Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) in Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology

项目摘要 目前的建议是支持神经科学的暑期本科生研究计划(SURP 由罗格斯大学研究学院指导。该计划有三个主要目标：(1)增加 学生对基础生物学研究的知识和欣赏通过提供密切指导的、动手的 研究经验；(2)增加学生的知识和从事研究的兴趣 通过职业发展和教育活动；(3)提供持续的咨询、支持和 对项目校友的指导，以促进项目后职业规划和实施。十二 从2018年开始，我们的项目每年都会录取本科生。特别考虑的将是 提供给经济和/或社会弱势背景的学生，包括 代表少数族裔申请者、第一代大学生和研究有限的人 在他们现有学院的经验或机会，以产生一个深入和多样化的潜在未来池 科学家。建议的SURP的研究部分包括在实验室中进行动手实验 神经科学中活跃的、国家认可的和资助的关于双鱼座和新的研究项目 罗格斯大学布伦瑞克校区。拟议的基础设施和一般组织 NIH夏季研究体验计划将基于已为 21年了。学生们将从事自己的独立研究项目，涉及尖端分子， 在导师、博士后或高级人员的密切指导和监督下进行遗传和基因组研究 研究生在他们的寄宿实验室。拟议的SURP旨在整合学生的研究 职业发展方面的经验和指导，还包括研究道德方面的培训。学生 活动包括每周一次的会议，来自我们校园的科学家和专业人士参加 社区讨论他们的教育和职业，包括传统和非传统道路。每年 学生们将在一个对科学家开放的研讨会上展示他们暑期研究项目的成果。 在校园里和普通公众。指导学生学习的导师 神经和神经退行性疾病，包括阿尔茨海默氏症、多发性硬化症、创伤性脑 损伤、脊髓损伤、溶酶体疾病、感觉丧失、癫痫和中风。多学科的 教师导师的研究重点是细胞、分子和遗传过程 神经系统的发育和退化在病因、发病机制和 神经性疾病的进展。

Project Summary The current proposal is to support a Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) in Neuroscience mentored by Rutgers University research faculty. The program has three primary goals: (1) To increase student knowledge and appreciation of basic biological research by providing a closely-mentored, hands-on research experience; (2) To increase student knowledge and interest in pursuing careers in research through career development and educational activities; (3) To provide continued advice, support and guidance to program alumni to facilitate post-program career planning and implementation. Twelve undergraduates will be admitted to our program each year beginning 2018. Special consideration will be given to students from economically and/or socially disadvantaged backgrounds including under- represented minority applicants, first-generation college students, and those with limited research experience or opportunities at their present colleges to generate a deep and diverse pool of potential future scientists. The research component of the proposed SURP involves hands-on experimentation in labs with active, nationally recognized and funded research programs in Neuroscience on the Piscataway and New Brunswick campuses of Rutgers Universities. The infrastructure and general organization of the proposed NIH Summer Research Experience program will be based on an existing program that has been in place for 21 years. Students will work on their own independent research projects involving cutting-edge molecular, genetic and genomic approaches under the close guidance and supervision of mentors, postdocs or senior graduate students in their host labs. The proposed SURP is designed to integrate student research experiences and mentoring with career development and also includes training in research ethics. Student activities include weekly meetings attended by scientists from our campus and from the professional community to discuss their education and careers including traditional and non-traditional paths. Each year students will present the results of their summer research projects in a symposium that is open to scientists on campus and members of the general public. The mentors who will be supervising the students study neurological and neurodegenerative disease including Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, lysosomal disease, sensory loss, epilepsy, and stroke. The multidisciplinary research focus of the faculty mentors on the cellular, molecular, and genetic processes underlying developmental and degeneration of the nervous system has implications for the etiology, pathogenesis and progression of neurological disorders.