Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在为威斯康星州医学院的定量背景的学生提供本科生暑期研究经验计划（SREUP）的资金。该计划将基于，虽然在很大程度上独立于，目前的本科研究暑期课程（SPUR），虽然有些活动将重叠。SREUP计划的目标是：i）为定量和物理科学的本科生提供生物医学研究环境中指导研究的经验。ii）提供活动计划，让学生在他们指导的研究项目之外接触生物医学经验。 iii）让学生有广泛的选择潜在的导师和项目。这将使学生在他们的本科学位课程和所选项目之间的关系的灵活性。 iv）提供接触生物医学科学职业所需的技能，包括对文献和数据呈现的批判性欣赏。 v）在课程结束时为学生提供足够的数据，让他们确定生物医学科学的职业是否是一个合适的选择。 这些目标将通过为学生提供一个为期10周的研究项目和广泛的活动来实现，包括每周一次的研讨会系列，每周一次的讨论组和与SPUR学生和MCW研究生相结合的社会活动。学生将接受安全培训，并参加道德研讨会。此外，职业讲习班定于第一周举行。为期10周的体验以一个小型研究研讨会结束，每个学生将对他们的研究进行10分钟的介绍。该计划的成功将通过对学生和参与教师的后续调查问卷进行密切监测。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks funds for a Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (SREUP) for students from quantitative backgrounds at the Medical College of Wisconsin. This program will be based on, though largely independent from, the current Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR), although some activities will overlap. The objectives of the SREUP program are: i) To provide undergraduate students from the quantitative and physical sciences with experience of mentored research in a biomedical research environment. ii) To provide a program of activities to expose students to biomedical experiences outside of their mentored research projects. iii) To give students a wide choice of potential mentors and projects. This will allow the students flexibility in the relationship between their undergraduate degree program and the chosen project. iv) To provide exposure to the skills that are required for a career in biomedical sciences, including critical appreciation of the literature and data presentation. v) To provide the students, at the end of the program, with enough data for them to determine if a career in biomedical science is an appropriate choice. These objectives will be met by providing the students with a fulfilling 10 week research project and a wide range of activities, including a weekly seminar series, a weekly discussion group and social activities in combination with the SPUR students and MCW graduate students. The students will receive safety training and participate in an ethics seminar. In addition, a Career Workshop is scheduled for the first week. The 10 week experience culminates with a mini research symposium in which each student will give a 10 minute presentation of their research. The success of the program will be closely monitored by follow-up questionnaires to both students and participating faculty.