REU Site Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Rochester

REU Site计划旨在组织一所主要研究型大学的资源、环境和经验，以便为有前途的本科生提供更多细胞和分子生物学方面的研究机会。该计划建立在罗切斯特大学生物科学专业的主要优势之上，不仅旨在提供杰出的研究经验，还旨在鼓励参与该项目的本科生在生物科学领域追求职业道路。学生将主要从四年制大学招生，包括方案主任与之建立联系的少数族裔服务机构。中央研究体验将在每年夏天为期10周的全职工作期间进行。此时，每个REU学生将在特定的教师导师的指导下进行独立的研究项目，并在实践指导下，如研究生或博士后研究员，他们将提供实验室方法和新技术的帮助。暑期经验将通过关于一系列研究专题和职业发展问题的研讨会(包括关于科学职业的圆桌会议)得到丰富。此外，还将为有兴趣的学生提供GRE预科课程，并鼓励所有参与的学生通过预定的社交活动相互了解。所有不住在罗切斯特地区的学生也将获得免费的夏季住宿，住在一个校园内的宿舍里，距离他们进行研究的实验室不到5分钟的步行距离。所有学生将有机会在暑期结束时在一个小型研讨会上展示关于他们研究的海报，以提高他们的沟通技能，其他受训人员和教职员工将参加。最后，将强烈鼓励所有学生在国家和地方科学会议上展示他们的研究成果，并在学年期间继续兼职研究工作。该计划的主要目标是帮助有前途的本科生进入生物科学的博士项目。

This REU Site Program is designed to organize the resources, environment and experience of a major research University so as to provide enhanced research opportunities in Cellular and Molecular Biology to promising undergraduate students. The Program builds upon major strengths in the University of Rochester's programs in the Biological Sciences and it is intended not only to provide outstanding research experiences, but also to encourage participating undergraduates to pursue career paths in the biological sciences. Students will be recruited principally from four-year colleges, including minority-serving institutions with which the Program Director has developed linkages. The central research experience will take place during a 10-week, full-time work period each summer. At this time, each REU student will pursue an independent research project under the supervision of a specific faculty mentor, and with the hands-on guidance of a "bench advisor" such as a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow, who will provide assistance with laboratory methods and new techniques. The summer experience will be enriched through seminars on a range of research topics and career-development issues (including a roundtable discussion of careers in science). In addition, a GRE prep course will be offered for interested students, and all participating students will be encouraged to get to know each other through scheduled social activities. All students who do not live in the Rochester area will also be offered no-cost housing for the summer in a single on-campus dorm, located within 5-minutes walk of the laboratories in which they will conduct their research. All students will be given the opportunity to enhance their communication skills by presenting posters on their research at the end of the summer, at a mini-symposium that will be attended by other trainees and faculty members. Finally, all students will be strongly encouraged to present their research at national and local scientific meetings, and to continue part-time research work during the academic year. The major goal of this program is to help to support the progression of promising undergraduates into Ph.D. programs in the Biological Sciences.