The Biophysical Society Summer Course of Biophysics

生物物理学会生物物理学夏季课程

• 批准号: 8078099
• 负责人: Barry R Lentz
• 金额: $ 9.52万
• 依托单位: BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-02-13 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8078099
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the Biophysical Society Summer Course in Biophysics is to expose underrepresented minority students-to the field of biophysics by-introducing them to the possibility of a career in biophysics, to build professional confidence and communication skills with their peers and recognized scientists, and to establish a network of minority biophysicists who can serve as emissaries within the field of Biophysics and minority communities. The summer course will be hosted and taught by faculty members of the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and NIH-supported Molecular Biophysics Programs will be hosting future courses. Junior and senior undergraduate students from various scientific backgrounds and majors such as physics, computer science, chemistry, biology, or biochemistry that involve quantitative analysis are welcome to participate. Qualified students must have completed two semesters of calculus-level physics and have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in science courses. Registration is limited to 12 students per course. The summer course will consist of an 11 week program and each course will consist of 31 lectures (1.25 hours each) held during five of the 11 weeks. Lectures will be supplemented by seminars and discussions presented by leading biophysicists. Students will be required to use time outside of the lectures to participate in study groups of 3-4 students, complete assignments, and perform biophysics research in assigned laboratories. Each student will be evaluated based 1) on their ability to successfully complete assigned problems and projects, and 2) on their seminar presentation on biophysical research on the final day of the course. A Workshop on seminar design and presentation along with individual mentoring will prepare students for the seminar requirement. Students will be asked to evaluate the summer course (i.e. lectures, seminars, workshops, study groups, and practical research) using pre- and post- course questionnaires and through personal interviews.

描述（由申请人提供）：生物物理学生物物理学课程的目标是通过吸引他们的生物物理学职业，从事生物物理学的可能性，使其与同龄人的专业信心和沟通能力建立少数族裔生物学和次要的社区网络，从而揭示出代表性的少数群体学生到生物物理学领域，以建立专业的信心和沟通能力。夏季课程将由该计划的教职员工在北卡罗来纳大学，Chapel Hill和NIH支持的分子生物物理学计划的分子和细胞生物物理学领域举办和教授。欢迎来自各种科学背景和专业的初中和高级本科生，例如物理学，计算机科学，化学，生物学或生物化学，涉及定量分析。合格的学生必须完成两个学期的微积分物理学学期，并且在科学课程中至少拥有3.0个累积的GPA。注册限制为每门课程12名学生。夏季课程将包括一个11周的课程，每门课程将包括11周内五个星期内举行的31个讲座（每次1.25小时）。讲座将由领先的生物物理学家提出的研讨会和讨论补充。学生将被要求在讲座之外使用时间参加3-4名学生的研究小组，完成分配，并在分配的实验室中进行生物物理学研究。每个学生将基于1）成功完成分配的问题和项目的能力，以及2）在课程的最后一天进行生物物理研究的研讨会。研讨会设计和演讲以及个人指导的研讨会将使学生满足研讨会的要求。将要求学生使用课前和课后问卷以及通过个人访谈评估夏季课程（即讲座，研讨会，研讨会，研究小组和实践研究）。