The Biophysical Society Summer Course of Biophysics

生物物理学会生物物理学夏季课程

• 批准号: 7570067
• 负责人: Barry R Lentz
• 金额: $ 24.51万
• 依托单位: BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-02-13 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7570067
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the Biophysical Society Summer Course in Biophysics is to expose underrepresented minority students-to the field of biophysics by-introducing them to the possibility of a career in biophysics, to build professional confidence and communication skills with their peers and recognized scientists, and to establish a network of minority biophysicists who can serve as emissaries within the field of Biophysics and minority communities. The summer course will be hosted and taught by faculty members of the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and NIH-supported Molecular Biophysics Programs will be hosting future courses. Junior and senior undergraduate students from various scientific backgrounds and majors such as physics, computer science, chemistry, biology, or biochemistry that involve quantitative analysis are welcome to participate. Qualified students must have completed two semesters of calculus-level physics and have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in science courses. Registration is limited to 12 students per course. The summer course will consist of an 11 week program and each course will consist of 31 lectures (1.25 hours each) held during five of the 11 weeks. Lectures will be supplemented by seminars and discussions presented by leading biophysicists. Students will be required to use time outside of the lectures to participate in study groups of 3-4 students, complete assignments, and perform biophysics research in assigned laboratories. Each student will be evaluated based 1) on their ability to successfully complete assigned problems and projects, and 2) on their seminar presentation on biophysical research on the final day of the course. A Workshop on seminar design and presentation along with individual mentoring will prepare students for the seminar requirement. Students will be asked to evaluate the summer course (i.e. lectures, seminars, workshops, study groups, and practical research) using pre- and post- course questionnaires and through personal interviews.

描述（由申请人提供）：生物物理学会生物物理学暑期课程的目标是让代表性不足的少数族裔学生接触生物物理学领域，向他们介绍从事生物物理学职业的可能性，建立职业信心和沟通技巧他们的同行和公认的科学家，并建立一个少数族裔生物物理学家网络，他们可以充当生物物理学和少数族裔社区领域的使者。夏季课程将由北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校分子和细胞生物物理学项目的教员主持和教授，美国国立卫生研究院支持的分子生物物理学项目将举办未来的课程。欢迎来自物理、计算机科学、化学、生物学或生物化学等涉及定量分析的各种科学背景和专业的大三和高年级本科生参加。合格的学生必须完成两个学期的微积分物理课程，并且科学课程的累计 GPA 至少为 3.0。每门课程仅限 12 名学生报名。夏季课程将包括为期 11 周的课程，每门课程将包括 31 场讲座（每场 1.25 小时），在 11 周中的 5 周内举行。讲座还将辅以由顶尖生物物理学家主持的研讨会和讨论。学生将被要求利用讲座之外的时间参加由 3-4 名学生组成的学习小组，完成作业，并在指定的实验室进行生物物理学研究。每个学生将根据以下因素进行评估：1）他们成功完成指定问题和项目的能力，2）他们在课程最后一天关于生物物理研究的研讨会演示。关于研讨会设计和演示以及个人指导的研讨会将为学生满足研讨会的要求做好准备。学生将被要求使用课前和课后问卷以及个人访谈来评估暑期课程（即讲座、研讨会、讲习班、学习小组和实践研究）。