikle and Ryan Yan — the three undergraduate students who developed mapping tool ComFlo as a part of their 2015 Summer Research Experience at NIMBioS. The team has been invited to attend the NatureServe EcoInformatics … Continue reading →

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Testing the Waters: Summer Research Good Preparation

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Catherine Crawley

The NIMBioS Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates and Teachers (SRE) program helps prepare its participants for all the pressures and learning pleasures of graduate school, say a number of our SRE students. NIMBioS interviewed a participant from each of this year’s five … Continue reading →

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Fireflies, Farms, Food: NIMBioS SRE 2015 Underway!

Posted on June 29, 2015 by admin

The 2015 NIMBioS Summer Research Experpience (SRE) for undergraduates and teachers just wrapped up its third whirlwind week. Already participants have gone on the annual pilgrimage to see the synchronous fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, eaten yummy food at … Continue reading →

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NIMBioS Undergrads – Where are They Now?

Posted on April 23, 2015 by admin

Their lives once converged here for a summer research experience at NIMBioS, but now our undergraduate alumni study pipets at Stony Brook University, viral evolution at UCLA, and computational ecology at the University of Oregon, among many other experiences. NIMBioS has … Continue reading →

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Math for Cholera, Drug Discovery, Environment & More at 2014 NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference

Posted on November 4, 2014 by admin

More than 100 undergraduates and faculty in math, biology and related fields convened in Knoxville at the weekend to share research and network at the 6th Annual NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology. Highlights of the … Continue reading →

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