SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

夏季本科生研究奖学金计划

• 批准号: 8360067
• 负责人: DAVID R ROWLEY
• 金额: $ 39.34万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-01 至 2012-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8360067
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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. The ninth consecutive Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program was conducted from May 24th through July 30th. Applications for fellowships at URI and Brown were administered centrally at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Applications for the SURF Program at each of the PUIs were handled by the SURF Program Coordinators at each of the institutions. These Coordinators were members of the Steering Committee. Accepted students were assigned individual research projects mentored by faculty members at the network institutions. Each PUI investigator typically trained three SURF students. A total of 83 students participated in the 2010 SURF Program (15 at the University of Rhode Island, 15 at Providence College, 26 at Rhode Island College, 11 at Roger Williams University, and 16 at Salve Regina University). Of these, 9 students were underrepresented minorities and 50 were female. In addition, two high school teachers participated in an intensive 4-week research training program alongside the SURF students. One teacher worked in Dr. Sheila Quinn's laboratory at Salve Regina University and the other worked in Dr. Navindra Seeram's laboratory at the University of Rhode Island. In all, the SURF Program resulted in 9 journal articles and 79 presentations acknowledging RI-INBRE grant support. Participation in the Program was increased by 17 students over the previous year, greatly improving the visibility and impact of the Program. Student recruitment was carried out by advertising the SURF Program through the RI-INBRE and RI SURF web sites, presentations at summer internship fairs, internet posting services, and brochures displayed at various Rhode Island institutions of higher education. The Program promoted a sense of belonging to the RI-INBRE community and unity among the undergraduate researchers at all of the Network institutions. Furthermore, students were encouraged to list the RI-INBRE Fellowship on their resume to enhance their chances of acceptance into graduate programs. In order to bring together undergraduate researchers in the biomedical and life sciences, a calendar of events was developed collaboratively with the Rhode Island Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (RI EPSCoR). These events included seminars and workshops on laboratory safety, research ethics, poster preparation, graduate education, bioinformatics, communicating science to the general public, and demonstrations on instrumentation in the RI-INBRE Centralized Research Core Facility. Selected workshops and seminars were broadcasted via videoconferencing to all of the network institutions. The students also toured Pfizer's research facilities in Groton, Connecticut and Newport Biodiesel, a biofuels manufacturing plant in Newport, RI. The joint RI-INBRE and RI EPSCoR Program has not only provided a structured training environment for undergraduates interested in biomedical and life sciences research, but also a platform for these students from around the state to present their research findings. The 2010 SURF Program concluded with a half-day conference where students from the RI-INBRE Program presented 64 scientific posters and students from the RI EPSCoR Program presented an additional 31 scientific posters. Almost 300 individuals attended the event, including the Rhode Island's Lieutenant Governor, Elizabeth Roberts who also gave the welcome address. Amgen's Dr. Vinny Browning spoke to the students about future career paths. URI's Provost, Dr. Donald DeHayes, emphasized the importance of undergraduate research in higher education. Other attendees included administrators and faculty from the participating institutions, government officials, industry representatives, and parents.

这个子项目是利用资源的许多研究子项目之一。 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。对子项目的主要支持 子项目的首席调查员可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括美国国立卫生研究院的其他来源。为子项目列出的总成本可能 表示该子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， 不是由NCRR赠款提供给次级项目或次级项目工作人员的直接资金。 连续第九届暑期本科生研究奖学金(SURF)项目于5月24日至7月30日举行。在罗德岛大学(URI)集中管理URI和布朗大学的奖学金申请。每个PUI的SURF方案申请都由每个机构的SURF方案协调员处理。这些协调员是指导委员会的成员。 被录取的学生被分配了个人研究项目，由网络机构的教职员工指导。每名PUI调查员通常训练三名冲浪学生。共有83名学生参加了2010年的冲浪项目(罗德岛大学15名，普罗维登斯学院15名，罗德岛学院26名，罗杰·威廉姆斯大学11名，萨尔维里贾纳大学16名)。在这些学生中，9名学生是代表不足的少数族裔，50名是女性。此外，两名高中教师与冲浪学生一起参加了为期4周的强化研究培训计划。一名教师在索尔维里贾纳大学希拉·奎恩博士的实验室工作，另一名教师在罗德岛大学纳文德拉·西拉姆博士的实验室工作。总而言之，SURF计划产生了9篇期刊文章和79份报告，承认了国际扶轮-INBRE赠款的支持。 参加该计划的学生比前一年增加了17人，极大地提高了该计划的知名度和影响力。通过国际扶轮-INBRE和国际扶轮SURF网站宣传SURF计划、在暑期实习会上发表演讲、互联网张贴服务以及在罗德岛各高等教育机构展示宣传册等方式进行招生。该计划促进了对国际扶轮-INBRE社区的归属感，并促进了所有网络机构的本科生研究人员的团结。此外，鼓励学生在简历中列出国际扶轮-INBRE奖学金，以增加他们被研究生项目录取的机会。 为了将生物医学和生命科学领域的本科生研究人员聚集在一起，与罗德岛刺激竞争研究实验计划(RI EPSCoR)合作制定了一份活动日历。这些活动包括关于实验室安全、研究伦理、海报制作、研究生教育、生物信息学、向公众传播科学的研讨会和讲习班，以及关于研究所中央研究核心设施仪器的演示。通过视频会议向所有网络机构播放选定的讲习班和研讨会。学生们还参观了辉瑞在康涅狄格州格罗顿的研究设施，以及位于密苏里州纽波特的生物燃料制造厂纽波特生物柴油公司。 RI-INBRE和RI EPSCoR联合项目不仅为对生物医学和生命科学研究感兴趣的本科生提供了一个有组织的培训环境，也为这些来自全州各地的学生提供了一个展示他们的研究成果的平台。2010年SURF项目以为期半天的会议结束，国际扶轮INBRE项目的学生展示了的科学海报，国际扶轮EPSCoR项目的学生展示了另外31张科学海报。近300人参加了活动，其中包括罗德岛州副州长伊丽莎白·罗伯茨，她也致了欢迎词。安进的维尼·布朗宁博士向学生们讲述了未来的职业道路。尤里的教务长唐纳德·德海斯博士强调了本科生研究在高等教育中的重要性。其他与会者包括参与机构的行政人员和教职员工、政府官员、行业代表和家长。