REU Site: Advancing Human Health from Nano to Network

REU 网站：从纳米到网络促进人类健康

• 批准号: 1559970
• 负责人: Beth Olivares
• 金额: $ 38.39万
• 依托单位: University of Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-10-01 至 2019-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1559970&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Advancing; Human; Health

The past decades have produced enormous advancements in biological sciences that have increased the understanding of the human body and led to a host of new research opportunities, ranging from drug design and the development of next-generation medical implants to facilitating remote medical care. Students from a range of engineering disciplines are primed to meet the challenges presented by these new research opportunities and can apply their diverse knowledge, experiences and skills to improve an array of human health concerns. The REU Site: "Advancing Human Health: From Nano to Network" at the University of Rochester will provide intensive research experiences for underrepresented minority and women engineering students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges, Hispanic-serving Institutions, and non research-intensive institutions. The aim is to provide beneficial mentoring to these students, to help retain and encourage them to pursue such research in future graduate programs and industry careers.The focus of the Site is the substantive and meaningful involvement of underrepresented minority and women undergraduate students in high-level research. As a nurturing tier-1 research institution, the University of Rochester (UR) will provide exemplary undergraduate research experiences to students who are particularly underrepresented in the STEM fields. The REU Site program will help students develop a personal investigative learning style, practice and learn appropriate research methods and ethics, and develop strong oral and written communication skills. The primary focus will be full-time hands-on scientific research as a member of an established research team. Participants will complete an independent research project in one of the following areas: 1) biomaterials, 2) medical optics for breast cancer, 3) biomedical ultrasound tissue engineering, 4) auditory engineering, 5) dental biomechanics, 6) polymers for biomedical applications, 7) biosensors, 8) robots for rehabilitation, and 9) optics for medical applications. Each student will have a specific research problem, a faculty adviser, and a professional adviser in the UR Kearns Center. The program will include: high level research opportunities for students historically underrepresented in engineering (at least 75% of the participants); extensive professional development opportunities; career development and a demystification of the graduate school process; and a range of networking and mentoring opportunities. The students will also be exposed to other research areas through a series of oral presentations and engagement in a poster session.

过去几十年来，生物科学取得了巨大的进步，这些进步增强了人们对人体的理解，并带来了许多新的研究机会，从药物设计和下一代医疗植入物的发展到促进远程医疗保健。来自一系列工程学科的学生已经准备好应对这些新研究机会所带来的挑战，并可以运用其多样化的知识，经验和技能来提高一系列人类健康问题。 REU网站：罗切斯特大学（University of Rochester）的“前进人类健康：从纳米到网络”将为来自历史悠久的黑人学院和大学，部落学院，西班牙裔服务机构，非研究大量研究的少数民族和女性工程专业的学生提供密集的研究经验。目的是为这些学生提供有益的指导，以帮助保留并鼓励他们在未来的研究生计划和行业职业中从事此类研究。该网站的重点是代表性不足的少数群体和女性本科生在高级研究中的实质而有意义的参与。作为一名培养级研究机构，罗切斯特大学（UR）（UR）将为在STEM领域中特别不足的学生提供典范的本科研究经验。 REU网站计划将帮助学生发展个人调查方式，实践和学习适当的研究方法和道德，并发展强大的口头和书面沟通技巧。作为既定研究团队的成员，主要重点将是全职动手科学研究。参与者将在以下一个领域之一完成一个独立的研究项目：1）生物材料，2）乳腺癌的医学光学，3）生物医学超声超声组织工程工程，4）听觉工程，5）5）5）牙科生物力学，6）生物医学应用聚合物，7）生物传感器，8）生物剂，8）用于Rebabilitation for Rebabilitation for Rebabilitation for Rebabilitications和9）Optistations和9）Optistations和9）。每个学生将有一个特定的研究问题，教职顾问和Ur Kearns中心的专业顾问。该计划将包括：历史上没有工程学的人数不足的学生（至少有75％的参与者）的高级研究机会；广泛的专业发展机会；职业发展和研究生院过程的神秘化；以及一系列网络和指导机会。这些学生还将通过一系列口头演讲和海报会议中的参与度接触其他研究领域。