BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH & TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE HONORS COLLEGE

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 为二年级到四年级的荣誉学院学生提供机会，他们对功能基因组学的动手，前沿研究感兴趣。 这些机会包括夏季奖学金，学年支持第三和第四年的学生，并在山沙漠岛生物实验室在大学的春假期间教授的年度短期课程。 该项目的核心是两个奖学金计划，一个是支持大三学生的研究活动，另一个是支持大四学生的论文研究。 前者不仅旨在支持学生表现出更高的主动性，还旨在提高学生的保留率，因为学生进入了最苛刻，但最关键的几年的荣誉课程。这些基金也为学生提供支持，使他们能够专注于这些学术追求，而不是寻找非学术工作。 荣誉学院的学生也有机会在春假期间参加功能基因组学的沉浸式课程。 这门课程是由教师谁是当地和来自全国各地的各种机构的团队授课，并在山举行。荒岛生物实验室 它为学生提供实践经验和接触世界级科学家。 最后，为学生提供支持，让他们在一个参与机构的研究实验室工作一个夏天。 这再次为他们提供了一个教育机会，有力地支持他们作为科学家的发展，给他们一个真实的生活经验。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Opportunities are provided for Honors College students from second-year through fourth-year who are interested in hands-on, cutting-edge research in functional genomics. These opportunities include summer fellowships, academic year support for third- and fourth-year students, and an annual short-course taught at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory during the University's spring break. Central to the project are two fellowship programs, one supporting research activities by students in their Junior year and one supporting students during their Senior year while working on their thesis research. The former is not only intended to support students showing a higher level of initiative it is also intended to increase retention as students enter into the most demanding and yet most critical years of the Honors curriculum. These funds also provide support for students to concentrate their efforts on these scholarly pursuits in lieu of looking for non-academic employment. Students in the Honors College are also provided with the opportunity to take an immersion course in functional genomics during their Spring break. This course is team taught by faculty who are both local and from a variety of institutions around the country and is held at the Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory. It provides the students with hands-on experience and exposure to world-class scientists. Finally students are provided with support to work in a research laboratory for a summer at one of the participating institutions. This again provides them with an educational opportunity that strongly supports their development as scientists, giving them a real-life experience.