Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research for Undergraduates

本科生跨学科生物医学研究

• 批准号: 7030330
• 负责人: CAROL BENDER
• 金额: $ 9.18万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-03-07 至 2009-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7030330
• 关键词: biology; health science research potential; physical science; science education; secondary schools; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This program is designed to introduce undergraduate students majoring in physics, computer science, mathematics, and engineering to research in biological chemistry. Students will be placed in research laboratories of faculty with active NIH grants who are affiliated with the University of Arizona Interdisciplinary Program in Biological Chemistry. Each student will receive individual mentoring from the faculty member in whose lab s/he works. The program will consist of a twelve week summer research experience supplemented with a weekly professional development seminar. To foster an intellectual community of scholars among the students, the ten students supported by this grant will be included in the supplemental activities sponsored by the Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) such as seminars, field trips and social events. Because participating faculty sponsors will be required to pay for half of the students' wages, students will be encouraged to continue their research through the academic year. Students will present their experimental results in poster form at the annual UBRP conference. To encourage students to enter the science and engineering pipeline, the project includes outreach by participating undergraduates to precollege students. The undergraduates will learn how to use CAD software and a 3D Rapid Prototyping Printer to produce models of small molecules, enzymes, and nucleic acids. These models will be used during classroom visits by undergraduates to explain how the physical sciences impact the biological sciences. We will target schools with high minority enrollments. The long term goal of the project is to develop a cadre of scientists with skills in quantative and physical sciences and engineering who can work on problems in biological chemistry.

项目描述（申请人提供）：本项目旨在介绍物理学、计算机科学、数学和工程专业的本科生进行生物化学研究。学生将被安置在具有美国国立卫生研究院赠款的教师的研究实验室中，这些教师隶属于亚利桑那大学生物化学跨学科项目。 每个学生都将接受其实验室工作的教师的个别指导。 该计划将包括为期12周的夏季研究经验，并辅以每周的专业发展研讨会。 为了在学生中培养学者的知识分子社区，由这笔赠款支持的十名学生将被列入由本科生物学研究计划（UBRP）赞助的补充活动，如研讨会，实地考察和社交活动。 由于参与的教师赞助商将被要求支付学生工资的一半，学生将被鼓励继续他们的研究通过学年。 学生将在UBRP年度会议上以海报形式展示他们的实验结果。 为了鼓励学生进入科学和工程管道，该项目包括参与本科生到大学预科学生的外联活动。 本科生将学习如何使用CAD软件和3D快速成型打印机来生产小分子，酶和核酸的模型。这些模型将在本科生的课堂访问中使用，以解释物理科学如何影响生物科学。 我们将以少数族裔入学率高的学校为目标。该项目的长期目标是培养一支具有定量和物理科学及工程技能的科学家队伍，能够解决生物化学问题。