Conference: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Efforts for Undergraduate Research and Education at Annual Meetings, the first in Washington DC in April 2007

支持美国生物化学和分子生物学学会（ASBMB）的资金将用于促进本科生的研究和教育。 在未来几年（2007年，2008年，2009年），ASBMB全国会议将举办两项活动，一个专题讨论会的特点是三个本科院系和三个本科生的研究和“未来的教室”，这将大大加强对本科生培训的理解。 未来研讨会的教室为教育工作者的许多挑战提出了解决方案，包括如何让大班参与科学的兴奋，有效地整合科学的定量方面，并让学生做好批判性思考而不是“记忆”信息的准备。 未来研讨会的课堂发言人是根据他们表现出的能力和对本科教育和研究的承诺而选择的。 资助帮助该协会传播关于课堂学习的研究，并补充旅费。 更广泛的影响：除了在各种各样的机构促进本科生研究，并帮助教育工作者学习如何积极参与和吸引学生进入生命科学，ASBMB的努力将为少数群体提供展示其研究的机会。 研讨会的一些发言者将从少数民族服务大学或目前在科学领域代表性不足的少数群体成员中选出; ASBMB少数民族事务理事会将协助挑选这些发言者。

Funds to support the efforts of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) will be used to promote undergraduate research and education. Over the next several years (2007, 2008, 2009), the ASBMB National meetings will host two events, a symposium featuring the research of three undergraduate faculties and three undergraduates and the "Classroom of the Future", which will greatly strengthen the understanding of undergraduate training. The classroom of the future symposium presents solutions to many challenges of the educator, including how to engage large classes in the excitement of science, integrate the quantitative aspects of science, effectively, and prepare students to think critically rather than "memorize" information. Speakers for the Classroom of the Future symposium are chosen for both their demonstrated ability and commitment to undergraduate education and research. Funding helps the society to disseminate research on classroom learning and supplement travel expenses. Broader Impacts: In addition to promoting undergraduate research in a wide variety of institutions and helping educators learn how to actively engage and attract students into the life sciences, efforts of ASBMB will provide opportunities for minorities to present their research. Some speakers at the symposium will be selected from Minority-Serving universities or members of a minority group currently under-represented in science; the Minority Affairs Council of the ASBMB will assist with selection of these speakers.