BIOCHEMISTRY MINORITY STUDENTS RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP

在过去的六年里，拉什医疗的生物化学部门 学院通过参加全国 卫生研究所题为“少数民族高中生”的项目 研究学徒计划”（NIH 2 S 03 RR 03253 -06），其承诺和 提供经验、基础设施、教师参与的能力 以及与少数民族高中生合作的专业知识。程序 在本申请中提出的不仅仅是对已经 现有方案。 拟议的计划将提供一个更结构化和 以目标为导向的方法与更高水平的教师-学生 参与。 它还包括其他浓缩方案和特别 活动，审查方案的机制，以及更多来自 更广泛的高中。 这个建议的总体策略是--选择9名高中生 每年夏天，一名高中教师参加一个八- 暑期奖学金计划。他们将开始参加一个3- 周“技术”课程（A部分）。夏天更有利可图， 学生们接受一些初步的技能指导， 在实验室工作所需的技术。学生将 用最先进的设备训练学生们将花费4 周在实验室的一名教员的部门 生物化学参与正在进行的研究项目（B部分）。一 每个实验室的学生或教师参与者将根据 共同利益。 沿着的还有教职员工，研究技术人员， 博士后研究员和博士每个实验室的研究生将 提供日常技术咨询。月最后一周 该计划的学生将给予方向和指导的书面 准备一个15分钟的多媒体口语 介绍（C部分）。

For the past six years, the Department of Biochemistry of Rush Medical College has demonstrated, via its participation in the National Institutes of Health program entitled, "Minority High School Student Research Apprentice Program" (NIH 2 S03 RR03253-06), its commitment and ability to provide the experience, infrastructure, faculty involvement and expertise in working with minority high school students. The program proposed in this application is more than an expansion of the already existing program. The proposed program will offer a more Structured and goal-orientated approach with a higher level of faculty-student involvement. It also includes other enrichment programs and special events, mechanisms for review of the program and, more participants from a wider range of high schools. The overall strategy of this proposal is to-select 9 high school students and one high school teacher each summer, for participation in an eight- week summer fellowship program. They will begin by participating in a 3- week "techniques" course (Part A). The summer is more profitable for the students ff they receive some initial instruction in skills and techniques necessary for work in the laboratory. The students will be trained on state-of-the-art equipment. The students then will spend four weeks in the laboratory of a faculty member of the Department of Biochemistry to participate in an on-going research project (Part B). One student or teacher participant per laboratory will be matched based on common interests. Along with the faculty member, research technicians, post-doctoral fellow and Ph.D. graduate students in each lab will be available to assist with daily technical advice. During the last week of the program the students will be given direction and guidance in writing up their independent work and preparing a 15 minute multimedia oral presentation (Part C).