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Subject: 2016 Summer Program in Computational Biology at Rutgers' University Description: Rutgers University’s Computational Biology Summer Program provides meaningful summer research experiences to ten undergraduate students and combines experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches with a focus on the intersection of the mathematical, computational, and biological sciences. In addition to the research experience, students receive computational biology training, professional skills development, and enrichment sessions geared towards broadening their understanding of the application of, and issues surrounding, scientific research. Faculty and postgraduate mentors guide the research projects and advise students toward further study and career development. The central theme linking research projects will be the modeling of biological systems — ecological, physiological, and molecular. Each project will start from generally-stated scientific questions and faculty mentors will guide students to critically examine the question (providing them with foundational knowledge and skills as needed), formulate hypotheses, design experiments, and interpret results for the verification of the hypotheses and the formulation of valid alternatives when possible. The Computational Biology Summer Program accepts ten students each year. Each student will receive room and board plus a $5,000 stipend. Applicants must be enrolled in a post-secondary program of education, maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA, and have completed at least one undergraduate science course. Veterans are encouraged to apply. Contact Person: Karen Taylor Contact Email: [log in to unmask] Contact Phone Number: 856-225-6492 Website URL: http://http://ccib.camden.rutgers.edu/reu/