Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site for Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics (CS&MR)

该项目的更广泛的意义：该项目将为本科生提供工程和医学接口的STEM研究经验，旨在帮助医疗诊断和程序，假肢的开发，并为可能成为“未来医学”一部分的技术做出贡献。“该计划通过开发新的测试和医疗设备来提高医生计划和执行程序的能力，从而解决了国家改善医疗保健服务的重要需求。通过从少数民族学生社团和项目，少数民族服务机构和社区学院招募和合作，调查人员将帮助开发一个合格的，多样化的个人谁将有助于干劳动力的管道，特别是在生物医学研究中遇到的多学科和跨学科学科，医疗保健服务，以及基础生物和生命科学。 参与者将在沟通和研究道德，这是在今天的生物技术和生物科学的工作和市场的成功至关重要的培训。项目描述：在为期十周的夏季会议期间，来自全国各地的机构的本科生参与者将从事令人兴奋的和具有挑战性的研究项目，在广泛的工程学科，如电气，机械和生物医学，计算机科学和物理。 每个参与者将与计算传感和机器人实验室（LCSR）的当前研究项目相匹配，并将成为学院研究团队的一部分，包括教师项目主管和研究生导师。这些研究项目涉及医学图像配准和融合，图像增强和分割或开发新的机器人设备，以支持手术室的外科医生或帮助残疾患者。参与者将接受技术交流，口头陈述技巧和研究道德的指导，并将提供最终的研究报告和演示文稿。 其他活动将包括图尔斯参观和前往JHU医院（JHU/H）和应用物理实验室的其他实验室，有机会在JHU/H微创手术培训中心进行腹腔镜手术，以及当地机器人技术的行业图尔斯参观，生物技术和工程公司。该计划是多学科的，并为每个参与者提供在各个领域进行研究和发展强大团队合作的能力协作技能。 每个教师导师提供了一个项目的项目描述，这些项目可能是专门为该计划创建的，或旨在进行正在进行的研究的一个方面。 由于计算传感和机器人实验室与约翰霍普金斯医疗机构有着密切的联系，参与者可以体验旨在帮助医疗诊断，干预和修复的前沿研究，并为可能成为“未来医学”一部分的技术做出贡献。“研究人员计划利用正在进行的研究活动和培训和指导经验，并将此REU in CS MR计划瞄准更广泛的主题，包括更多的生物启发和生物靶向计算传感，成像和机器人系统。 一名外部评估专家将进行年度形成性和总结性评价。

BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT: This project will provide undergraduates STEM research experience at the interface of engineering and medicine, aiming to help medical diagnosis and procedures, development of prosthetics, and contribute to technologies that are likely to become a part of the "future of medicine." This program addresses a vital national need to improve the delivery of healthcare by developing new tests and medical devices that enhance the ability of doctors to plan and perform procedures. By recruiting from and partnering with minority student societies and programs, minority-serving institutions and community colleges, the investigators will help develop a pipeline of qualified, diverse individuals who will contribute to the STEM workforce, particularly in the multi- and interdisciplinary subjects encountered in biomedical research, healthcare delivery, and basic biological and life sciences. The participants will be well trained in communications and research ethics, which are essential for success in today's biotechnology and bioscience work and market place.PROJECT DESCRIPTION: During a ten-week summer session, undergraduate participants from institutions nationwide will engage in exciting and challenging research projects in a wide range of engineering disciplines, e.g. electrical, mechanical and biomedical, computer science, and physics. Each participant will be matched with a current research project in the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR) and will be a part of a collegial research team, including a faculty project supervisor and a graduate student mentor. These research projects relate to medical image registration and fusion, image enhancement and segmentation or the development of new robotic devices to support surgeons in the operating room or to aid patients with disabilities. Participants will receive instruction on technical communication, oral presentation skills, and research ethics and will deliver a final research report and presentation. Additional activities will include tours and trips to other labs at JHU Hospital (JHU/H) and the Applied Physics Laboratory, the opportunity to perform laparoscopic procedures at the JHU/H Minimally Invasive Surgical Training Center, and industry tours of local robotics, biotechnology and engineering companies.The program is multidisciplinary and offers each participant the ability to conduct research in a variety of fields and develop strong teamwork collaboration skills. Each faculty mentor provides a project description for projects that may be created specifically for the program or designed to carry out a facet of an on-going research. Because the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics has close ties with the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, participants can experience the cutting-edge research that is designed to aid medical diagnosis, interventions, and prosthesis, and contribute to technologies that are likely to become a part of the "future of medicine." The investigators plan to leverage on-going research activities and training and mentoring experience, and aim this REU in CS&MR program at broader topics that include more biological inspired and biologically targeted computational sensing, imaging, and robotics systems. An external assessment expert will conduct annual formative and summative evaluations.