Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biological Sciences

该奖项为韦尔斯利学院生物科学系继续成功开展夏季本科生研究计划提供支持。 参赛者将从生物学、生物化学或心理生物学专业的大三学生中选拔，他们有认真的目的，对独立工作有明确的兴趣，有充分的课程准备，并表现出想象力和独立思考的能力。 参与者将由项目主任和教师委员会在评估申请表后选出，该申请表旨在为特定项目招收最合格的学生。 学生将参与调查的各个方面，从文献综述到进行实验程序和观察，继续分析数据和确定结论。 学生将与顾问正式和非正式地讨论工作，并准备与所有参与者（包括学生和教师）进行每周小组研讨会的讨论。 这将鼓励口头报告的体验以及其他研究人员的建议和批评。 项目结束时的研究报告将包括一份书面论文、一张海报以及下一学年向学生和教师进行的座谈会演示。 整个夏天，学术界、工业界和医学界从事研究职业的女科学家将举办研讨会；将前往生物技术和化学公司进行实地考察。

This award provides support to the Department of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College to continue a successful summer undergraduate research program. Participants will be selected from junior Biology, Biological Chemistry or Psychobiology majors who have serious purpose and definite interest in independent work, have sufficient course preparation and have shown ability to think imaginatively and independently. Participants will be selected by the project director and faculty committee after evaluation of applications forms designed to recruit the best qualified students for particular projects. The student will participate in all aspects of the investigation, from pursuing a literature review to carrying out experimental procedures and observations, continuing in analysis of data and determination of conclusions. The students will formally and informally discuss the work with the advisor, and also will prepare discussions with all fellow participants, both student and faculty, for weekly group seminars. This will encourage both experience with oral presentations and exposure to suggestions and criticism of other researchers. Research reports at the end of the program will involve a written paper, a poster, and colloquia presentations to students and faculty during the next academic year. Throughout the summer, seminars will be presented by women scientists in research careers in academia, industry and medicine; field trips to biotechnology and chemical companies will be taken.