Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Research Program

为了鼓励年轻科学家在生物学领域的发展，冷泉港实验室的本科生研究项目自1959年以来每年资助10至25名来自美国各地的本科生进行为期10周的暑期密集研究体验。学生们被安置在地面上，每个人都被分配给一个永久的实验室工作人员，在导师的专业领域进行一个独立的研究项目。每个学生在导师的密切指导下开始他或她的项目，随后鼓励他们独立工作。这使学生能够充分发挥他们的潜力，并亲身体验实验科学的乐趣。在课程期间，学生们将进行两个系列的研讨会，其中一个是学生描述他们的研究计划，最后一个是总结每个项目的结果。除了作为研究生生物学系列课程的一部分的日常讲座之外，还有一系列由实验室工作人员专门为本科生举办的研讨会。这个本科研究项目非常超额认购，因此，重点选择那些有适当方向，可能在随后的职业生涯中对科学做出贡献的个人。重点是招募代表性不足的少数民族，鼓励他们从事科学事业。该计划的成功可以从过去的参与者中成为杰出科学家的人数中得到证明。

ABSTRACT Michael Hengartner Proposal # DBI - 9912220To encourage the development of young scientists in the field of biology, the Undergraduate Research Program at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has, since 1959, annually sponsored between ten to twenty-five undergraduates from throughout the United States for an intensive ten-week long summer research experience. The students are housed on grounds and each one is assigned to a permanent Laboratory staff member to perform an independent research project in the mentor's fieldof expertise. Each student begins his or her project with the advisor's close guidance and is subsequently encouraged to work independently. This allows students to develop to their full potential and to sample first hand the excitement of experimental science. During the program the students present two series of seminars, one in which the students describe their proposed research and a final series in which the results of each project are summarized. There is also a series of seminars by Laboratory staff specifically for the undergraduates in addition to daily lectures given as part of the Laboratory series of post-graduate biology courses. This undergraduate research program is very oversubscribed and, therefore, focuses its selection on individuals who, with proper direction, are likely to make a contribution to science in their ensuing careers. Strong emphasis is placed on recruiting underrepresented minorities to encourage them to pursue scientific careers. The success of the program is evidenced by the number of past participants who have become eminent scientists.