The Worchester Foundation/UMMC Summer Training Program

伍斯特基金会/WUMMC暑期培训计划是为本科生提供的为期十周的生物学研究沉浸式课程。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到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将科学基础研究视为可行的职业选择。在春季，每个学生都与一个基础研究项目相匹配，该项目最初由一位导师提出，并在学生所感兴趣的领域进行积极的研究计划。接受后，每个学生提供了一个阅读清单，目前在选定的领域出版物，提供所需的拟议的夏季研究项目的背景。该方案将：1）指导每个学生在安全的实验室，和适当的道德实践; 2）使他们熟悉当前的生物学问题; 3）教他们科学的技术和技能，其中许多可以在他们未来的努力中使用; 4）引导他们形成具体的研究问题要问; 5）要求他们独立工作，朝着商定的研究目标; 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来鼓励跨学科方法; 7）保持最具挑战性的教育环境，从而促进每个学生对未来科学职业选择的探索。除了所需的书面报告，详细说明在他们的个人研究项目取得的进展，每个学生提出了一份报告，以教师和公众总结他们的努力在闭幕海报会议和颁奖典礼的结果。

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.