Summer Research Participation Program for Undergraduates

罗斯威尔公园癌症研究所的NSF-REU项目介绍了高级理科专业研究生的暑期体验。学生们将参加一个具有挑战性的为期十周的计划，重点是生物。与以往的方案一样，将作出特别努力，确保有才华的弱势和代表性不足的学生和妇女参加。布法罗大学罗斯威尔公园分部选定的研究生教员担任该项目录取学生的主要顾问。NSF研究员在该研究所的主要研究领域是癌症的分子和细胞生物学领域。在资深教师的指导下，学生们沉浸在丰富的研究环境中。在这里，他们既接触到尖端研究项目，也接触到科学生活方式。这一经历已被证明是学生在选择学习领域和正式申请研究生课程之前做出决定的关键因素。这一为期10周的研究体验的高潮是学生在科学迷你会议上的海报和口头演示。正是在这里，参与者将他们的结果展示给他们的同行和研究所的教职员工。其他的暑假经历包括参加一个杰出的系列讲座、职业咨询会议和周末的社交活动。参与者不仅可以接触到什么是科学研究中的生活，还可以对基础科学在医学中所起的作用产生现实的看法。

The NSF-REU Program at the Roswell Park Cancer institute presents upper division science majors pre-graduate school summer experiences. Students will participate in a challenging ten-week program with a biological focus. As in past programs, special efforts will be made to insure the participation of talented disadvantaged and under-represented students and women. Selected graduate faculty members of the Roswell Park Division of the University at Buffalo serve as major advisors for students admitted to the program. The major area of study for NSF Fellows at the institute is in the area of molecular and cellular biology of cancer. Under the tutelage of senior faculty, students are immersed in a rich research environment. Here they are exposed to both cutting-edge research projects and the scientific lifestyle. This experience has been shown to be a key factor in a student's decision making process before choosing a field of study and formally applying to graduate programs. The culmination of this 10-week research experience is the student's poster and oral presentations at the Scientific Mini-Conference. It is here that the participants present their results to their peers and institute faculty. Other summer experiences include attendance at a distinguished lecture series, career counseling sessions, and weekend social activities. Participants are not only exposed to what a life in scientific research is, but also develop a realistic idea of the role basic science plays in medicine.