Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biological Sciences

该奖项为卫尔斯理学院生物科学系继续一个成功的夏季本科生研究项目提供支持。参与者将从生物学、生物化学或心理生物学专业的大三学生中挑选出来，他们对独立工作有严肃的目标和明确的兴趣，有充分的课程准备，并表现出想象力和独立思考的能力。参与者将由项目主任和教师委员会在评估为特定项目招收最合格的学生而设计的申请表后选出。学生将参与调查的所有方面，从进行文献回顾到进行实验程序和观察，继续分析数据和确定结论。学生将与导师正式和非正式地讨论工作，也将为每周的小组讨论会准备与所有其他参与者的讨论，包括学生和教职员工。这将既鼓励口头陈述的经验，也鼓励接触其他研究人员的建议和批评。项目结束时的研究报告将包括一篇书面论文，一张海报，以及在下一学年向学生和教职员工进行的口头陈述。整个夏季，在学术界、工业界和医学界从事研究工作的女科学家将举办研讨会；将对生物技术和化学公司进行实地考察。

This award provides support to the Department of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College to continue a successful summer undergraduate research program. Participants will be selected from junior Biology, Biological Chemistry or Psychobiology majors who have serious purpose and definite interest in independent work, have sufficient course preparation and have shown ability to think imaginatively and independently. Participants will be selected by the project director and faculty committee after evaluation of applications forms designed to recruit the best qualified students for particular projects. The student will participate in all aspects of the investigation, from pursuing a literature review to carrying out experimental procedures and observations, continuing in analysis of data and determination of conclusions. The students will formally and informally discuss the work with the advisor, and also will prepare discussions with all fellow participants, both student and faculty, for weekly group seminars. This will encourage both experience with oral presentations and exposure to suggestions and criticism of other researchers. Research reports at the end of the program will involve a written paper, a poster, and colloquia presentations to students and faculty during the next academic year. Throughout the summer, seminars will be presented by women scientists in research careers in academia, industry and medicine; field trips to biotechnology and chemical companies will be taken.