FISK STUDENT SELECTED FOR SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AT NATIONAL INSTITUTE

Nashville, Tenn., July 20, 2015 – The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) is pleased to announce that Ashish Gauli, a biology student at Fisk University, has been selected for its highly competitive Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates and Teachers (SRE) currently underway at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK).

The 2015 NIMBioS SRE program runs for eight weeks and includes 16 undergraduates from universities across the United States and one high school teacher. Undergraduate participants receive free university apartment-style housing, a stipend of $3,700 and up to $650 of support for travel to and from Knoxville. Participants work in teams with NIMBioS postdoctoral researchers and UTK faculty on research at the interface of mathematics and biology. Projects range from modeling canine distemper to exploring stressors in host-pathogen interactions. More information about the SRE program, a list of participants and further details about the projects can be found at http://www.nimbios.org/sre/sre2015.

NIMBioS is a National Science Foundation-sponsored initiative to foster interdisciplinary research at the interface between mathematical and biological sciences. Additional NIMBioS sponsors include the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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