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Established in 1996 at Cornell University, the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI) was moved to Arizona State University in the spring of 2004. With the culmination of the 2006 summer institute, MTBI/SUMS has mentored 277 undergraduate participants who have produced 111 technical reports. Furthermore, over 60% of its alumni are currently graduate students, or have completed graduate programs, mostly in the mathematical sciences. Twenty-four MTBI alumni have earned a Ph.D. in the mathematical sciences-a group that includes fourteen individuals from underrepresented groups.

SUMS Math-Science Honors Program (MSHP) was established in 1985. MSHP has provided opportunities to 2095 students from economically disadvantaged groups. Forty five SUMS alumni have received graduate degrees and 534 have earned an undergraduate degree from ASU.

MTBI/SUMS mentorship efforts at the graduate school level include its Sloan Pipeline Graduate Program (MTBI-SLPP). MTBI/SUMS is an active participant of the Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities (WAESO), sponsored by the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program.

MTBI/SUMS year round efforts are supported through grants from the National Science Foundation, The National Security Agency, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The Hispanic Research Center and the Office of the Provost of Arizona State University. MTBI/SUMS funding was provided by Cornell University and Los Alamos National Laboratory (T-Division) from 1996-2004.