REU Site: BME Community of Undergraduate Research Scholars for Cancer (BME CUReS Cancer)

位于奥斯汀的德克萨斯大学(UT)的BME本科生癌症研究学者社区(BME Caures Cancer)REU网站将为一群传统上在工程学方面处于弱势地位的有才华的本科生提供机会，在为期十周的夏季研究体验中，为基本理解癌症发展、预防和治疗的物理原理做出贡献。这一研究经历的一个目的是激励学者们在他们的职业生涯中继续在多学科团队中发挥作用，这些研究人员来自工程、医学、生物科学、物理科学和医疗保健领域的不同领域，以促进人类健康。该网站与德克萨斯大学医学院和德克萨斯4000(一个培养学生领袖并让社区参与抗癌斗争的非营利性组织)的合作将有助于提高公众对癌症研究的认识，特别是物理科学和工程如何对医疗产生积极影响。癌症是一种复杂的疾病，工程学原理特别是为了研究、建模和解决复杂的问题而开发的。BME治疗癌症网站的科学主题是利用生物医学工程开辟肿瘤学的新前沿。BME治疗癌症学者将与来自35个不同实验室的适当范围的项目相匹配，这些实验室代表与癌症研究相关的广泛研究课题，如生物材料、药物输送、光学成像、医学成像和医学中的人工智能。选择这些主题是为了应对国家癌症研究所已经确定的在癌症研究方面取得进展的障碍。现在人们普遍认识到，了解支配所有物质行为的一系列物理定律和原理如何在每个尺度上对癌症起作用，将对理解和控制癌症至关重要。癌症是一种复杂的疾病，特别是工程学原理是为了研究、模拟和解决复杂的问题而开发的。生物医学工程学是唯一准备为解决癌症研究中的这些关键挑战做出重大智力贡献的工程方法。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The BME Community of Undergraduate Research Scholars for Cancer (BME CUReS Cancer) REU Site at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin will provide opportunities for a diverse group of talented undergraduates traditionally underrepresented in engineering to make contributions towards the fundamental understanding of the physical principles of cancer development, prevention, and treatment during a ten-week summer research experience. An aim of this research experience is that the Scholars will be inspired to go on in their careers to function in multi-disciplinary teams of researchers from disparate fields in engineering, medicine, biological science, physical science, and healthcare fields to advance human health. The Site's partnership with the UT Medical School and Texas 4000, a non-profit organization that cultivates student leaders and engages communities in the fight against cancer, will help to increase public awareness of cancer research, in particular how physical science and engineering positively impact healthcare.Cancer is a disease of complexity and engineering principles in particular are developed to study, model, and solve complex problems. The scientific theme of the BME CUReS Cancer Site is leveraging Biomedical Engineering to Open a New Frontier in Oncology. BME CUReS Cancer Scholars will be matched with a project of appropriate scope from 35 different laboratories representing a wide range of research topics pertinent to cancer research, such as biomaterials, drug delivery, optical imaging, medical imaging, and artificial intelligence in medicine. These topics were selected in response to the barriers to achieving progress in cancer research that have been identified by the National Cancer Institute. It is now broadly recognized that understanding how the range of physical laws and principles governing the behavior of all matter are operative in cancer at every scale will be critical to understanding and controlling cancer. Cancer is a disease of complexity and engineering principles in particular are developed to study, model, and solve complex problems. Biomedical Engineering is uniquely poised to make a significant intellectual contribution to addressing these key challenges in cancerresearch using an engineering approach.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.