REU Site for Research in the Biological Sciences

本科生将参加韦尔斯利学院（Wellesley College）生物科学系为期三年的暑期研究项目。韦尔斯利学院是一所女子本科学院，对本科生的研究培训非常感兴趣。韦尔斯利学院将积极鼓励生物学、心理生物学、生物化学和环境科学专业的学生、地区文理学院和大学的学生以及类似机构的学生申请。这些学生将对获得研究经验非常感兴趣，以增加他们所展示的学术才能。他们将已经表现出独立思考和富有想象力的能力，并将得到他们所在机构知识渊博的教员的有力推荐。每三年将由PI和参与的教员选出10名参与者。入选的学生将参加一个生动、有益的为期十周的项目。在导师的指导下，每个学生都将充分参与一个积极的研究项目。这将包括从进行文献综述，到执行独立的实验程序和观察，以及继续分析数据和确定结论的一切。每个人还将准备并在每周一次的系列研讨会上向整个项目展示结果。这与其他实验室使用的一系列技术演示以及最后的海报会议一起，将使每个学生熟悉系里各种各样的活跃研究项目。整个夏季，科学家们将举办研讨会和讲习班，并前往实地研究地点和生物技术公司进行实地考察。根据以往的经验，预计参加这个项目将对这些本科生的未来产生重大影响，因为大多数人将攻读更高的学位。

Undergraduate students will take part in a three year summer research siteprogram in the Department of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College, anundergraduate college for women, which has a strong interest in theresearch training of undergraduates. Applications will be activelyencouraged from Wellesley College Biology, Psychobiology, BiologicalChemistry and Environmental Sciences majors, students from regionalliberal arts colleges and universities, as well as similar institutionsnation-wide. These students will have a serious interest in gainingresearch experience to add to their demonstrated academic talent. Theywill already have shown an ability to think independently andimaginatively, and will have strong recommendations from knowledgeablefaculty at their own institutions. Ten participants for each of the threeyears will be selected by the PI and the participating faculty. Theselected students will take part in a lively, instructive, ten weekprogram. Under the guidance of their faculty mentor, each student willparticipate fully in an active research program. This will includeeverything from pursuing a literature review, to carrying out independentexperimental procedures and observations, and continuing to the analysisof data and the determination of conclusions. Each will also prepare anddeliver a presentation of results to the entire program in a weeklyseminar series. This, along with a series of demonstrations of thetechniques utilized by other laboratories, and a final poster session,will familiarize each student with the wide variety of active researchprograms in the Department. Throughout the summer seminars and workshopswill be presented by scientists, and field trips will be taken to fieldresearch sites and biotechnology companies. It is expected, based onprevious experience, that participation in this program will have asignificant impact on the future of these undergraduates, as most willpursue advanced degrees.