Summer Research Experience Programs (R25)

 描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个有竞争力的资金更新申请，以支持本科生的暑期课程，将他们介绍给环境健康科学领域，作为罗格斯大学现有暑期本科生研究奖学金（SURF）计划的一部分。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项奖学金，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绩，推荐信和个人陈述来确定。招聘战略到位，以继续吸引来自弱势和代表性不足的背景到SURF程序的学生。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中进行个人实践研究项目，以及专注于新泽西州环境污染历史的创新团队实地研究。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计划利用资源，基础设施和教师的专业知识，他们是环境和职业健康科学研究所的成员，也是我们NIEHS T32培训补助金和NIEHS P30中心环境暴露和疾病的一部分，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。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，负责任的研究培训，实验室安全培训和环境研究。此外，学生将讨论与环境科学有关的“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。学生将在夏季结束时对他们的研究进行20分钟的口头陈述。分区域资源中心方案主任已制定了一项正式的评价计划，以确保研究金方案在今后几年中继续发展和改进。

 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.