Conference: Enhancing Biological Science Research Opportunities at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions; July 26-28, 2012; Fullerton, CA

知识价值。对于生物化学和生物科学专业的学生来说，真实的研究经历对于学生技术、批判性思维和沟通技巧的成长和发展至关重要，可以促进学生的保留率、毕业率、研究生申请和高质量的职业发展。很大比例的学生在不同的本科院校接受本科培训；从小型私立文理学院到大型公立综合性大学。因此，我们必须保持和提高学生在PUIs的研究培训。虽然在pui有许多成功的研究项目，但在建立和维持本科研究方面也面临着许多挑战，包括pui教师的教学负担较高以及人员，基础设施和资源的不足。本次会议将首次在国家层面上汇集不同的pi，以建立和维持研究，制定有竞争力的拨款提案，将研究纳入课程，建立研究伙伴关系和合作，以及准确评估学生研究培训成果方面的想法，最佳实践和未来前景。研讨会的一个成果将是一份报告，该报告将向NSF BIO和更大的科学界通报pui的成功、需求和未来前景。该研讨会计划有70人参加，其中包括受邀参与者、管理人员、项目主管、工业和学术合作伙伴、学生和辅导员。研讨会的一个独特之处在于，knowininnovation公司使用创造性问题解决（CPS）方法协助设计、开发和促进研讨会。更广泛的影响。我们将邀请来自不同机构类型的pi，包括许多助理教授和少数民族服务机构的教师，他们将为探索问题空间和寻找解决方案提供各种重要的观点和视角。这种形式将允许早期职业教师与导师联系，以获得建议和潜在的合作。这个研讨会和网站将为PUI的pi提供一个持续的机会，以加强本科生研究的努力，并与NSF的工作人员和其他利益相关者建立联系。

Intellectual Merit. Authentic research experiences for biochemistry and biological science majors are essential for student growth and development of technical, critical thinking, and communication skills, providing the stimulus for better student retention, graduation rates, applications to graduate school, and high quality careers. A large percentage of students receive their undergraduate training at diverse Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions (PUI); from small private liberal arts colleges to large public comprehensive universities. Therefore it is vital that we maintain and improve student research training at PUIs. While there are many successful research programs at PUIs, there are also numerous challenges in establishing and maintaining undergraduate research, including higher teaching loads for faculty at PUIs and deficiencies in personnel, infrastructure and resources. This conference will bring together, for the first time at a national level, diverse PIs to meet and discuss ideas and best practices and future prospects in building and sustaining research, crafting competitive grant proposals, integrating research into the curriculum, forging research partnerships and collaborations, and accurately assessing student research training outcomes. One product of the workshop will be a report that will inform NSF BIO and the greater scientific community of successes, needs, and future prospects for PUIs.The workshop is planned for seventy, which includes invited participants, administrators, program directors, industrial and academic partners, students, and facilitators. A unique feature of the workshop is the inclusion of the company Knowinnovation to assist in the design, development, and facilitation of the workshop using deliberate Creative Problem Solving (CPS) methodology.Broader Impacts. A diverse mix of PIs will be invited from a variety of institution types, including many Assistant Professors as well as faculty from minority serving institutions, which will provide the variety of outlooks and perspective essential for exploring the problem space and finding solutions. The format will allow for early career faculty to link with mentors for advice and potential collaborations. This workshop and website will provide a continuing opportunity for PUI PIs to network with each other as well as NSF staff and other stakeholders in a way that enhances efforts in undergraduate research.