URM: University of Wisconsin - Madison Portal Program to Interdisciplinary Research in the Biological Sciences

威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的本科生研究与指导（URM）项目将提供研究经验和训练有素的导师，以激励和准备从大二开始的本科生在新兴的跨学科生物科学研究领域取得成功。该计划的主要目标是直接准备一个更多样化的学生群体，以追求和完成研究生教育。该项目旨在通过以下方式实现这一目标：1)招募不同群体的项目参与者；2)建立一个多年的研究生预备课程，为学生在生物科学领域进行跨学科研究做好准备；3)提供导师培训，重点指导学生进行跨学科研究；4)评估和传播我们的方法和产品。我们特别鼓励那些在科学领域未被充分代表的群体成员，来自经济上处于不利地位的背景，已经转到威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的学生，或者有登记残疾的学生申请。NSF基金将为项目学生提供两年的研究支持，第三年由主办实验室或威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校本科生奖学金办公室继续提供支持。导师将来自新的跨学科领域，并将在威斯康星指导研讨会上接受培训。该计划包括一个本科系列研讨会，旨在帮助学生找到合适的导师，并与他/她建立积极的关系，适应研究社区，了解实验室安全和研究的道德行为，并从他们的研究经验中获得最大收益。此外，乌拉尔大学的学生将参与领导经验，同侪指导，GRE准备研讨会，在研究会议上发表演讲，以及设计和组织每月由所有项目参与者参加的学生会议。欲了解更多信息，请访问项目网站（http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/urm/）或联系项目主任Janet Branchaw博士（branchaw@wisc.edu, 608/262-1182）。

AbstractThe University of Wisconsin Madison's Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program will provide research experiences and trained mentors to motivate and prepare undergraduate students beginning their sophomore year to succeed in emerging, interdisciplinary areas of biological sciences research. The primary goal of the program is to directly prepare a more diverse population of students to pursue and complete graduate education. The project aims to achieve this by: 1) recruiting a diverse group of program participants; 2) building a multiyear, graduate preparatory program that prepares students to do interdisciplinary research in the biological sciences; 3) providing mentor training that focuses on mentoring students in interdisciplinary research; and 4) evaluating and disseminating our methods and products. Students who are members of underrepresented groups in the sciences, from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, have transferred to UW-Madison, or who have a registered disability are especially encouraged to apply. NSF funds will provide two years of research support to program students, with continued support in the third year provided by the host laboratory, or the UW-Madison Undergraduate Fellowships Office. Mentors will be drawn from new and interdisciplinary areas and will be trained in the Wisconsin Mentoring Seminar. The program includes an undergraduate seminar series designed to help students find an appropriate mentor and establish a positive relationship with him/her, acclimate to the research community, learn about laboratory safety and the ethical conduct of research, and generally get the most out of their research experience. In addition, URM students will engage in leadership experiences, peer mentoring, GRE preparation workshops, giving presentations at research conferences, and designing and organizing monthly student meetings attended by all program participants. To learn more, please visit the program website (http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/urm/) or contact the Program Director, Dr. Janet Branchaw (branchaw@wisc.edu, 608/262-1182).