Biochemistry Research Experiences for Undergraduates

该奖项为在亚利桑那大学生物化学系建立本科生研究体验网站提供资金。该系由35名教职员工组成，他们积极参与各种研究项目。该系积极支持本科生的研究，包括参与大学荣誉计划，以及要求所有理工科学生提交一篇高级研究论文。在过去的五年中，参与的教职员工发表或提交了58篇本科生共同撰写的论文。1988年夏天，教育部制定了一项由当地资源资助的暑期本科生研究计划。与本科生生物化学俱乐部一起，建立了一个论坛，允许学生相互交流他们的研究成果，并与参与其中的教职员工交流。目前的奖项是为额外的10名学生提供为期一年的支持。在暑假和学年期间支持这10名学生的理由有两个：1)它提供机会，通过向少数族裔学生支付他们上大学可能需要的钱来吸引他们进入研究体验；2)它为高资质和积极进取的学生提供深入的体验。该部计划利用其在西南部的独特地理位置，将少数族裔的招聘目标对准女性和西班牙裔。

This award provides funds to establish a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site at the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Arizona. The department is comprised of 35 faculty actively engaged in a variety of research projects. The Department vigorously supports undergraduate research both through its participation in the University Honors programs and through the requirement of a senior research thesis for all its B.S. students. The participating faculty have published or submitted 58 papers co-authored by undergraduates in the last five years. During the summer of 1988 the Department developed a Summer Undergraduate Research Program, funded from local resources. In conjunction with the Undergraduate Biochemistry Club, sponsored by the Department, a forum has been created which permits students to communicate their research results to each other and to participating faculty. The current award is for year-long support for 10 additional students. The rationale for supporting these 10 students during the summer and the academic year is two-fold: 1) It offers the opportunity to attract minority students into a research experience by paying them the money they may need to attend college; and 2) it provides an in depth experience for highly qualified and motivated students. The Department plans to capitalized on its unique location in the Southwest to target its minority recruiting to women and Hispanics.