Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site for Computational Sensing and Medical Robotics (CS&MR)

该项目的广泛意义：该项目将为本科生提供工程学和医学交界处的STEM研究经验，旨在帮助医学诊断和程序、假肢的开发，并为可能成为“医学未来”一部分的技术做出贡献。该计划通过开发新的测试和医疗设备，提高医生计划和执行程序的能力，满足了改善医疗保健提供的关键国家需求。通过从少数族裔学生社团和项目、少数族裔服务机构和社区大学招聘并与其合作，调查人员将帮助发展一条合格的、多样化的个人管道，他们将为STEM劳动力做出贡献，特别是在生物医学研究、医疗保健提供以及基础生物和生命科学中遇到的多学科和跨学科学科。学员将接受良好的沟通和研究伦理培训，这对今天的生物技术和生物科学工作以及市场的成功至关重要。项目描述：在为期十周的暑期课程中，来自全国各地机构的本科生参与者将在广泛的工程学科中从事令人兴奋和具有挑战性的研究项目，例如电气、机械和生物医学、计算机科学和物理。每个参与者都将与计算传感和机器人实验室(LCSR)的当前研究项目相匹配，并将成为大学研究团队的一员，其中包括一名教员项目主管和一名研究生导师。这些研究项目涉及医学图像配准和融合、图像增强和分割或开发新的机器人设备，以支持手术室中的外科医生或帮助残疾患者。参与者将接受技术交流、口头演示技能和研究伦理方面的指导，并将发表最终研究报告和演示文稿。其他活动将包括参观JHU/H医院(JHU/H)和应用物理实验室的其他实验室，有机会在JHU/H微创外科培训中心进行腹腔镜手术，以及当地机器人、生物技术和工程公司的行业参观。项目是多学科的，为每个参与者提供在不同领域进行研究和发展强大的团队合作技能的能力。每一位教师导师都为项目提供了项目描述，这些项目可能是专门为项目创建的，也可能是为执行正在进行的研究的某一方面而设计的。由于计算传感和机器人实验室与约翰·霍普金斯医疗机构有着密切的联系，参与者可以体验旨在帮助医疗诊断、干预和假肢的尖端研究，并为有可能成为“医学未来”一部分的技术做出贡献。研究人员计划利用正在进行的研究活动、培训和指导经验，并将CS&Amp；MR项目中的REU瞄准更广泛的主题，包括更多生物灵感和生物针对性的计算传感、成像和机器人系统。一名外部评估专家将进行年度形成性和终结性评价。

BROADER SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT: This project will provide undergraduates STEM research experience at the interface of engineering and medicine, aiming to help medical diagnosis and procedures, development of prosthetics, and contribute to technologies that are likely to become a part of the "future of medicine." This program addresses a vital national need to improve the delivery of healthcare by developing new tests and medical devices that enhance the ability of doctors to plan and perform procedures. By recruiting from and partnering with minority student societies and programs, minority-serving institutions and community colleges, the investigators will help develop a pipeline of qualified, diverse individuals who will contribute to the STEM workforce, particularly in the multi- and interdisciplinary subjects encountered in biomedical research, healthcare delivery, and basic biological and life sciences. The participants will be well trained in communications and research ethics, which are essential for success in today's biotechnology and bioscience work and market place.PROJECT DESCRIPTION: During a ten-week summer session, undergraduate participants from institutions nationwide will engage in exciting and challenging research projects in a wide range of engineering disciplines, e.g. electrical, mechanical and biomedical, computer science, and physics. Each participant will be matched with a current research project in the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR) and will be a part of a collegial research team, including a faculty project supervisor and a graduate student mentor. These research projects relate to medical image registration and fusion, image enhancement and segmentation or the development of new robotic devices to support surgeons in the operating room or to aid patients with disabilities. Participants will receive instruction on technical communication, oral presentation skills, and research ethics and will deliver a final research report and presentation. Additional activities will include tours and trips to other labs at JHU Hospital (JHU/H) and the Applied Physics Laboratory, the opportunity to perform laparoscopic procedures at the JHU/H Minimally Invasive Surgical Training Center, and industry tours of local robotics, biotechnology and engineering companies.The program is multidisciplinary and offers each participant the ability to conduct research in a variety of fields and develop strong teamwork collaboration skills. Each faculty mentor provides a project description for projects that may be created specifically for the program or designed to carry out a facet of an on-going research. Because the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics has close ties with the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, participants can experience the cutting-edge research that is designed to aid medical diagnosis, interventions, and prosthesis, and contribute to technologies that are likely to become a part of the "future of medicine." The investigators plan to leverage on-going research activities and training and mentoring experience, and aim this REU in CS&MR program at broader topics that include more biological inspired and biologically targeted computational sensing, imaging, and robotics systems. An external assessment expert will conduct annual formative and summative evaluations.