Summer Research Experience Programs (R25)

 描述(由申请人提供)：这是一份竞争性的续签申请，旨在为本科生的暑期项目提供资金支持，作为罗格斯大学现有的夏季本科生研究奖学金(SURF)项目的一部分，该项目向他们介绍环境健康科学领域。SURF计划为本科生提供为期10周的基础科学和翻译实践研究经验；该申请建议继续为学生提供10个奖学金，以进行毒理学和环境科学的跨学科研究。感兴趣的学生的强烈申请将通过学业成就、推荐信和个人陈述来确定。已经制定了招生战略，以继续吸引来自弱势和代表性不足背景的学生参加SURF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开展个人动手研究项目，以及以团队为基础的创新实地研究，重点关注新泽西州的环境污染历史。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。SURF计划利用了环境与职业健康科学研究所、罗格斯大学欧内斯特·马里奥药学院、罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊医学院和公共卫生学院的NIEHS T32培训补助金和NIEHS P30环境暴露和疾病中心的教师的资源、基础设施和专业知识。学生还将参加每周的研讨会和工作坊，主题包括职业发展、负责任的研究培训、实验室安全培训和环境研究。此外，学生还将讨论与环境科学有关的“新闻”话题，这将促进整体科学素养。他们还将参观作为我们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。学生将在暑期结束时做20分钟的口头报告，陈述他们的研究成果。SURF项目主任已经制定了一项正式的评估计划，以确保奖学金计划在随后的几年里继续发展和改进。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competitive renewal application for funding to support a summer program for undergraduates that introduces them to the field of environmental health sciences as part of the existing Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at Rutgers University. The SURF program provides undergraduates with 10-week basic science and translational hands-on research experiences; this application proposes the continuation of 10 fellowships for students to conduct interdisciplinary research in toxicology and environmental sciences. Strong applications from interested students will be identified by scholastic achievement, letters of recommendation, and personal statements. Recruitment strategies are in place to continue to attract students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds into the SURF program. Under the guidance and instruction of NIH-funded investigators, SURF students will conduct individual hands-on research projects in laboratories focused on environmental health sciences, as well as an innovative team-based field study that focuses on NJ's history of environmental contamination. Students will meet with mentors weekly to receive one-on-one training, ensure continued development of research skills, and evaluate progress of scientific projects. The SURF program draws upon the resources, infrastructure, and expertise of faculty who are members of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and part of our NIEHS T32 training grant and NIEHS P30 Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease at Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and School of Public Health. Students will also participate in weekly seminars and workshops on topics of career development, responsible conduct of research training, laboratory safety training, and environmental research. In addition, students will discuss topics "in the news" that are related to environmental sciences, which will promote overall science literacy. They will also tour core facilities established as part of our NIEHS Center and be instructed in state-of-the-art technology for biomedical research. Students will make a 20-minute oral presentation of their research at the end of the summer. The SURF Program Directors have developed a formal evaluation plan to ensure the continued development and improvement of the fellowship program over subsequent years.