Summer Research Experience Programs (R25)

项目摘要 这是一个有竞争力的更新申请，以继续支持罗格斯大学夏季本科生 研究奖学金（SURF）计划。SURF计划为本科生提供10周的基本课程， 环境健康科学的科学和翻译实践研究经验，沿着每周 网络和职业活动。在这份更新申请中，要求提供资金，以支持12名 学生学生被录取到SURF计划后，审查学业成绩，信件 推荐信和个人陈述。招聘策略已经到位，以继续吸引学生 来自弱势群体和代表性不足的背景。在国立卫生研究院资助的罗格斯大学教师的指导下， SURF学生进行侧重于环境健康科学的实践研究项目，并参加 在一个创新的团队为基础的实地研究，涉及采样和分析的环境网站， 潜在的污染。学生每周与导师会面，接受一对一的培训，确保持续 发展研究技能，并评估科学项目的进展。分区域资源中心方案利用了 资源，基础设施和教师的专业知识，他们是环境和职业 健康科学研究所，以及我们的NIEHS T32毒理学博士前和博士后培训补助金的一部分 和罗格斯大学欧内斯特·马里奥学院NIEHS P30环境暴露和疾病中心 罗伯特伍德约翰逊医学院和公共卫生学院。学生也参加 每周举办关于职业发展、负责任地开展研究培训等主题的研讨会和讲习班， 实验室安全培训和环境研究。他们还参观了作为我们的一部分建立的核心设施， NIEHS中心，并指示在国家的最先进的技术，生物医学研究。暑期档 最终完成口头报告和摘要（书面和图形）的准备， 研究结果。分区域资源中心方案主任有一个广泛的评价计划，以确保 发展研究金方案，传播创新的培训方法， 指标.在上一个供资期间，R25资助的受训人员取得了出色的成果，包括 多次获得国家奖项，在同行评审的出版物上合著，并进入专业预科 和毒理学研究生课程更新R25申请将为罗格斯大学提供机会 学院继续培养下一代毒理学家和环境卫生科学家。

PROJECT SUMMARY This is a competitive renewal application for continued support of the Rutgers Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. The SURF program provides undergraduates with 10-week basic science and translational hands-on research experiences in environmental health sciences, along with weekly networking and career activities. In this renewal application, funds are requested to support fellowships for 12 students. Students are admitted to the SURF program after review of scholastic achievement, letters of recommendation, and personal statements. Recruitment strategies are in place to continue to attract students from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds. Under the mentorship of NIH-funded Rutgers faculty, SURF students conduct hands-on research projects focused on environmental health sciences, and participate in an innovative team-based field study that involves sampling and analysis of an environmental site with potential contamination. Students meet with mentors weekly to receive one-on-one training, ensure continued development of research skills, and evaluate progress of scientific projects. The SURF program draws upon the resources, infrastructure, and expertise of faculty who are members of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and part of our NIEHS T32 Toxicology predoctoral and postdoctoral training grant and NIEHS P30 Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease at Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and School of Public Health. Students also participate in weekly seminars and workshops on topics of career development, responsible conduct of research training, laboratory safety training, and environmental research. They also tour core facilities established as part of our NIEHS Center and are instructed in state-of-the-art technology for biomedical research. The summer program culminates in the preparation of oral presentations and abstracts (written and graphical) that describe key research findings. The SURF Program Directors have an extensive evaluation plan to ensure the continued development of the fellowship program and dissemination of innovative training approaches and successful metrics. During the prior funding period, R25-funded trainees have had outstanding outcomes including numerous national awards, co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications, and matriculation into professional and graduate programs in toxicology. Renewal of this R25 application will provide an opportunity for Rutgers faculty to continue to train the next generation of toxicologists and environmental health scientists.