Psychobiology Summer Research for Undergraduates

9731885该项目将提供佛罗里达大学（UF）心理生物学领域的暑期研究经验。申请人将通过邮寄方式向美国东南部的学校征集，特别强调学生没有机会进行重要研究的小型和/或少数族裔机构。将选出10名参与者，并将在佛罗里达大学度过12周（5月中旬至8月初）。为了促进小组的凝聚力和互动，他们将被安置在校园的公寓宿舍。在12周的时间里，每位参与者将在教师导师的直接指导下完成一个研究项目。主要的教师会花时间在这个项目上；他们在心理生物学方面都有一个活跃的研究项目，重点是通过认知神经科学进行分子和动物研究。除了主要的教师外，附属的教师、职员和研究生也将为参与者提供帮助。学生还将参加一个涵盖生物心理学基本知识的小组辅导，以及一个关于伦理、实验设计和职业发展等主题的定期小组讲座。他们将通过准备和提交口头和书面报告来学习沟通技巧。

9731885 This program will offer summer research experiences in the field of Psychobiology at the University of Florida (UF). Applicants will be solicited by mailings to schools in the Southeast United States, with special emphasis on smaller and/or minority institutions at which students do not otherwise have an opportunity for significant research. Ten participants will be selected and will spend 12 weeks at UF (mid-May through early August). To facilitate group cohesiveness and interaction, they will be housed in an apartment residence on campus. Over the 12 weeks, each participant will complete a research project under the direct supervision of a faculty mentor. The primary faculty will give their time to this program; each has an active research program in psychobiology, with the range of emphasis spanning molecular and animal studies through cognitive neuroscience. In addition to the primary faculty, affiliated faculty, staff, and graduate students will be available to help the participants. Students also will attend a small-group tutorial to cover the essentials of biological psychology, as well as a periodic lecture for the group on topics including ethics, experimental design, and career development. They will learn communicative skills by preparing and presenting oral and written reports.