The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is now accepting applications for its Computational Biology Curriculum Development Tutorial to be held July 6-9, 2010, at NIMBioS.
Objectives: This tutorial focuses on helping future educators develop curriculum resources and teaching approaches that reflect modern biological problem solving as well as engage students with the use of emerging computational tools and data. The tutorial is geared toward graduate students and faculty who teach undergraduate biology courses. Participants will explore the use of scientific data repositories, investigate online analysis and visualization tools, and use open source resources for scientific collaboration. The emphasis will be on creating teaching units that apply quantitative biological problem solving strategies to real problems in medicine, epidemiology, forensics, agriculture and conservation.
Location: NIMBioS at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Co-sponsors: NIMBioS, BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium, SCALE-IT, the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. For more information about the tutorial and a link to the online application form, go to http://www.nimbios.org/tutorials/TT_curriculum Application deadline: May 7, 2010. The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) brings together researchers from around the world to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries to investigate solutions to basic and applied problems in the life sciences. NIMBioS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
