Undergraduate Research in Biology

生物学本科研究

• 批准号: 9987543
• 负责人: Stephen Davis
• 金额: $ 12万
• 依托单位: Pepperdine University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-05-01 至 2003-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9987543&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Research; Biology

ABSTRACT Stephen D. Davis Proposal DBI - 9987543The aim of this project is to facilitate the maturation of undergraduate students as young scientists in biology by immersing them in an interactive, 12-week summer session of original research activities. The goal is to teach students the essentials of the scientific method, which are common to a spectrum of biological subdisciplines, and to expose students to the benefits of interaction, collaboration and interdependence across subdisciplines.Recruitment of Pepperdine and non-Pepperdine students will target minority, physically challenged and female students. Students will also be recruited from schools with limited research opportunities. Each summer the program will begin with a 14-day research orientation workshop during which students will be introduced to specific research techniques and immersed in the research process (literature review, hypothesis formulation, and hypothesis testing). Students will play a pivotal role in the conception and design of their personal research projects and will participate in a 2-day retreat to formally present, evaluate and refine their summer research proposals.Students will pursue their projects under the supervision of faculty-mentors in either plant physiological ecology, conservation biology of amphibians, physiology of marine intertidal fish, molecular biology, mammalian cell biology or developmental biology. Over the course of the summer visiting scientists will hold special research seminars and spend time critiquing student projects. Each research group will hold weekly literature seminars to discuss journal articles pertaining to their research interests. The program will conclude with a student research symposium bringing cohesion, celebration and closure to the summer experience. Follow-through will include student participation at local and regional research conferences. In cases of special merit, students will be encouraged to present their results at national meetings and to prepare their results for publication in a scientific journal.

摘要 Stephen D. Davis 提案 DBI - 9987543 该项目的目的是通过让本科生沉浸在为期 12 周的互动夏季原创研究活动中，促进他们作为年轻生物学科学家的成熟。 目标是向学生传授一系列生物学分支学科所共有的科学方法的要点，并使学生接触到跨分支学科互动、协作和相互依赖的好处。佩珀代因和非佩珀代因学生的招生将针对少数族裔、残障学生和女生。 还将从研究机会有限的学校招募学生。 每年夏天，该项目将以为期 14 天的研究定向研讨会开始，在此期间，学生将了解特定的研究技术并沉浸在研究过程中（文献综述、假设制定和假设检验）。 学生将在个人研究项目的构思和设计中发挥关键作用，并将参加为期 2 天的静修活动，正式提出、评估和完善他们的夏季研究计划。学生将在植物生理生态学、两栖动物保护生物学、海洋潮间带鱼类生理学、分子生物学、哺乳动物细胞生物学或发育生物学教师导师的监督下完成他们的项目。 在整个夏季，访问科学家将举办特别研究研讨会，并花时间批评学生项目。 每个研究小组将每周举行一次文献研讨会，讨论与其研究兴趣相关的期刊文章。 该项目将以学生研究研讨会结束，为夏季体验带来凝聚力、庆祝和结束。 后续活动将包括学生参加当地和区域研究会议。 如果有特殊成绩，我们将鼓励学生在全国会议上展示他们的成果，并准备在科学期刊上发表他们的成果。