Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Research Program

摘要 迈克尔·亨加特纳 提案# DBI -9912220为了鼓励年轻科学家在生物学领域的发展，自1959年以来，冷泉港实验室的本科生研究计划每年赞助来自美国各地的10至25名本科生进行为期10周的暑期研究。 学生被安置在场地上，每个人都被分配给一个永久的实验室工作人员，在导师的专业领域进行独立的研究项目。每个学生开始他或她的项目与顾问的密切指导，并随后鼓励独立工作。这使学生能够充分发挥自己的潜力，并亲身体验实验科学的兴奋。 在该计划中，学生们提出了两个系列的研讨会，其中一个是学生描述他们提出的研究和最后一系列，其中每个项目的结果进行了总结。 除了作为实验室系列研究生生物学课程的一部分而提供的日常讲座外，实验室工作人员还专门为本科生举办了一系列研讨会。 这个本科研究计划是非常超额认购，因此，重点是对个人的选择谁，有适当的方向，有可能在他们随后的职业生涯中作出贡献的科学。 特别强调招聘代表性不足的少数群体，以鼓励他们从事科学事业。 该计划的成功是由过去的参与者谁已经成为杰出的科学家的数量证明。

ABSTRACT Michael Hengartner Proposal # DBI - 9912220To encourage the development of young scientists in the field of biology, the Undergraduate Research Program at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has, since 1959, annually sponsored between ten to twenty-five undergraduates from throughout the United States for an intensive ten-week long summer research experience. The students are housed on grounds and each one is assigned to a permanent Laboratory staff member to perform an independent research project in the mentor's fieldof expertise. Each student begins his or her project with the advisor's close guidance and is subsequently encouraged to work independently. This allows students to develop to their full potential and to sample first hand the excitement of experimental science. During the program the students present two series of seminars, one in which the students describe their proposed research and a final series in which the results of each project are summarized. There is also a series of seminars by Laboratory staff specifically for the undergraduates in addition to daily lectures given as part of the Laboratory series of post-graduate biology courses. This undergraduate research program is very oversubscribed and, therefore, focuses its selection on individuals who, with proper direction, are likely to make a contribution to science in their ensuing careers. Strong emphasis is placed on recruiting underrepresented minorities to encourage them to pursue scientific careers. The success of the program is evidenced by the number of past participants who have become eminent scientists.