Undergraduate Research in Biology

摘要 斯蒂芬·D戴维斯 建议DBI -9987543该项目的目的是通过沉浸在一个互动的，为期12周的原创研究活动的夏季会议，促进本科生作为年轻的科学家在生物学的成熟。 其目标是向学生传授科学方法的基本知识，这些知识在一系列生物学分支学科中是共同的，并使学生接触到跨学科互动、合作和相互依存的好处。佩珀代因和非佩珀代因学生的招聘将针对少数民族、身体残疾和女性学生。 学生也将从研究机会有限的学校招募。 每年夏天，该计划将开始为期14天的研究方向研讨会期间，学生将被介绍给特定的研究技术，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，并将参加为期两天的务虚会，正式提交，评估和完善他们的暑期研究计划。学生将在导师的监督下进行植物生理生态学，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。 在整个夏天，访问科学家将举行特别的研究研讨会，并花时间批评学生的项目。 每个研究小组将举行每周一次的文献研讨会，讨论与他们的研究兴趣有关的期刊文章。 该计划将以学生研究研讨会结束，为夏季体验带来凝聚力，庆祝和关闭。 后续工作将包括学生参加当地和区域研究会议。 在特别优秀的情况下，将鼓励学生在国家会议上介绍他们的成果，并准备在科学杂志上发表他们的成果。

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.