NORTHWESTERN UNIV SUMMER LIFE SCI RESEARCH PROGRAM

描述：拟议的计划是NUSM努力的一个组成部分 增加弱势学生的数量。的 芝加哥地区高中生的有效招聘是重要的， 发展纵向一体化生命科学研究的长期计划 西北大学（NU）的贫困学生计划。 一 这项工作的主要组成部分是夏季研究计划（SRP）， 为期八周的暑期研究经验。 该计划还提供 当地K-12教师参与的机会，他们可以激发 弱势学生追求科学事业。 圆满成功之 努力需要教职员工的持续支持和生活 科学部门通过方案，如SRP。 这些 研究人员/教育工作者负责开发和实施 适当的培训和教育，沿着招聘， 留住学生参与者。 参与者开始该计划与密集的两周实验室 介绍会，提供仪器仪表方面的实际培训， 标准实验室方法。 在介绍情况后，与会者 进行为期六周的个别实验室研究项目， 教师导师的监督。 研究活动将是 辅之以小组活动，促进互动和合作 在学术环境中。 学生将被分配到研究人员 参与健康相关研究的人致力于增加 学生对生命科学研究的理解，沿着 必要的技术技能。 此外，该计划将提供 学生有积极的榜样，帮助他们做出职业选择 在生命科学中。 教师将被分配给一名调查员， 设计一个暑期研究项目，以更新教师的现代技能 研究工具和技术，并扩大他们的科学知识， 理念的 每位教师都将获得可以 适应教学的学生，并应帮助他们带来的兴奋， 现代研究到他们的教室。

DESCRIPTION: The proposed program is an integral part of the NUSM's effort to increase the number of disadvantaged students. The effective recruitment of Chicago-area high school students is important to the long-term plan to develop a vertically-integrated life sciences research program for disadvantaged students at Northwestern University (NU). A primary component of this effort is the Summer Research Program (SRP), an eight-week summer research experience. The program also provides opportunities for the participation of local K-12 teachers who can stimulate disadvantaged students to pursue scientific careers. The success of these efforts requires the sustained support of the faculty and staff of the life science departments through programs such as SRP. These researchers/educators are responsible for the development and implementation of the appropriate training and education, along with the recruitment and retention of the student participants. The participants begin the program with an intensive two-week laboratory orientation session that provides practical training in instrumentation and standard laboratory methods. Following the orientation, participants conduct individual laboratory research projects for six weeks, under the supervision of faculty mentors. The research activities will be supplemented by group activities that stimulate interaction and collegiality in the scholarly environment. Students will be assigned to investigators involved in health-related research who are committed to increasing the students' understanding of life science research, along with teaching the necessary technical skills. In addition, the program will provide the students with positive role models that assist them in making career choices in the life sciences. Teachers will be assigned to an investigator who can design a summer research project to update the teachers skills in modern research tools and techniques, and broaden their knowledge of scientific concepts. Each teacher will be provided with the methodology that can be adapted to teaching students and should help them bring the excitement of modern research to their classrooms.