Biomedical Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

生物医学暑期本科生研究经历

• 批准号: 7020068
• 负责人: BRUCE J NICHOLSON
• 金额: $ 9.14万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-03-01 至 2009-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7020068
• 关键词: career; curriculum; health science manpower; health science profession; health science research; health science research potential; mentoring /mentor; training; university student; workshop

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is in response to an RFA for providing Summer Research Experiences in Biomedical Science for undergraduates from distinct, non-biological backgrounds. With the increasing need for interdisciplinary approaches to solving biological problems, it is imperative that we modify the way in which the researchers of tomorrow are trained, particularly incorporating quantitative skills to meet the demands of the new age of bioinformatics, signaling networks, and biophysics. The current program seeks to intervene during the undergraduate years to expose students, who are currently in more physical science, computer and engineering tracks, to the wealth of opportunities provided in the biomedical sciences. An integrated 10 week summer program is proposed that would provide 10 students each year with a research experience entailing a semi-independent project within the lab of their choice (selected from over 40 mentors). The research experience will be enriched through a series of short courses and seminars in current topics in the biomedical sciences (including guest speakers who will present a variety of career opportunities for quantitative biologists), field trips to local research facilities (University centers, biotech, and pharmaceutical companies, etc.), and weekly social interactions among the students. Research areas represented among the mentors range from highly biophysical approaches to structure and function of proteins and DNA, to much more direct medical approaches to research. Students in the program would be given an initial orientation to lab techniques, and to the research opportunities available prior to selection of a mentor in consultation with the steering committee (one student per lab). At the close of the program, the students will present their work at a symposium for students and mentors in the program. Recruiting will occur at a National level through extensive mailings and a user interactive web site. Emphasis will be given to surveying student opinions during the program and tracking their career choices after they leave.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是对 RFA 的回应，旨在为来自不同非生物学背景的本科生提供生物医学科学暑期研究经验。随着解决生物学问题的跨学科方法的需求不断增加，我们必须改变未来研究人员的培训方式，特别是纳入定量技能，以满足生物信息学、信号网络和生物物理学新时代的需求。目前的计划旨在在本科阶段进行干预，让目前更多从事物理科学、计算机和工程专业的学生接触到生物医学科学提供的丰富机会。建议开展为期 10 周的综合暑期项目，每年为 10 名学生提供研究经验，包括在他们选择的实验室（从 40 多名导师中选出）进行半独立项目。研究经验将通过一系列关于生物医学科学当前主题的短期课程和研讨会（包括将为定量生物学家提供各种职业机会的演讲嘉宾）、当地研究设施（大学中心、生物技术、和制药公司等），以及学生之间每周的社交互动。导师们所代表的研究领域包括从高度生物物理的蛋白质和 DNA 结构和功能方法到更直接的医学研究方法。该项目的学生将获得有关实验室技术和可用研究机会的初步指导，然后与指导委员会协商选择导师（每个实验室一名学生）。项目结束时，学生将在项目中的学生和导师研讨会上展示他们的作品。招聘将通过广泛的邮件和用户互动网站在国家层面进行。将重点调查学生在项目期间的意见并跟踪他们离开后的职业选择。