REU: Roswell Park Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates

AbstractProposal #0098082The NSF REU Program at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute presents upper division science majors with pre-graduate school summer research experiences. 学生将参加一个具有挑战性的为期十周的计划，专注于分子生物学领域。 将继续作出特别努力，征聘公认任职人数不足的群体成员和妇女。 更重要的是，我们的目标是招收有兴趣从事科学事业的本科生，他们可能来自没有积极研究项目的大学。 资深教师担任导师。 参与者通过做科学来学习科学。 在资深教师的指导下，学生们将接触到作为科学家的生活现实。 创造一个环境，使学生从一个被动的，依赖的学习者发展成为研究团队的积极成员。 该研究所对本科生研究经验计划的承诺是真实的。 该计划自1953年以来一直在持续运作，并已成为其他夏季研究计划的典范。 “科学的生活方式”在我们的各种研讨会/活动中得到了进一步的探索，并在我们为期三天的科学小型会议中达到高潮。 这是学生给他们的研究，他们的同龄人和研究所的科学教师口头和海报介绍。 其他暑期体验包括参加我们杰出的系列讲座，职业咨询会议和周末社交活动。

AbstractProposal #0098082The NSF REU Program at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute presents upper division science majors with pre-graduate school summer research experiences. Students will participate in a challenging ten week program focused in the area of molecular biology. Special efforts will continue to be made to recruit members of recognized under-represented groups and females. More importantly our goal is to recruit undergraduate students that are interested in pursuing scientific careers and may come from colleges that do not have active research programs. Senior faculty serve as mentors. Participants learn science by doing science. Under the tutelage of senior faculty, students are exposed to the realities of a life as a scientist. An environment is created in which the student evolves from a passive, dependent learner to an active member of the research team. The Institute's commitment to the Research Experience for Undergraduates Program is genuine. This program has been in continuous operation since 1953 and it has served as a model for other summer research programs. The "scientific lifestyle" is further explored throughout our program in various seminars/activities and culminates in our concluding three-day scientific mini-conference. This is where the students give oral and poster presentations of their research to their peers and the Institute's scientific faculty. Other summer experiences include attendance at our distinguished lecture series, career counseling sessions, and weekend social activities.