Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Translational Neurobiology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (VTCRI neuroSURF)

项目概要/摘要 在单一学科中培养学生的传统方法似乎不足以为他们做好准备， 翻译神经生物学研究的跨学科未来。越来越明显的是， 集合子学科专家（例如遗传学家、计算生物学家和 将不足以充分应对最重要和最紧迫的挑战， 神经生物学和开发复杂大脑疾病的疗法。我们认为揭露 学生的跨学科性质的转化神经生物学在他们的职业生涯早期是至关重要的 这是他们培训的组成部分，也是吸引聪明学生从事神经生物学相关职业的关键。 为了满足这一新兴的和关键的需求，我们设计了一个夏季本科研究 弗吉尼亚理工大学卡内基研究所的转化神经生物学暑期项目 本科生研究奖学金（VTCRI neuroSURF）计划，旨在揭示下一个 新一代的早期职业学生跨学科，转化神经生物学。VTCRI neuroSURF 是一个为期10周的暑期课程，为本科生和高中生提供机会， 参与假设驱动的，独立的研究，在翻译神经生物学领域， 位于弗吉尼亚州罗阿诺克的弗吉尼亚理工大学鲤鱼研究所。除了这些研究 经验，研究员将参加课程（在主题都在转化神经生物学， 专业发展），并在一系列研讨会上强调转化神经生物学研究， 弗吉尼亚理工大学（VT）.该计划的基本目标是为学生提供研究经验 否则他们就没有机会参与转化神经生物学研究， 让学生在职业生涯的早期进行独立研究，以增加他们 选择在转化神经生物学相关领域的长期职业。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Traditional approaches to train students in single disciplines seem insufficient to prepare them for the transdisciplinary future of translational neurobiology research. It is increasingly evident that the mere assembling of a collection of sub-discipline experts (for example a geneticist, computation biologist and psychologist) will be insufficient to adequately address the most important and pressing challenges in neurobiology and in developing therapies for complex brain disorders. We believe that exposing students to the transdisciplinary nature of translational neurobiology early in their careers is a crucial component of their training and key to attracting bright students to pursue neurobiology-related careers. To address this emerging and critical need, we have designed a summer undergraduate research experience, called the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute's Translational Neurobiology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (VTCRI neuroSURF) program, which aims to expose the next generation of early-career students to transdisciplinary, translational neurobiology. VTCRI neuroSURF is a 10-week summer program that provides undergraduate and high school students the opportunity to participate in hypothesis-driven, independent research in an area of translational neurobiology at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke, Virginia. In addition to these research experiences, fellows will participate in coursework (in topics both in translational neurobiology and professional development) and in a seminar series that highlight translational neurobiology research at Virginia Tech (VT). Fundamental goals of this program are to provide research experiences to students that would otherwise not have the opportunity to take part in translational neurobiology research and to expose students to independent research early in their careers to increase the likelihood of their choosing long-term careers in translational neurobiology-related fields.