Summer Research Training in Environmental Health Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）： 在此补助金申请中提出的暑期课程将向本科生介绍环境健康科学领域，作为罗格斯大学现有暑期本科生研究奖学金（SURF）的一部分。SURF的目的是为本科生提供10周的基础科学和转化研究经验，为生物医学研究的职业生涯做准备。 自成立以来，分区域资源中心已向30名本科生提供了暑期研究经验，这项建议将为学生提供另外10个研究金，以进行毒理学和环境科学研究。优秀学生的申请将通过学业成绩，推荐信和令人信服的个人陈述来确定。招聘策略的目的是吸引来自弱势和代表性不足的背景的学生进入奖学金计划。 在NIH资助的研究人员的指导和指导下，SURF学生将在专注于环境健康科学的实验室进行实践研究项目。 学生将每周与导师会面，接受一对一的培训，确保研究技能的持续发展，并评估科学项目的进展。该计划利用罗格斯大学和UMDNJ-罗伯特伍德约翰逊医学院的教师的资源，基础设施和专业知识，他们是环境和职业健康科学研究所的成员，也是我们联合NIEHS T32培训补助金和NIEHS环境暴露和疾病中心的一部分。 学生还将参加每周一次的研讨会和讲习班，主题是职业发展，负责任的研究行为和环境研究。 此外，学生将讨论与环境暴露有关的“新闻”主题，这将促进整体科学素养。他们还将参观作为NIEHS中心一部分建立的核心设施，并接受最先进的生物医学研究技术的指导。 学生将在夏季结束时对他们的研究进行20分钟的PowerPoint演示。分区域资源中心主任和项目管理员制定了一项评价计划，以确保今后几年研究金方案的持续发展和改进。 公共卫生相关性：结构化的实践研究，教学和职业活动，在这个建议的目的是鼓励和准备本科生在环境健康科学的研究生和专业教育。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The summer program proposed in this grant application will introduce undergraduate students to the field of environmental health sciences as part of the existing Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at Rutgers University. The purpose of SURF is to provide undergraduates with 10-week basic science and translational research experiences in preparation for careers in biomedical research. Since its inception, SURF has provided 30 undergraduates with summer research experiences and this proposal will establish an additional 10 fellowships for students to conduct research in toxicology and environmental sciences. Strong applications from talented students will be identified by scholastic achievement, letters of recommendation, and compelling personal statements. Recruitment strategies have been designed to attract students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds into the fellowship program. Under the guidance and instruction of NIH-funded investigators, SURF students will conduct hands-on research projects in laboratories focused on environmental health sciences. Students will meet with mentors weekly to receive one-on-one training, ensure continued development of research skills, and evaluate progress of scientific projects. This program draws upon the resources, infrastructure, and expertise of faculty at Rutgers University and UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School who are members of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and part of our joint NIEHS T32 training grant and NIEHS Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease. Students will also participate in weekly seminars and workshops on the topics of career development, responsible conduct of research, and environmental research. In addition, students will discuss topics "in the news" that are related to environmental exposures, which will promote overall science literacy. They will also tour core facilities established as part of the NIEHS Center and be instructed in state-of- the-art technology for biomedical research. Students will make a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation of their research at the end of the summer. The SURF Directors and Project Managers have developed an evaluation plan to ensure the continued development and improvement of the fellowship program over subsequent years. Public Health Relevance: The structured hands-on research, didactic, and career activities in this proposal are designed to encourage and prepare undergraduate students for graduate and professional education in environmental health sciences.