As an undergraduate at UBC, how do I get some experience doing research in mathematical biology?
The two most common ways for this to happen is either through a USRA project or an honours thesis. For information on the USRA program, the Math Department has a USRA info site and so does the UBC Career Services. For information on doing an honours thesis, consult with an Undergraduate Honours Mathematics Advisor or a similar advisor in your home department. Once you decide on either of these options, contact the professor with whom you are interested in working well in advance to begin preparing. In particular for an honours thesis, it is best to start thinking about a project before the summer preceding the thesis year. The USRA application deadline is usually in mid-February. If you are interested in carrying out either of these two options with me, please send (electronic preferred) a resume, a transcript, a brief description of your research interests, a few words about the suitability of your background and the names of two professors who would be willing to act as references on
