Molecular Biology Research Experience for Undergraduates

该奖项为圣地亚哥大学科学学院提供资金，用于指导1991-92学年、1992-93学年和1993-94学年的本科生研究经验网站。该计划将为本科生提供在生物学和化学系的一群强大的分子生物学家的实验室进行研究的经验。植物和动物科学领域都代表了19名参与教师的研究兴趣。8名学生将在夏季参加两个月的培训，并在下一学年参加30周的培训。学生将从当地八所社区学院的生物和化学专业以及圣地亚哥县的本科学院和大学（包括圣地亚哥州立大学）中挑选。此外，学生将从帝国谷社区学院和圣地亚哥州立大学帝国谷校区（SDSU IVC）招募。该计划的设计将允许从帝王谷通勤的学生在夏季和学年的周二和周四通过面包车运输到大学的主校区参加计划的所有组成部分。帝王谷学院和圣地亚哥县八所社区学院中的三所拥有不同种族的学生，尤其是黑人和西班牙裔。因此，选择参与的机构将确保代表性不足的少数民族学生能够进入该计划。学生将在夏季每周参加40小时的实验室活动，在学年每周参加10小时的实验室活动。夏季和学年的课程将包括每周（夏季）或每两周一次（学年）的丰富座谈会，向学生介绍研究伦理、学术建议和职业规划等主题。学生建议的科学主题将由适当的教师提出，以提高理解，学生自己将在一年中多次向小组报告他们的研究活动。该项目的主要目标是鼓励和准备学生进入高级，特别是博士学位课程的科学。该项目的组成部分应该使这些在各种高级学位课程中具有很强的竞争力。

This award provides funds to The College of Sciences at San Diego University to direct a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site for Summer/Academic Years 1991-92, 1992-93, and 1993-94. The program will provide undergraduate students with research experience in the laboratories of a strong group of molecular biologists who are faculty members of the Departments of Biology and Chemistry. Both plant and animal science areas are represented among the research interests of nineteen participating faculty members. Eight students will participate for two months in the summer and 30 weeks in the following academic year. Students will be selected from biology and chemistry majors at eight local community colleges as well as undergraduate colleges and universities in San Diego County, including San Diego State University. Additionally, students will be recruited from Imperial Valley Community College and San Diego State University's Imperial Valley Campus (SDSU IVC). The program design will permit students who commute from the Imperial Valley to participate in all components of the program during summer and on Tuesdays and Thursdays of the academic year through transportation by van to the main campus of the University. Imperial Valley institutions and three of the eight San Diego County community colleges have diverse ethnic student populations, especially black and Hispanic. Consequently, the institutions selected for participation will assure access of under-represented minority students to the program. Students will participate in laboratory activities for 40 hours per week in the summer and for 10 hours per week in the academic year. Both summer and academic year programs will include weekly (summer) or bi-weekly (academic year) enrichment colloquia which will introduce students to such topics as ethics in research, academic advising, and career planning. Student-suggested science topics to improve understanding will be presented by appropriate faculty members, and the students themselves will report on their research activities to the group several times during the year. The primary objective of this project is the encouragement and preparation of students to enter advanced, especially Ph.D., degree programs in the sciences. The components of the project should make these highly competitive for openings in a variety of advanced degree programs.