Undergraduate Biomedical Research Training at UTEP

描述（由申请人提供）： 德州大学的MARCU* 星星计划埃尔帕索将继续寻找和培养年轻的少数民族学生谁拥有进入生物医学研究职业活动的最高水平在美国的能力。除了学生专业的常规课程外，该计划还将包含强制性的校园研究经验，最终以书面荣誉本科论文的口头答辩而告终。校外研究经验也将受到鼓励。MARCU* 星星学者将采取一个特殊的“研究介绍”类每学期涵盖一系列主题，包括科学研究的伦理方面，由校内和校外专家的特别研讨会。此外，每个学生将在校园举行的年度MARC研讨会上接触到最高水平的研究成果。每个学生将被要求在国家会议上介绍他们的研究数据，除了在定期安排的MARC/MBRS会议的参与。评估过程包括在由与U.T.相关的专业评估小组运行的程序中。埃尔帕索

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The MARCU*STAR program at U.T. El Paso will continue to seek out and nurture young minority students who possess the capacity to enter into the highest level of biomedical research career activity within the USA. In addition to the regular courses expected for the students major, the program will contain a mandatory on-campus research experience, culminating in the oral defense of a written Honors Undergraduate Thesis. Off-campus research experiences will also be encouraged. The MARCU*STAR scholars will take a special "Introduction to Research" class each semester covering a range of topics including the ethical aspects of scientific research, special seminars by on campus and off campus experts. Furthermore, each student will be exposed to the highest level research findings at an annual MARC symposium held on campus. Each student will be expected to present their research data at national meetings in addition to participation in the regularly scheduled MARC/MBRS meetings. An evaluation process is included in the program run by a professional evaluation group associated with U.T. El Paso.