Summer Research Experience Programs (R25)

项目总结 这是罗格斯大学夏季本科生继续支持的竞争性续签申请 研究奖学金(SURF)计划。SURF计划为本科生提供为期10周的基本 在环境健康科学方面的科学和翻译实践研究经验，以及每周 社交和职业活动。在此续期申请中，要求提供资金以支持12年的奖学金。 学生们。学生在审查学业成绩后被允许参加SURF计划， 推荐信和个人陈述。招聘策略已经到位，以继续吸引学生 来自弱势和代表性不足的背景。在国立卫生研究院资助的罗格斯大学教师的指导下， SURF学生开展以环境健康科学为重点的实践研究项目，并参与 在一项创新的基于团队的现场研究中，该研究涉及对环境现场进行采样和分析， 潜在的污染。学生每周与导师会面，接受一对一的培训，确保持续 发展研究技能，评估科学项目的进展情况。冲浪计划利用了 环境与职业部成员的资源、基础设施和专业知识 健康科学研究所，以及我们NIEHS T32毒理学博士后和博士后培训基金的一部分 和罗格斯大学欧内斯特·马里奥学院的NIEHS P30环境暴露和疾病中心 罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊医学院和公共卫生学院。学生们还参加了 关于职业发展、负责任地开展研究培训的专题的每周研讨会和讲习班， 实验室安全培训和环境研究。他们还参观了作为我们的 NIEHS中心，并接受最先进的生物医学研究技术的指导。暑期节目 在准备口头陈述和摘要(书面和图形)时达到高潮 研究成果。SURF计划主任有一个广泛的评估计划，以确保持续 制定研究金方案并传播创新的培训方法和成功 指标。在前一次供资期间，由R25资助的学员取得了显著成果，包括 无数的国家奖项，同行评议出版物的合著者，以及专业人士的入学资格 以及毒理学的研究生课程。R25申请的续签将为罗格斯大学提供一个机会 继续培养下一代毒物学家和环境健康科学家。

PROJECT SUMMARY This is a competitive renewal application for continued support of the Rutgers Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. The SURF program provides undergraduates with 10-week basic science and translational hands-on research experiences in environmental health sciences, along with weekly networking and career activities. In this renewal application, funds are requested to support fellowships for 12 students. Students are admitted to the SURF program after review of scholastic achievement, letters of recommendation, and personal statements. Recruitment strategies are in place to continue to attract students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds. Under the mentorship of NIH-funded Rutgers faculty, SURF students conduct hands-on research projects focused on environmental health sciences, and participate in an innovative team-based field study that involves sampling and analysis of an environmental site with potential contamination. Students 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 Toxicology predoctoral and postdoctoral 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 also participate in weekly seminars and workshops on topics of career development, responsible conduct of research training, laboratory safety training, and environmental research. They also tour core facilities established as part of our NIEHS Center and are instructed in state-of-the-art technology for biomedical research. The summer program culminates in the preparation of oral presentations and abstracts (written and graphical) that describe key research findings. The SURF Program Directors have an extensive evaluation plan to ensure the continued development of the fellowship program and dissemination of innovative training approaches and successful metrics. During the prior funding period, R25-funded trainees have had outstanding outcomes including numerous national awards, co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications, and matriculation into professional and graduate programs in toxicology. Renewal of this R25 application will provide an opportunity for Rutgers faculty to continue to train the next generation of toxicologists and environmental health scientists.