Vanderbilt Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

范德比尔特大学本科生暑期研究经历

• 批准号: 7057791
• 负责人: ALBERT H BETH
• 金额: $ 9.18万
• 依托单位: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-05-01 至 2008-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7057791
• 关键词: biochemistry; career; education evaluation /planning; health science research; health science research potential; health science research support; molecular biology; science education; training; university student

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests funds to establish a Summer Research Experiences Program for Undergraduates at Vanderbilt University. The program will be trans-institutional with investigators from the School of Medicine and from the College of Arts and Science participating. Twenty-eight investigators that have active research programs involving quantitative studies on biological systems and having an interest in providing a research experience for undergraduate students have been chosen as preceptors. The breadth of research interests of this group ensures that there will be a wealth of summer research opportunities for undergraduate students from the quantitative and physical sciences to participate in contemporary biomedical research projects. Students will be recruited nationally through the established office of Biomedical Research, Education, and Training (BRET). Ten participants will be selected from the applicant pool by the Program Director and the advisory committee composed of three established investigators all of whom have a long history of student training. Participants will carry out research projects in the laboratory of one of the mentors for a ten-week period. A Summer Seminar Series will be required in which weekly seminars in contemporary areas of biomedical research are preceded by a lecture that introduces the research topic and the background to the area. Students will enroll in a specialized class that meets two days per week that provides instruction on ancillary skills and an introduction to biochemistry and molecular biology. The program director will have biweekly meetings with the participants in order to keep track of research progress and to provide a forum for discussion of program effectiveness and career opportunities. Mentors from this Program, who themselves have made a transition from the quantitative sciences to research in the biomedical sciences, will attend these meetings to provide a description of their career paths. Near the end of the ten-week period, students will submit an abstract describing their projects and present their findings to the other participants and the Program mentors. Participants will be asked to annually update their career paths on a Program web site so that long-term impact of this training experience can be evaluated.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求资金在范德比尔特大学建立夏季研究经验计划。该计划将与医学院和艺术与科学学院的调查人员进行跨机构。有28名具有积极研究计划的研究人员涉及生物系统的定量研究，并有兴趣为本科生提供研究经验。该小组的研究兴趣的广度确保了来自定量和物理科学的本科生的夏季研究机会，以参与当代生物医学研究项目。学生将通过既定的生物医学研究，教育和培训（BRET）的成立办公室在全国范围内招募。计划主任和由三名既定调查员组成的咨询委员会将从申请人池中选出十名参与者，所有参与者都有悠久的学生培训历史。参与者将在一名导师的实验室中进行十周的研究项目。将需要一个夏季研讨会系列，在当代生物医学研究领域的每周一次研讨会之前进行了介绍研究主题和该领域背景的演讲。学生将参加一个专业课程，每周两天开会，提供有关辅助技能的指导以及对生物化学和分子生物学的介绍。该计划主管将每两周与参与者举行会议，以跟踪研究进度，并为讨论计划有效性和职业机会提供论坛。该计划的指导者自己已经从定量科学过渡到生物医学科学的研究，将参加这些会议，以说明其职业道路。在十周期结束时，学生将提交一个摘要，描述他们的项目，并向其他参与者和计划导师提出发现。将要求参与者每年在计划网站上更新其职业道路，以便可以评估这种培训经验的长期影响。