REU: Research Experiences in Neurobiology for Undergraduates

该奖项将在神经可塑性和脑功能心理生物学系建立一个本科生研究经验站点。为期八周的暑期课程将以为期一周的讲座/研讨会系列开始，旨在向八名学生介绍该领域以及各教员的研究。随后将在教师实验室进行积极的研究，针对学生及其导师的目标量身定制一个明确的项目。在此期间，学生将继续在正式和非正式会议上与教师互动。在课程结束时，学生将向系里的其他学生和教员展示他们的发现。这个提议是去年一个非常成功的为期一周的本科暑期学院的直接产物，在学生和教师的鼓励下，现在将扩展到一个为期八周的项目。

This award will establish an undergraduate research experience site in the Department of Psychobiology in Neural Plasticity and Brain Function. The eight-week summer program will begin with a one-week lecture/seminar series designed to introduce eight students to the field and to the research of the various faculty. This will be followed by an active research experience in faculty laboratories on a defined project tailored to the goals of students and their advisors. Throughout this period, students will continue to interact with faculty in both formal and informal meetings. At the end of the program, students will present their findings to other students in the department and to the faculty. This proposal is a direct outgrowth of a highly successful one-week undergraduate Summer Institute offered last year which, upon encouragement from students and faculty, will now be expanded into an eight-week program.