Summer Research Participation Program for Undergraduates

罗斯威尔公园癌症研究所的NSF-REU计划提供了高年级科学专业的研究生院暑期体验。学生将参加一个具有挑战性的为期十周的生物学重点课程。与过去的方案一样，将作出特别努力，确保有才华的弱势和代表性不足的学生和妇女的参与。布法罗大学罗斯韦尔公园分部的选定研究生教员担任该项目录取学生的主要顾问。NSF研究员在该研究所的主要研究领域是癌症的分子和细胞生物学领域。在资深教师的指导下，学生沉浸在丰富的研究环境中。在这里，他们接触到尖端的研究项目和科学的生活方式。这种经验已被证明是学生在选择研究领域和正式申请研究生课程之前的决策过程中的关键因素。这个为期10周的研究经验的高潮是学生的海报和在科学小型会议上的口头报告。在这里，参与者向他们的同行和研究所教师展示他们的结果。其他暑期体验包括参加杰出的系列讲座，职业咨询会议和周末社交活动。参与者不仅接触到什么是科学研究的生活，而且还对基础科学在医学中的作用产生了现实的想法。

The NSF-REU Program at the Roswell Park Cancer institute presents upper division science majors pre-graduate school summer experiences. Students will participate in a challenging ten-week program with a biological focus. As in past programs, special efforts will be made to insure the participation of talented disadvantaged and under-represented students and women. Selected graduate faculty members of the Roswell Park Division of the University at Buffalo serve as major advisors for students admitted to the program. The major area of study for NSF Fellows at the institute is in the area of molecular and cellular biology of cancer. Under the tutelage of senior faculty, students are immersed in a rich research environment. Here they are exposed to both cutting-edge research projects and the scientific lifestyle. This experience has been shown to be a key factor in a student's decision making process before choosing a field of study and formally applying to graduate programs. The culmination of this 10-week research experience is the student's poster and oral presentations at the Scientific Mini-Conference. It is here that the participants present their results to their peers and institute faculty. Other summer experiences include attendance at a distinguished lecture series, career counseling sessions, and weekend social activities. Participants are not only exposed to what a life in scientific research is, but also develop a realistic idea of the role basic science plays in medicine.