Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research for Undergraduates

描述(由申请者提供)：该项目旨在介绍物理、计算机科学、数学和工程专业的本科生从事生物化学研究。学生将被安排在拥有NIH有效资助的教员的研究实验室，这些教员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S所在实验室的教职员工的个别指导。该计划将包括为期12周的暑期研究经验和每周的专业发展研讨会。为了培养学生中的知识分子群体，这项资助资助的10名学生将被包括在本科生生物学研究计划(UBRP)赞助的补充活动中，如研讨会、实地考察和社会活动。由于参与的教师赞助商将被要求支付学生工资的一半，因此将鼓励学生在整个学年继续他们的研究。学生将在一年一度的UBRP会议上以海报的形式展示他们的实验结果。为了鼓励学生进入科学和工程领域，该项目包括让参与其中的本科生接触大学预科学生。本科生将学习如何使用CAD软件和3D快速原型打印机来制作小分子、酶和核酸的模型。这些模型将在本科生课堂访问期间使用，以解释物理科学如何影响生物科学。以少数民族入学率较高的学校为重点。该项目的长期目标是培养一支拥有定量、物理科学和工程技能的科学家队伍，他们能够解决生物化学问题。

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.