Datasets of enormous complexity and size are being generated in the diverse areas of genomics, imaging, electronic health records, social media and environmental monitoring. The insights obtained from these massive data sources will inform the prevention and treatment of human diseases and play a major role in biology, medicine and public health in the coming decade. But more training is needed to prepare the next generation of leaders to tackle these challenges.
The Big Data Summer Institute in Biostatistics, a six-week interdisciplinary training and research program at the University of Michigan, has been designed to introduce undergraduate students to the growing number of approaches to big data:
First, students gain a comprehensive overview of the field of big data by attending a variety of lectures in the mornings and working on research projects in the afternoons.
On Fridays, participants take part in professional preparation activities and attend journey lectures at lunch. Journey lectures showcase academic journeys of researchers at different stages of their career in data science.
At the conclusion of the institute, each research project group presents their findings and learns about other student projects at a concluding research symposium. The program wraps up with a professional development workshop on the last day.
Throughout the program, our participants have the unique opportunity to interact with distinguished faculty and graduate students from the U-M departments of biostatistics, information science, statistics, and electrical engineering and computer science.
Open to: U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents in their 2nd or 3rd year at an accredited school or university
Deadline: March 1st 2020, Application opens Dec. 1st 2019
Payment: Housing and Dining, Travel Support, 3 course credits (6-week program)
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA