Within the UCO College of Mathematics and Science, there are numerous faculty members from different departments with a wealth of talent and knowledge in various areas of biomedical and health science research. Over the past several years these researchers have continually demonstrated their productivity by publishing in scientific journals, actively participating in Oklahoma INBRE, and securing internal and external funding for their research. UCO has established a Center that will provide a dynamic environment for faculty to expand their research, and attract talented undergraduate and graduate students. There is a compelling need to solve complex social and biomedical problems that are crucial to human welfare and society in general and that requires more broadly trained scientists with multidisciplinary perspectives that include physical, mathematical, social, and biological sciences. Accordingly, the Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Education and Research (CIBER) is dedicated to interdisciplinary biomedical and health science education and research.
This center will promote and develop:
Dr. Wei Chen, Director