REU Site: Expanding Minority Research Opportunities in Cross-Disciplinary Biology

波士顿大学的本科生研究机会计划(UROP)授予本科生夏季本科生研究奖学金(SURF)，特别是那些来自代表不足的少数群体的本科生。每年将为10名学生提供为期10周的研究体验。该计划的主要目标是1)为学生提供利用STEM学科中现代跨学科方法的研究经验；2)培训学生的研究方法、科学伦理和科学文化；以及3)鼓励未被充分代表的少数民族学生继续他们的研究生教育。欢迎来自包括计算机科学在内的所有STEM学科(科学、技术、工程和数学)的合格学生申请。提供给学生的研究项目使用跨学科的方法来解决生物学问题。化学、计算和工程方法被应用于发育、分子和神经生物学的科学问题。因此，学生将获得许多相关领域的深入知识，并学习整合几个学科的信息所需的各种技能。接触到一系列不同的项目也有助于学生确定他们在研究生院可能想要从事的潜在研究领域。学生将与导师实验室内的一名教师导师和一名研究生和本科生组成的研究团队进行配对。学生们将在夏季做两次口头报告，并在秋季学期返回波士顿大学，在该大学的本科生研究研讨会上以海报形式展示他们的研究成果。此外，他们还将参加每周一次的关于科学出版、研究生院招生和科学伦理的夏季研讨会。为让学生融入研究环境而设计的社交活动贯穿整个暑期体验。提供研究津贴、住房和旅行。欲了解更多信息，请联系UROP主任玛丽·厄斯金教授和助理主任杰里米·古德曼，电子邮件：UROP@bu.edu，网址：http://www.bu.edu/surf.

This Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) at Boston University awards Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) to undergraduate students, especially those from underrepresented minority groups. Ten students will be provided support for a 10-week research experience each year. The main objectives of the program are to 1) provide students with a research experience that takes advantage of modern cross-disciplinary approaches in the STEM disciplines; 2) train students in research methods, scientific ethics, and the scientific culture; and 3) encourage underrepresented minority students to continue their education through graduate school. Applications from well-qualified students within all STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) including Computer Science are welcome. The research projects available to students use cross-disciplinary approaches to biological problems. Chemical, computational, and engineering methods are applied to developmental, molecular and neurobiological scientific questions. As a result, students will acquire in-depth knowledge of a number of related areas and learn the varied skills needed to integrate information from several disciplines. Exposure to a diverse set of projects will also aid the student in determining potential research areas they might like to pursue in graduate school. Students will be matched to research teams consisting of a faculty mentor and a graduate and undergraduate student within the mentor's lab. Students will give two oral presentations during the summer and will return to Boston University in the fall semester to present the results of their research in poster format at the university's Undergraduate Research Symposium. Additionally, they will attend weekly summer workshops on scientific publication, graduate school admissions, and scientific ethics. Social events designed to integrate students into the research environment are included throughout the summer experience. Research stipends, housing and travel are provided. More information is available from Professor Mary Erskine, Director, and Jeremy Goodman, Assistant Director, UROP, 617-353-2020, urop@bu.edu, or by visiting http://www.bu.edu/surf.