1. The Mother of Invention: From Desperation to Collaboration Christopher Leary Colin Kremer Rachel VanCott Gregg Hartvigsen SUNY Geneseo

2. 6 January 20071 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

3. 6 January 20072 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

4. 6 January 20073 SUNY Geneseo Public University Undergraduate Liberal Arts College— 5000 students

5. 6 January 20074 SUNY Geneseo Public University Undergraduate Liberal Arts College— 5000 students Bright, well-motivated students Strong tradition of undergraduate research in the sciences

6. 6 January 20075 SUNY Geneseo Biology Department 15 Tenure-Track Faculty 650 Undergraduate Majors

7. 6 January 20076 SUNY Geneseo Biology Department 15 Tenure-Track Faculty 650 Undergraduate Majors Mathematics Department 15 Tenure-Track Faculty 250 Undergraduate Majors

8. 6 January 20077 SUNY Geneseo Teaching Load “12 contact hours per semester” 3 Courses

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10. 9 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

11. 6 January 200710 How not to educate biologists Calculus sequence Statistics offerings Modeling offerings

12. 6 January 200711 The Importance of New Hires

13. 6 January 200712 The Importance of New Hires Gregg Hartvigsen

14. 6 January 200713 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

15. 6 January 200714 Course Development Biological Data Analysis Statistics for biologists Taught in the biology department

16. 6 January 200715 Course Development Modeling Biological Systems (300 level) First offered Spring 2000 Every other spring basis Co-taught, counts as a full class

17. 6 January 200716 Course Development Calculus II for Biologists First offered Spring 2002 Taught every spring Lots more modeling (qualitative DiffEq, PDE, Discrete Dynamical Systems) A solid five weeks of statistics No series/sequences, less on techniques of integration Applications from biology--esp. ecology

18. 6 January 200717 Meanwhile, back on the ranch

19. 6 January 200718 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

20. 6 January 200719 Research Developments Tony Macula Arkadii Dyachov Vyacheslav Rykov Grant support through Air Force Bioinformatics Lots of student research Tie in with Biochemistry

21. 6 January 200720 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

22. 6 January 200721 Grant Writing Late 2003 Pilot Grant for the UBM project through NSF Tony, Gregg funded for the summer 2004 along with several students

23. 6 January 200722 Grant Writing Early 2004 Full-Fledged UBM grant written Macula, Hartvigsen, Pogozelski, Leary “Undergraduate Biomathematical Research Career Initiative at SUNY- Geneseo” (NSF 0436298) $806,000 2004–2009

24. 6 January 200723 Goals of the Biomath Program Train undergraduates to perform research at the intersection of mathematics and biology Research Support for Undergraduates Curricular Changes Change in Climate

25. 6 January 200724 Research Program Eighteen students conduct sponsored research during both the academic year and this summer Two major research groups Strong recruitment efforts during the year Focus on bringing 1st and 2nd year students into the program

26. 6 January 200725 Research Program DNA hybridization kinetics Tony Macula (Mathematics) Wendy Pogozelski (Biochemistry) Ecological/Epidemiological Modeling Gregg Hartvigsen (Biology) CL (Mathematics)

27. 6 January 200726 Research Program Small meetings/conferences Conversations on Biomolecular Computing-DNA Word Design (March 2005) Biomathematical Explorations (June 2005) Jonathan Dushoff Ben Bolker

28. 6 January 200727 Research Program Student travel support Hudson River Undergrad Math Conf

29. 6 January 200728 Research Program Student travel support Hudson River Undergrad Math Conf

30. 6 January 200729 Research Program Student travel support SMB/ECMTB

31. 6 January 200730 Research Program Student travel support Joint Mathematics Meetings

32. 6 January 200731 Curricular Changes

33. 6 January 200732 Curricular Changes Grant-supported changes One course per semester dedicated to the grant Modeling Biological Systems offered every year Computational Molecular Biology Introduction to Nucleic Acids Biomathematics Seminar (semi-required)

34. 6 January 200733 Curricular Changes Expansion by Absence Other faculty members are brought into the program by teaching the cross- disciplinary courses Use of the Slush Fund

35. 6 January 200734 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

36. 6 January 200735 Where we are now Both MBS and CalcII for Biologists are well-established parts of the curriculum Active research group in biomathematics More active collaboration among the departments

37. 6 January 200736 Outline SUNY Geneseo Where we were in 1998 Course Development Research Developments Grant Writing Where we are now Where do we want to go

38. 6 January 200737 Where do we want to go Statistics offerings need improving New 200-level Data Analysis Course The importance of new hires Broaden support of interdisciplinary work Bring more people into the mix Think about ways to continue the funding

39. 6 January 200738 Where do we want to go Consider a Biomath track in the Math Department, or an interdisciplinary program

40. 6 January 200739 The Law of Unintended Consequences The Integrated Science Center New facilities New equipment More biology majors

41. 6 January 200740 Lessons we have learned Time is of the essence Faculty time

42. 6 January 200741 Lessons we have learned Time is of the essence Faculty time Student time They are undergraduates

43. 6 January 200742 Lessons we have learned The importance of the right people

44. 6 January 200743 Lessons we have learned We have to work together

45. 6 January 200744 Lessons we have learned It has been worth it.

46. 6 January 200745 Thanks NSF Geneseo Foundation My colleagues My students