REU Site: BIOSENSE - Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems for the Development of Biomedical Applications and Devices at Northeastern University

REU 网站：BIOSENSE - 东北大学用于开发生物医学应用和设备的地下传感和成像系统

• 批准号: 1005077
• 负责人: Michael Silevitch
• 金额: $ 24.84万
• 依托单位: Northeastern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-15 至 2013-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005077&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; BIOSENSE; Subsurface; Sensing

The Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS) an NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) led by Northeastern University (NU) will implement a three-year REU Site program named BIOSENSE. This program will be coordinated at NU with an affiliate institution, Massachusetts General Hospital. The BIOSENSE REU program will engage 8 undergraduate students in research that involves the use of subsurface sensing and imaging techniques for real-world biomedical applications. The research projects will allow students to be involved in one of three distinct but interconnected areas: 1) basic biological or medical research; 2) development of a product to meet specific needs in the biomedical marketplace; and 3) translational research moving the basic concepts from the academic laboratory to the clinical setting. The students will attend a schedule of seminars, workshops and meetings which expose them to advanced research topics, prepare them for graduate school, improve their presentation skills, and encourage their interest in science and math areas. Participants will communicate their research highlights on a discussion board created specifically for the REU program and at weekly meetings that the faculty mentors conduct. REU participants will also be required to make a final presentation at the end of the summer program. The BIOSENSE REU program will provide apartment-style housing at NU for the students which will give them an opportunity to connect with each other and to foster the cohort experience. In addition, several social activities are planned during the summer with the goal of building friendships and collegiality between the students and faculty mentors.What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?BIOSENSE will focus recruitment efforts on students from minority-serving institutions, such as, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Morehouse College and Spellman College. Outreach efforts will be extended to involve community college students. This REU Site program model will be made available on-line as a resource for others supporting undergraduates. REU students will spend dedicated time in the hospital clinical environment to experience first-hand the impact that their research can have. The program will encourage and motivate participants to pursue graduate education.

由东北大学（NU）领导的NSF工程研究中心（NU）将实施一个名为BioSense的三年年REU站点计划。该计划将在NU与马萨诸塞州综合医院的分支机构机构协调。 BioSense REU计划将与8位本科生参与研究，其中涉及将地下传感和成像技术用于现实世界的生物医学应用。研究项目将使学生能够参与三个不同但相互联系的领域之一：1）基本的生物学或医学研究； 2）开发产品以满足生物医学市场的特定需求； 3）转化研究将基本概念从学术实验室转移到临床环境。学生将参加研讨会，研讨会和会议的时间表，使他们了解高级研究主题，为研究生院做好准备，提高其演讲技巧，并鼓励他们对科学和数学领域的兴趣。 参与者将在专门为REU计划创建的讨论委员会和教师导师举办的每周会议上传达其研究重点。 REU参与者还将在夏季计划结束时进行最终演讲。 BioSense REU计划将为NU提供公寓风格的住房，为学生提供机会，这将使他们有机会相互联系并促进队列体验。 此外，夏季计划进行了几项社交活动，目的是在学生和教师之间建立友谊和合作。拟议活动的更广泛影响？BioSense将把招聘工作集中在少数派服务机构的学生上，例如波多黎各大学的Mayaguez，Mayaguez，Morehouse College and Spellman College。 外展工作将扩展到社区大学生。 该REU网站计划模型将在线提供，作为支持本科生的其他人的资源。 REU学生将在医院的临床环境中花费专门的时间来亲身体验他们的研究可能产生的影响。 该计划将鼓励和激励参与者继续接受研究生教育。