URM: Mentoring Year-round in Biological Engineering, Science and Technology (MY BEST at University of California, Riverside)

加州大学河滨分校的美国国家科学基金会生物工程硕士项目名为MY BEST @ UCR（加州大学河滨分校生物工程、科学与技术全年指导项目），是一个为理工科本科学生提供参与生物工程研究的机会的全年项目。这个URM计划将激励参加的学生攻读生物科学和工程的研究生学位。该计划的总体目标是使更多来自代表性不足的背景的学生在生物科学和生物工程领域攻读博士学位和职业，并增加国家科技劳动力的多样性。UCR URM的学生将对自己的研究能力产生更大的热情和欣赏，拥有扎实的本科研究经验，作为攻读生物科学与工程高级学位的途径，并大大增加他们与国内和国际知名的生物工程研究教师的互动和指导，这些教师在生物传感器开发、细菌粘附、微流体、传输现象，细胞信号传导和细胞电力学。让我们实现这些目标的MY BEST @ UCR的具体策略体现在它的6个部分的结构中：1)我们利用教师参与者积极招募潜在的MY BEST学生；2)引导选出的MY BEST学生进入我们参与实验室为期8周的密集暑期实习；3)在即将到来的学年中延长MY BEST学生的研究工作；4)为MY BEST学生提供积极和持续的研究指导；5)为MY BEST学生提供参加专业发展研讨会的机会，以帮助他们准备研究生入学考试（GRE），选择研究生课程，并提供如何申请研究生院的信息；6)持续评估我最好的学生的成功，并利用这些信息来改进项目。要了解更多关于我的最佳@ UCR，请访问我们的网站www.engr.ucr.edu/mybest。

ABSTRACTThe NSF URM at the University of California-Riverside called MY BEST @ UCR (Mentoring Year-round in Biological Engineering, Science and Technology at University of California, Riverside) is a year-round program that will provide opportunities for undergraduate students majoring in science and engineering to participate in bioengineering research. This URM program will motivate the participating students to pursue graduate degrees in biological sciences and engineering. The broad goals of the program are to achieve greater numbers of students from underrepresented backgrounds pursuing PhDs and careers in the biological sciences and bioengineering, and to increase the diversity of the Nation's science and technology workforce. Students in the MY BEST @ UCR URM will develop increased enthusiasm and appreciation for their ability to perform research, have solid undergraduate research experiences as pathways for moving towards their advanced degrees in biological science and engineering, and substantially increase their interactions with and mentoring by nationally and internationally recognized faculty who do research in biological engineering in areas such as biosensor development, bacterial adhesion, microfluidics, transport phenomena, cell signaling, and cell electromechanics. The specific strategy of MY BEST @ UCR that allow us to achieve these goals is captured in its 6-part structure: 1) We utilize faculty participants to actively recruit potential MY BEST students; 2) Induct selected MY BEST student into our intensive eight-week summer internships in participating laboratories; 3) Extend the MY BEST student's research effort throughout the upcoming academic year; 4) Provide active and ongoing research mentoring of MY BEST students; 5) Provide opportunities for MY BEST students to participate in professional development workshops to assist them in preparing for the Graduate Records Exam (GRE), choosing a graduate program, and providing information on how to apply to graduate school; and, 6) Continuously evaluate the success of MY BEST students and use this information to improve the program. To learn more about MY BEST @ UCR please visit our website at www.engr.ucr.edu/mybest.