University of Chicago
Biological Sciences Collegiate Division


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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Undergraduate Science Education Program




General University and Department Highlights:
The Changing Campus Environment Surrounding the Biological Sciences Learning Center: Center for Integrative Science  and the Center for Biomedical Discovery
 Biological Sciences Collegiate Division Enrollment 1999-2005
University Receives HHMI Funding for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education
University, HHMI join forces to train graduate students in biosciences

Program Outcome Data:
 Biology Diagnostic Test Results, 2004-2005
 Biology Diagnostic Test Results: A Comparison of African American students with Caucasian and Asian Students
 Results of Senior Survey of Biology Majors, 2005

Student Highlights & Data:
 HHMI Fellow (Summer 2005), Brandon-Luke Seagle publishes in JACS  (UPDATE: Brandon Seagle accepted to Stanford University MST Program)
HHMI Fellow (Summer 2005), Stephen Brusatte receives prestigious Marshall Scholarship
 HHMI Fellows (Summer 2000) Statistics, CV's and Publication Records



 
Faculty Highlights & Proposed Curricular Initiatives:

 Highlights of past HHMI sponsored courses:
 Jake Socha, Ph.D. teaches Spring 2005 course, "Animal Locomotion"  (see Letter of Support)
  Thierry Emonet, Ph.D. teaches Spring 2005 course, "Computational Biology" ( see Course Syllabus) and Winter 2006, "Biological Physics" (see Lab section Homework Samples)
  Kay Medina, Ph.D. teaches Spring 2004 course, "Introduction to Stem Cell Biology" (see Letter of Support)
  Melina Hale, Ph.D. teaches Spring 2004 course, "Neurons to Behavior" (see Letter of Support)
  Bernard Roizman, Ph.D. teaches Spring 2003 course, "Virus as Probes for Cellular Functions"
 Tanya Baker, Ph.D., teaches new"Mathematical Methods for the Biological Sciences" sequence (see Course Syllabi: BIO 26210, BIO 26211, BIO 26212; see Lab Example)
 Proposed HHMI sponsored courses:

 “Ecological Genomics”, Justin Borewitz, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Ecology and Evolution  (see Course Description)

“Mathematical modeling of cytokinesis”, Michael Glotzer, Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology ( see Course Description)

“Experimental Biophysical Chemistry”, Marvin W. Makinen, Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Center for Integrative Science (see Course Description & Syllabus)

  Single Cell Biophysics”, Philippe Cluzel, Assistant Professor, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The James Franck Institute, Department of Physics  (see Course Description)
“Entropy”, John Goldsmith, Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor, Dept. of Linguistics and Computer Science. (see Course Description)

“Systems Biology, Self-Assembly and Complexity”, Dr. Piers Nash, Assistant Professor, Ben May Cancer Research Institute. (see Course Description)

The Physics of Biological Macromolecules and Membranes”, Dr. Benoit Roux, Professor,  Dept. of Pediatrics and the Institute of Biophysical Dynamics (see Course Description)

Proposed Outreach Initiatives:
Saturday Seminars in Biology: Program Website
2005-2006 Invitation Letter
2005-2006 Saturday Seminars Schedule

HHMI Supported Undergraduate Research Publications:
Chicago Biological Investigator:  The University of Chicago Undergraduate Biological Sciences Journal


Program Contact Information:
 
Director & Principle Investigator:  Jose Quintans, M.D., Ph.D.

The University of Chicago
Biological Sciences Collegiate Division
Biological Sciences Learning Center
924 E. 57th Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60637
qui4@midway.uchicago.edu

Program Administrator: Darby W. James
E-mail: jamesd@uchicago.edu
T: (773) 834-7744 / F: (773) 702-2254
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