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: 8220808
• 负责人: Barry R Lentz
• 金额: $ 23.97万
• 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/8220808
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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）：生物物理学会生物物理暑期课程的目标是通过向未被充分代表的少数民族学生介绍从事生物物理职业的可能性，使他们接触到生物物理领域，建立与同行和公认科学家的专业信心和沟通技巧，并建立少数民族生物物理学家网络，他们可以作为生物物理领域和少数民族社区的使者。夏季课程将由北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校分子和细胞生物物理学项目的教师主持和教授，美国国立卫生研究院支持的分子生物物理学项目将主持未来的课程。欢迎具有物理、计算机、化学、生物、生物化学等定量分析相关专业背景的大三、大四本科生参加。合格的学生必须完成两个学期的微积分级物理课程，并且理科课程的累积GPA至少达到3.0。每门课程只限12人报名。夏季课程为期11周，每门课程将在11周中的5周内进行31次讲座（每次1.25小时）。讲座将辅以由主要生物物理学家主持的研讨会和讨论。学生将被要求利用课外时间参加3-4名学生组成的学习小组，完成作业，并在指定的实验室进行生物物理学研究。每个学生的评估标准是：1)他们成功完成指定问题和项目的能力；2)他们在课程最后一天关于生物物理研究的研讨会报告。一个关于研讨会设计和演示的研讨会以及个人指导将为学生准备研讨会的要求。学生将被要求评估暑期课程（即讲座，研讨会，讲习班，学习小组和实践研究）使用课前和课后问卷调查，并通过个人访谈。