Summer Research Program for Minority Undergraduates in Cellular and Molecular Biology

该奖项为威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校生物学中心提供资金，以支持一个暑期项目，该项目为有才华的少数族裔本科生提供细胞和分子生物学方面的研究机会。将在全国范围内招收10名学生，以鼓励他们进入研究生学习并为他们做好准备。威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校将再赞助4名学生，使参与的总人数达到14人。基于之前三个针对少数族裔本科生的暑期项目所获得的专业知识，未来的教师导师和项目工作人员将提供一个旨在培养批判性思维、创造性解决问题和富有成效的研究技能的环境。24名专职教师(18名在以前的暑期指导过)将领导暑期项目的设计、规划、实施和评估。该项目的核心是在细胞和分子生物学方面有共同研究兴趣的教职员工的指导下，个人独立的研究经验。研究经验将通过研讨会/讲习班系列来扩大，以促进作为独立研究人员的成长，并为学生的研究生学习做好准备。顶峰体验将是一个研讨会，学生在研讨会上正式向同事和教职员工展示研究成果。该项目将整合多元文化和社会活动，这对为学生提供富有成效、愉快和令人满意的暑期研究体验至关重要。

This award provides funds to The Center for Biology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison to support a summer program which provides research opportunities to talented minority undergraduates in cellular and molecular biology. Ten students will be recruited nationwide in order to encourage and prepare them for graduate studies.. UW-Madison will sponsor 4 additional students, bringing the total involvement to 14. Building on expertise gained from three previous summer programs for minority undergraduates, prospective faculty mentors and program staff will provide an environment designed to foster critical thinking, creative problem solving, and productive research skills. Twenty-four committed faculty (18 having mentored in previous summers) will lead in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of the summer program. The core of the program lies in individual, independent research experiences under the mentorship of faculty members with shared research interests in cellular and molecular biology. Research experiences will be augmented by a seminar/workshop series to promote growth as independent researchers and prepare students for graduate study. The capstone experience will be a symposium in which students formally present research results to colleagues and faculty. The program will integrate multicultural and social activities, which are vital for providing the students with a productive, enjoyable and satisfying summer research experience.