URM: Undergraduate Research in Computational Biology at UC Merced

URM：加州大学默塞德分校计算生物学本科研究

• 批准号: 1040962
• 负责人: Michael Colvin
• 金额: $ 99.5万
• 依托单位: University of California - Merced
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1040962&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: URM; Undergraduate; Research; Computational; Biology

An award has been made to the University of California Merced (UCM) to establish an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program starting in Spring 2011 and continuing through Fall 2015. This program will provide a two-year research and mentoring program in which four cohorts (5 students for first 2 cohorts and 6 students for last 2 cohorts) will receive a combined classroom and hands-on training in a broad array of computational and mathematical biology methods and tools during the summer portions of the program, and then join research projects with faculty mentors in the UC Merced Biological Sciences, Applied Mathematics, and Computer Science programs. The goal of the UCM-URM program is to directly prepare a more diverse population of undergraduate students with the skills needed to pursue and complete graduate studies, and ultimately pursue careers in computational biology and related fields. UCM-URM students will study computational and mathematical biology and develop high-quality research skills that apply critical thinking beyond what is typically achieved in an undergraduate classroom. By the end of their term in the program, students will be well positioned for admission into highly competitive graduate programs in computational biology and related fields. The UCM-URM program will include three main components: (1) a summer training program; (2) two years of independent research, mentored directly by faculty, and culminating in a research portfolio; and (3) ongoing enhancement activities to foster cohort-building and networking, peer mentoring, written and oral communication skills building, ethics training, and career development. Recruitment efforts for the program will be particularly targeted towards groups that have been underrepresented in these fields. Selection into the program and matching with a research mentor will be made according to specific criteria to assure student success. Success of this program will have a significant positive impact on the recruitment of talented undergraduates from diverse populations in California's Central Valley, which has been traditionally underserved by higher education, into biology majors and ultimately into biology related careers. Both quantitative and qualitative evaluation strategies will be used to measure student progress during the two stages of the proposed program, with oversight and advice from an external Advisory Committee. More information is available at http://ccb.ucmerced.edu, or by contacting Masa Watanabe ([e-mail]) or Mike Colvin ([e-mail]).

加州大学默塞德分校(UCM)已获奖，将从2011年春季开始，一直持续到2015年秋季，建立一个本科生研究和指导(URM)项目。该计划将提供一个为期两年的研究和指导计划，其中四个群体(前两个群体中有5名学生，后两个群体中有6个学生)将在夏季期间接受广泛的计算和数学生物学方法和工具的课堂和实践培训，然后与加州大学默塞德分校的生物科学、应用数学和计算机科学项目的教师导师一起参加研究项目。UCM-URM计划的目标是直接培养更多样化的本科生群体，使他们具备继续并完成研究生学习所需的技能，并最终在计算生物学及相关领域从事职业。UCM-URM学生将学习计算和数学生物学，并发展高质量的研究技能，这些技能应用批判性思维，而不是通常在本科课堂上取得的成就。到该项目学期结束时，学生将为进入竞争激烈的计算生物学及相关领域的研究生项目做好准备。UCM-URM计划将包括三个主要部分：(1)暑期培训计划；(2)两年的独立研究，由教员直接指导，并最终形成研究组合；以及(3)持续的强化活动，以促进队列建设和网络、同行指导、书面和口头沟通技能建设、道德培训和职业发展。该计划的招聘工作将特别针对在这些领域代表性不足的群体。为了确保学生的成功，将根据特定的标准选择项目并与研究导师进行匹配。该项目的成功将对从加州中央山谷的不同人群中招募有才华的本科生产生重大的积极影响。传统上，加州中央山谷的高等教育服务不足，他们进入生物专业，最终进入生物相关职业。在外部咨询委员会的监督和建议下，定量和定性评估策略将用于衡量学生在拟议计划的两个阶段的进步。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://ccb.ucmerced.edu，，或联系渡边正美([e-mail])或迈克·科尔文([e-mail])。