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Developing a community of Interdisciplinary Scholars at
The University of Chicago
Julie FederInstitute for Biophysical
Dynamics5 March 2006
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Institute for Biophysical DynamicsIn Center for Integrative Science
Computation Institute
Consortium for Nanoscience Research
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*Specialization in Cellular & Molecular Biology
*Specialization in Ecology and Evolution*Specialization in ImmunologySpecialization in GeneticsSpecialization in MicrobiologySpecialization in Neuroscience
*requires research experience
Biological Sciences Collegiate Division (BSCD)
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Faculty
Undergraduates in Natural SciencesBiological Sciences Collegiate Division (BSCD)
MGCB, BMB, Ecol/Evol, OBA, NPP,Clinical Departments doing basic science
Physical Sciences Collegiate Division (PSCD)Chemistry, Geophysical Sciences, Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysicsmath, CS, Stat
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HHMI Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
HHMI Summer Program in Neuroscience and Neuroengineering
*Physical and Chemical Biology Training Program (PCBio)
*Beckman Scholars Program in Molecular Sciences
Research Opportunities
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Why ChicagoTeacher of TeachersLaboratory for Educational ExperimentationInterdisciplinary historyOutstanding StudentsHighly Ranked Departments
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Cultural Barriers at Chicago
Learning about biological v. Physical Sciences
Understanding/Evaluating Science
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Program Goals
Transform the culture at Chicago Tribal to Interdisciplinary
Bring together the CommunityPhysical Sciences FacultyInstitutesMedical SchoolBasic Sciences
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Why Undergraduates?
Early InterventionCurriculum/EducableCuriousPassionateOutcomes & Impact
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Approach
•Community of Scholars
•Create Links between Students and Faculty
•Empowering the Fellows for Independence
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Student Centered Program
Proposals come from Students, not PICompetitively vettedStipends for Fellows Opportunity to interact with students,
not Mentors
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Community of Scholars
Weekly MeetingsOral presentationsOpen discussion
Retreat with ID Graduate StudentsPromoting long-term Relationships
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Faculty director’s Role
Alternative, IndependentShared Commitment from parallel historyNon-conformistsRapid ResponseConnected sideways and upwards
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Empowering the Fellows for Independence
Personal relationships/directors as MentorsFellows Impact Program EvolutionGenerations passing on Culture
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Student Selection
Based on student-generated proposalEvaluated by two faculty members
(from PSD and BSD)
Fellows participate in:Life in BSD labweekly Student seminarsSpring quarter-biophysical Discussions
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Time line
Application deadline End of Winter QStudent Interviews Beginning of Spring QAwards announced Mid AprilSummer Program Begins mid JuneSummer Program ends mid August
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Mentors: Biologists paired with quantitative scientist
Computer SciencesChemistsPhysicistsStatisticians(Mathematicians)
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Why Roadmap initiative
NIH conservative, Tribal, SegmentedHigh Risk, High RewardBroadly Cross-disciplinary
Math/Stat to Therapy
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Quantitative biology
How much Math do biologists need to know
Biology is increasing quantitativeimportance of models in biology
large data sets generated bygenomic/proteomic approaches
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Mathematical Methods For Biological Scientists
I linear Algebra, DE, Dynamical Systemsii Partial Differentials, Vector spaces,
Fourier TransformationsIII probability, PC Analysis,
Stochastic processes
Lab component
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Thanks!
Steve KronAssociate ProfessorMolecular Genetics & Cell Biology
All of you