Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training at UTEP

描述(由申请人提供)：德州大学埃尔帕索分校的MARCU*STAR项目将继续寻找和培养有能力进入美国最高水平生物医学研究职业活动的年轻少数族裔学生。除了学生预期的常规课程外，该项目还将包含必修的校园研究体验，最终将以书面荣誉本科生论文的口头答辩为终点。校外研究体验也将受到鼓励。Marcu*明星学者每学期将参加一门特别的“研究导论”课程，涵盖一系列主题，包括科学研究的伦理方面、校内和校外专家的特别研讨会。此外，每个学生都将在校园举行的年度MARC研讨会上接触到最高水平的研究成果。除了参加MARC/MBRS定期安排的会议外，每个学生还将在国家会议上介绍他们的研究数据。评估程序包括在与德州大学埃尔帕索分校相关的专业评估小组运行的计划中。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MARCU*STAR program at U.T. El Paso will continue to seek out and nurture young minority students who possess the capacity to enter into the highest level of biomedical research career activity within the USA. In addition to the regular courses expected for the students major, the program will contain a mandatory on-campus research experience, culminating in the oral defense of a written Honors Undergraduate Thesis. Off-campus research experiences will also be encouraged. The MARCU*STAR scholars will take a special "Introduction to Research" class each semester covering a range of topics including the ethical aspects of scientific research, special seminars by on campus and off campus experts. Furthermore, each student will be exposed to the highest level research findings at an annual MARC symposium held on campus. Each student will be expected to present their research data at national meetings in addition to participation in the regularly scheduled MARC/MBRS meetings. An evaluation process is included in the program run by a professional evaluation group associated with U.T. El Paso.