REU Site: Imaging and Mechanics-based Projects on Accidental Cases of Trauma (IMPACT)

本研究经验本科生（REU）网站在维克森林大学（WFU）医学院提供了多学科的生物医学工程的机会，涉及意外创伤的研究，旨在预防，减轻和提高伤害的基本理解。该REU计划的目标强调研究培训，教育，导师制，并专注于激励代表性不足的学生追求生物医学研究和职业机会。将招募来自代表性不足的群体的学生，包括妇女，少数民族和没有本科研究机会的社区学院或大学的STEM研究接触最少的学生。预期的影响是传授工程研究和研究过程中的培训和教育，培养持久的指导关系，并培养在REU参与者的研究和高等教育的兴趣。研究培训，研究过程和专业发展主题的教育，并通过与预防，缓解，治疗和意外创伤的科学理解相关的成像和机械项目为REU参与者提供指导。该REU网站项目中提供的项目的贡献将包括损伤预测模型的开发，车辆和运动安全性的改进，以及骨质疏松症预防，损伤手术固定，创伤复苏程序和癌症放射治疗的进步。在为期十周的暑期课程中，学生活动将包括实践研究培训，鼓励参与者为研究项目做出创造性贡献。参与者将获得教师和研究生的指导，并将参加每周一次的研究培训研讨会系列，网络，推广和社交活动。参与者将撰写摘要并在本科夏季研究研讨会上进行口头报告。每年12名学生将根据学术成就的证据，从研究经验中受益的高潜力，以及学生对REU参与者群体的地理，种族和性别多样性的贡献进行选择。学生将获得伤害研究的基本理解，将发展成为更独立的研究人员，并将被鼓励追求生物医学研究的教育和职业机会。研究结果将通过REU参与者共同撰写的出版物和演示文稿进行传播。REU网站计划是基于维克森林大学（WFU）健康科学，与WFU创新季度和WFU浸信会健康拟议研究的位置。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Wake Forest University (WFU) School of Medicine offers multidisciplinary biomedical engineering opportunities involving accidental trauma research that aim to prevent, mitigate, and improve the fundamental understanding of injury. Objectives of this REU program emphasize research training, education, mentorship, and focus on inspiring under-represented students to pursue biomedical research and career opportunities. Students from underrepresented groups including women, minorities, and students with minimal exposure to STEM research from community colleges or universities without undergraduate research opportunities will be recruited. The intended impact is to impart training and education on engineering research and the research process, cultivate lasting mentoring relationships, and foster an interest in research and higher education in the REU participants. Research training, education on the research process and professional development topics, and mentorship are provided to REU participants through imaging and mechanics-based projects related to the prevention, mitigation, treatment, and scientific understanding of accidental trauma. Contributions from the offered projects within this REU Site project will include development of injury prediction models, vehicle and sporting safety improvements, and advancements in osteoporosis prevention, surgical fixation of injuries, trauma resuscitation procedures, and cancer radiation therapies. During a ten-week summer program, student activities will include hands-on research training that encourages participants to make creative contributions to research projects. Participants will receive mentoring from faculty and graduate students, and will attend a weekly Research Training Seminar Series, networking, outreach, and social events. Participants will write an abstract and give an oral presentation at an Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium. Twelve students each year will be selected based on evidence of academic achievement, high potential to benefit from the research experience, and the student's contribution to the geographic, ethnic, and gender diversity of the REU participant group. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of injury research, will develop into more independent researchers, and will be encouraged to pursue educational and career opportunities in biomedical research. Research findings will be disseminated via publications and presentations co-authored by REU participants. The REU Site program is based at Wake Forest University (WFU) Health Sciences, with locations of proposed research at WFU Innovation Quarter and WFU Baptist Health.