REU: Research Experiences in Neurobiology for Undergraduates

该奖项将在心理生物学系建立一个神经可塑性和脑功能方面的本科生研究体验网站。为期八周的暑期课程将以为期一周的讲座/研讨会系列开始，旨在向八名学生介绍这一领域和不同教职员工的研究。在此之后，将在教师实验室进行一次针对学生及其导师的目标定制的明确项目的积极研究体验。在此期间，学生将继续在正式和非正式会议上与教职员工互动。在项目结束时，学生们将向系里的其他学生和教职员工展示他们的发现。这项提议是去年一个非常成功的为期一周的本科生暑期学院的直接结果，在学生和教职员工的鼓励下，该学院现在将扩大为一个为期八周的项目。

This award will establish an undergraduate research experience site in the Department of Psychobiology in Neural Plasticity and Brain Function. The eight-week summer program will begin with a one-week lecture/seminar series designed to introduce eight students to the field and to the research of the various faculty. This will be followed by an active research experience in faculty laboratories on a defined project tailored to the goals of students and their advisors. Throughout this period, students will continue to interact with faculty in both formal and informal meetings. At the end of the program, students will present their findings to other students in the department and to the faculty. This proposal is a direct outgrowth of a highly successful one-week undergraduate Summer Institute offered last year which, upon encouragement from students and faculty, will now be expanded into an eight-week program.