The Worchester Foundation/UMMC Summer Training Program

伍斯特基金会/WUMMC暑期培训项目是一个为期十周的本科生物研究浸入式项目。它包括密集的“动手”实验室研究经验，为每个学生个性化，并在许多现代生物科学领域的工作科学家专家的指导下进行。该计划旨在为学生提供他们第一次接触科学研究的实际实践，希望企业的兴奋，挑战和创造力将说服他们考虑将科学基础研究作为一个可行的职业选择。在春季，每个学生都有一个基本的研究项目，最初是由一个导师提出的，在学生感兴趣的领域有一个活跃的研究项目。一经接受，每个学生都将获得所选领域当前出版物的阅读清单，以提供拟议的夏季研究项目所需的背景。该计划将：1)指导每个学生安全的实验室和适当的道德实践；2)让他们熟悉当前的生物学问题；3)教给他们科学技术和技能，其中许多可以在他们未来的努力中使用；4)指导他们形成要问的具体研究问题；5)要求他们独立完成既定的研究目标；6)通过提供与其他学生、研究人员和访问科学家互动的机会，鼓励跨学科方法；7)维持一个最大限度地具有挑战性的教育环境，从而培养每个学生对未来科学职业选择的探索。除了必须提交详细说明其个人研究项目进展的书面报告外，每位学生还将在闭幕海报会议和颁奖典礼上向学院和公众提交一份报告，总结他们努力的成果。

The Worcester Foundation/WUMMC Summer Training Program is a ten-week immersion in biological research for undergraduate students. It consists of intensive "hands-on" laboratory research experience individualized for each student and performed under the guidance of working scientists' expert in many of the modern areas of biological science. The Program is designed to provide students with their first exposure to the actual practice of scientific research in the hopes that the excitement, challenge and creativity of the enterprise will convince them to consider basic research in the sciences as a viable career choice. In the spring, each student is matched with a basic research project, initially proposed by a preceptor with an active research program in the students stated area of interest. Upon acceptance, each student is provided with a reading list of current publications in the selected area to provide the background required for the proposed summer research project. The program will: 1) instruct each student in safe laboratory, and appropriate ethical practice; 2) acquaint them with current issues in biology; 3) teach them scientific techniques and skills, many of which can be utilized in their future endeavors; 4) guide them in shaping the specific research questions to be asked; 5) require that they work independently toward the agreed upon research goals; 6) encourage cross disciplinary approaches by providing opportunities for interaction with other students, research staff, and visiting scientists; and 7) maintain an educational setting which is maximally challenging and thus, fosters each student's exploration of future career choices in science. In addition to the required written report detailing the progress made in their individual research projects, each student presents a report to the Faculty and public summarizing the results of their efforts at a closing poster session and award ceremony.