REU Site: Imaging and Mechanics-based Projects on Accidental Cases of Trauma (IMPACT)

维克森林大学（WFU）医学院的本科生研究经验（REU）站点提供涉及意外创伤研究的多学科生物医学工程机会，旨在预防、减轻和提高对伤害的基本理解。该REU计划的目标强调研究培训，教育，指导，并专注于激励代表性不足的学生追求生物医学研究和职业机会。来自代表性不足群体的学生，包括女性、少数民族，以及来自没有本科研究机会的社区学院或大学的接触STEM研究最少的学生，将被招募。预期的影响是传授工程研究和研究过程的培训和教育，培养持久的指导关系，并培养REU参与者对研究和高等教育的兴趣。通过与意外创伤的预防、减轻、治疗和科学理解有关的成像和基于机械的项目，向REU参与者提供研究培训、研究过程和专业发展主题的教育以及指导。REU网站项目提供的项目将包括损伤预测模型的开发、车辆和运动安全改进、骨质疏松预防、手术固定损伤、创伤复苏程序和癌症放射治疗方面的进展。在为期十周的暑期课程中，学生活动将包括实践研究培训，鼓励参与者为研究项目做出创造性的贡献。参与者将接受教师和研究生的指导，并将参加每周的研究培训系列研讨会、网络、外展和社交活动。参与者将在大学生暑期研究研讨会上写一篇摘要并作口头报告。每年将根据学术成就，从研究经验中受益的高潜力以及学生对REU参与者群体的地理，种族和性别多样性的贡献来选择12名学生。学生将获得对损伤研究的基本理解，将发展成为更独立的研究人员，并将被鼓励在生物医学研究方面追求教育和职业机会。研究成果将通过REU参与者共同撰写的出版物和报告传播。REU网站计划以威克森林大学（WFU）健康科学为基础，在WFU创新区和WFU浸信会健康区进行拟议的研究。

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Wake Forest University (WFU) School of Medicine offers multidisciplinary biomedical engineering opportunities involving accidental trauma research that aim to prevent, mitigate, and improve the fundamental understanding of injury. Objectives of this REU program emphasize research training, education, mentorship, and focus on inspiring under-represented students to pursue biomedical research and career opportunities. Students from underrepresented groups including women, minorities, and students with minimal exposure to STEM research from community colleges or universities without undergraduate research opportunities will be recruited. The intended impact is to impart training and education on engineering research and the research process, cultivate lasting mentoring relationships, and foster an interest in research and higher education in the REU participants. Research training, education on the research process and professional development topics, and mentorship are provided to REU participants through imaging and mechanics-based projects related to the prevention, mitigation, treatment, and scientific understanding of accidental trauma. Contributions from the offered projects within this REU Site project will include development of injury prediction models, vehicle and sporting safety improvements, and advancements in osteoporosis prevention, surgical fixation of injuries, trauma resuscitation procedures, and cancer radiation therapies. During a ten-week summer program, student activities will include hands-on research training that encourages participants to make creative contributions to research projects. Participants will receive mentoring from faculty and graduate students, and will attend a weekly Research Training Seminar Series, networking, outreach, and social events. Participants will write an abstract and give an oral presentation at an Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium. Twelve students each year will be selected based on evidence of academic achievement, high potential to benefit from the research experience, and the student's contribution to the geographic, ethnic, and gender diversity of the REU participant group. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of injury research, will develop into more independent researchers, and will be encouraged to pursue educational and career opportunities in biomedical research. Research findings will be disseminated via publications and presentations co-authored by REU participants. The REU Site program is based at Wake Forest University (WFU) Health Sciences, with locations of proposed research at WFU Innovation Quarter and WFU Baptist Health.