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Program details
Course of activities

Once a team of RIBMS scholars is selected for the program, they will

  1. Take a one-credit seminar offered in the spring, introducing the different available research projects, and background skills in mathematical biology
  2. Form research teams and decide together which project or projects to pursue
  3. Work full time during the summer on the chosen research project, supported by a summer research stipend, mentored by the chosen faculty team
  4. Continue work in the following year (if applicable, as a senior capstone)
  5. Participate in the biweekly Biomathematics Forum, a discussion group for work in progress
  6. Write up the results of the research project and prepare them for public presentation either at Case (e.g., the SOURCE Undergraduate Symposium and Poster Session or the Senior Capstone Fair) or at a scientific meeting.


Program benefits

RIBMS Scholars will be supported in several ways, including the following.

  1. All RIBMS Scholars will be provided with the use of a laptop computer equipped with the latest biological modeling software available either as open source or through Case site licensing.
  2. During the summer portion of their research project, RIBMS Scholars will receive a stipend of $3600.
  3. RIBMS Scholars will also have the use of a newly renovated Biology Penthouse (top floor of Millis) affectionately known as the RIBMS Clubhouse.
  4. To support their research activities, RIBMS Scholars will be given access to the Biology Department's multinode parallel XServe BioCluster machine, located near the RIBMS Clubhouse.