REU Site: Frontiers in Biomedical Imaging

REU 网站：生物医学成像前沿

• 批准号: 1757837
• 负责人: Andrew Smith
• 金额: $ 36万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-03-01 至 2022-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1757837&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Frontiers; Biomedical; Imaging

The REU site Frontiers in Biomedical Imaging at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) provides a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary research environment in biomedical imaging to inspire and train undergraduates from under-represented demographics in engineering to encourage their transition to graduate degree programs. Throughout education, images are used to clearly convey complex ideas and to stimulate curiosity and interest. Likewise, investigations in the biological sciences and in medicine invariably require clear pictures of cells, tissues, and organs to discover mechanisms of life and to detect and understand the complex pathological processes of disease. Therefore, imaging is the centerpiece for this REU Site, serving as a bridge between education, engineering, the biological sciences, and medicine. Students gain an advanced skillset in state-of-the-art imaging technologies and interdisciplinary research that they can carry with them to graduate school. They are exposed to the breadth of imaging techniques and medical applications while simultaneously focusing on a specific project at the forefront of biology and medical science. This program applies literature-supported mentorship and training strategies to directly address pipeline leaks for the transition of under-represented groups to graduate degree programs in engineering or related programs. The program also provides enrichment of technical skills, professionalism, and career-readiness. The program is assessed and refined in real-time to continually improve the student experience and value. This REU Site is dedicated to inspiring and training undergraduates in STEM fields through a summer experience in biomedical imaging research. The goal is to create a coherent interdisciplinary program centered on the visualization of biology and human tissues at all scales, and for students to develop a network of role models, mentors, and peers to support and encourage their transition to graduate school. Undergraduate sophomores and juniors in a variety of STEM disciplines will be recruited with special efforts directed toward females and under-represented minorities at minority-serving institutions and small colleges with limited research opportunities. Students begin this 10-week summer program with a 3-day "Bioimaging Bootcamp" to provide foundational knowledge in biology, imaging, and microscopy through lectures, demonstrations, lab activities, and tours, together with social introductions. Students then engage in intensive research projects in imaging and biological visualization, closely mentored by a faculty member and graduate student. All research projects, ranging from imaging single molecules using fluorescence microscopy to MRI-based imaging of the brain in living mammals, have three essential elements: (1) imaging and/or microscopy, (2) a hypothesis-driven analysis of biological samples, and (3) an analytical or computational component. Students also have unique clinical medical imaging immersion experiences, share experiences with their cohort through biweekly social activities, attend research seminars and professional development sessions, and interact with participants in other REUs on campus to expand their network. Summer achievements culminate in poster and oral presentations at a campus undergraduate research symposium that draws undergraduate researchers from throughout the Midwest, as well as the submission of an abstract to the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, where they reconvene in the Fall for continued education, networking, and career-enriching opportunities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

伊利诺伊大学Urbana-Champaign（UIUC）的生物医学成像中的REU站点前沿提供了生物医学成像中最先进的跨学科研究环境，以激发和培训工程学领域不足的人口统计学的大学生，以鼓励他们过渡到研究生学位课程。在整个教育中，图像都用于清楚地传达复杂的思想并刺激好奇心和兴趣。 同样，在生物科学和医学中进行的研究总是需要清晰的细胞，组织和器官图片，以发现生命的机制，并检测和理解疾病的复杂病理过程。因此，成像是该REU站点的核心，它是教育，工程，生物科学和医学之间的桥梁。学生获得了最先进的成像技术和跨学科研究的高级技能，他们可以随身携带研究生院。他们暴露于成像技术和医学应用的广度，同时着眼于生物学和医学最前沿的特定项目。该计划应用文学支持的指导和培训策略，直接解决了代表性不足的群体过渡到工程或相关计划的研究生学位课程的管道泄漏。该计划还提供了技术技能，专业精神和职业准备的丰富。该程序进行实时评估和完善，以不断提高学生的体验和价值。这个REU网站致力于通过生物医学成像研究的夏季经验来启发和培训STEM领域的本科生。目的是创建一个连贯的跨学科计划，该计划以各种规模的生物学和人体组织的可视化为中心，并让学生建立榜样，导师和同伴网络，以支持并鼓励他们过渡到研究生院。在各种STEM学科中的大二学生和大三学生将通过针对女性和代表性不足的少数族裔服务机构和小学院的特殊努力，并具有有限的研究机会。学生们通过为期3天的“生物成像训练营”开始了这个为期10周的夏季计划，以通过讲座，演示，实验室活动和旅行以及社交介绍提供生物学，成像和显微镜的基础知识。然后，学生从事成像和生物可视化的密集研究项目，由教职员工和研究生密切指导。从使用荧光显微镜进行成像的单分子到活哺乳动物中大脑的基于MRI的成像，所有研究项目都具有三个基本要素：（1）成像和/或显微镜，（2）对生物样品的假设驱动的分析，以及（3）分析或计算或计算成分。学生还拥有独特的临床医学成像沉浸体验，通过每两周一次的社交活动与他们的队列分享经验，参加研究研讨会和专业发展课程，并与校园其他REUS的参与者进行互动，以扩大他们的网络。夏季成就在校园本科研究研讨会上的海报和口头演讲中达到了最终导致的成就，该研讨会吸引了整个中西部的本科研究人员，以及向生物医学工程学会（BMES）年度会议提交摘要通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的评论标准进行评估。