BioMaPS

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BioMaPS

• Biology and Mathematics in Population Studies

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BioMaPS

• Biology
• Terry Derting
• Nicole Gerlanc
• Howard Whiteman
• Mathematics
• Renee Fister
• Maeve McCarthy
• Chris Mecklin
• David Roach

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Timeline for student activities

• Fall Application (Oct.)
• Schedule classes (Nov.)
• Spring
• Weekly mentor meeting
• Monthly BioMaPS meeting
• Design of Research Proposal
• Summer Workshop (May)
• Full-time research (June and July)
• Fall
• Revised Research Plan (Aug.)
• Weekly mentor meeting
• Monthly BioMaPS meeting
• Outreach presentations (Oct.)
• Re-application (Oct.)
• Interim/Final report (Dec.)

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Initial Teams

• Nicole Gerlanc, Chris Mecklin, and Maeve McCarthy
  (sabbatical in Spring), Ashley Hagan, and Todd
  Schoborg
• Terry Derting, Chris Mecklin, Renee
  Fister,Tiffany Hedrick, Courtney Thomason

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Commitment

• Approximately 10 hours per week during the
  semester
• Full Time in June and July (8-9 weeks of work)
• Required Attendance at May Workshop
• Required Attendance at weekly mentor meetings and
  monthly BioMaPS meetings
• Presentations to groups

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Evaluation System

• The mentors will be evaluating your progress on a
  monthly basis.
• We expect excellent work since you are excellent
  candidates.
• If, however, the tasks assigned are not being
  completed, a person will not receive compensation
  for those activities.

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Pay

• Deliverable system
• Pay will be 350 for each of 8 months of Spring
  and Fall semesters and received approximately on
  the 15th of each month.
• Summer Pay Approximately 1485 taxes for June
  and July Pay to be received first part of July
  and first part of August.
• Final report Once it is completed a payment of
  1000 is received.

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Questions?

• Renee Fister
• 809-2491
• renee.fister_at_murraystate.edu or other BioMaPS
  colleagues