REU Site: BIOSENSE - Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems for the Development of Biomedical Applications and Devices at Northeastern University

REU 网站：BIOSENSE - 东北大学用于开发生物医学应用和设备的地下传感和成像系统

• 批准号: 1005077
• 负责人: Michael Silevitch
• 金额: $ 24.84万
• 依托单位: Northeastern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-15 至 2013-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005077&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; BIOSENSE; Subsurface; Sensing

The Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS) an NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) led by Northeastern University (NU) will implement a three-year REU Site program named BIOSENSE. This program will be coordinated at NU with an affiliate institution, Massachusetts General Hospital. The BIOSENSE REU program will engage 8 undergraduate students in research that involves the use of subsurface sensing and imaging techniques for real-world biomedical applications. The research projects will allow students to be involved in one of three distinct but interconnected areas: 1) basic biological or medical research; 2) development of a product to meet specific needs in the biomedical marketplace; and 3) translational research moving the basic concepts from the academic laboratory to the clinical setting. The students will attend a schedule of seminars, workshops and meetings which expose them to advanced research topics, prepare them for graduate school, improve their presentation skills, and encourage their interest in science and math areas. Participants will communicate their research highlights on a discussion board created specifically for the REU program and at weekly meetings that the faculty mentors conduct. REU participants will also be required to make a final presentation at the end of the summer program. The BIOSENSE REU program will provide apartment-style housing at NU for the students which will give them an opportunity to connect with each other and to foster the cohort experience. In addition, several social activities are planned during the summer with the goal of building friendships and collegiality between the students and faculty mentors.What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?BIOSENSE will focus recruitment efforts on students from minority-serving institutions, such as, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Morehouse College and Spellman College. Outreach efforts will be extended to involve community college students. This REU Site program model will be made available on-line as a resource for others supporting undergraduates. REU students will spend dedicated time in the hospital clinical environment to experience first-hand the impact that their research can have. The program will encourage and motivate participants to pursue graduate education.

伯纳德·M·戈登地下传感和成像系统中心(Gordon-CenSSIS)是由东北大学(NU)领导的美国国家科学基金会工程研究中心(ERC)，该中心将实施一项名为Biosense的为期三年的REU现场计划。这项计划将在北卡罗来纳大学与附属机构马萨诸塞州综合医院进行协调。Biosense REU计划将吸引8名本科生参与研究，涉及将地下传感和成像技术用于现实世界的生物医学应用。研究项目将允许学生参与三个不同但相互关联的领域之一：1)基础生物学或医学研究；2)开发产品以满足生物医学市场的特定需求；以及3)将基本概念从学术实验室转移到临床环境中的转化研究。这些学生将参加一系列研讨会、工作坊和会议，让他们接触先进的研究课题，为研究生做好准备，提高他们的演讲技能，并鼓励他们对科学和数学领域的兴趣。参与者将在专门为REU项目创建的讨论板上以及教员导师主持的每周会议上交流他们的研究要点。RU的参与者还将被要求在暑期课程结束时做最后的陈述。Biosense REU计划将为NU的学生提供公寓式住房，这将使他们有机会相互联系并培养队列体验。此外，在暑假期间还计划了几个社交活动，目的是在学生和教师导师之间建立友谊和共事关系。拟议活动的更广泛影响是什么？Biosense将专注于招收来自少数族裔服务机构的学生，如波多黎各大学马亚圭兹分校、莫尔豪斯学院和斯佩尔曼学院。外展工作将扩大到社区学院的学生。这个REU网站项目模式将作为支持本科生的其他人的资源在线提供。REU的学生将在医院的临床环境中度过专门的时间，亲身体验他们的研究可能产生的影响。该计划将鼓励和激励参与者继续研究生教育。