Undergraduate Research in Biology

斯蒂芬·戴维斯提案DBI-9987543这个项目的目的是通过让本科生沉浸在为期12周的原创研究活动的互动暑期课程中，促进他们作为年轻科学家在生物学领域的成熟。其目标是向学生传授科学方法的要点，这些方法在一系列生物子学科中是通用的，并让学生接触到跨学科相互作用、合作和相互依赖的好处。胡椒碱和非胡椒碱学生的再创造将针对少数族裔、身体残疾和女性学生。学生也将从研究机会有限的学校招生。每年夏天，该计划将以为期14天的研究指导研讨会开始，在此期间，学生将被介绍特定的研究技术，并沉浸在研究过程中(文献回顾、假设形成和假设检验)。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静修活动，以正式提出、评估和完善他们的暑期研究计划。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的导师的指导下进行他们的项目。在整个暑假期间，来访的科学家将举办专门的研究研讨会，并花时间对学生的项目进行评论。每个研究小组将每周举行一次文学研讨会，讨论与其研究兴趣有关的期刊文章。该计划将以一个学生研究研讨会结束，为暑期体验带来凝聚力、庆祝和结束。后续活动将包括学生参与当地和地区的研究会议。在有特殊优点的情况下，将鼓励学生在全国会议上展示他们的结果，并准备将他们的结果发表在科学期刊上。

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.