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Title: Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes: Meeting Modern Challenges in Undergraduate Summer Research
Language: English
Authors: Butler, Peter J., Dong, Cheng, Snyder, Alan J.
Source: CBE - Life Sciences Education. Spr 2008 7:45-53.
Availability: American Society for Cell Biology. 8120 Woodmont Avenue Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20814-2762. Tel: 301-347-9300; Fax: 301-347-9310; E-mail: ascbinfo@ascb.org; Website: http://www.ascb.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Cytology, Undergraduate Study, Summer Science Programs, Biotechnology, Participant Satisfaction, Science Process Skills, Interviews, Student Surveys, Student Research, Problem Based Learning, Molecular Biology, Program Development, Educational Experience, Performance Factors
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.07-08-0064
ISSN: 1931-7913
Abstract: Summer undergraduate research programs in science and engineering facilitate research progress for faculty and provide a close-ended research experience for students, which can prepare them for careers in industry, medicine, and academia. However, ensuring these outcomes is a challenge when the students arrive ill-prepared for substantive research or if projects are ill-defined or impractical for a typical 10-wk summer. We describe how the new Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes (BBSI), developed in response to a call for proposals by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF), provide an impetus for the enhancement of traditional undergraduate research experiences with intense didactic training in particular skills and technologies. Such didactic components provide highly focused and qualified students for summer research with the goal of ensuring increased student satisfaction with research and mentor satisfaction with student productivity. As an example, we focus on our experiences with the Penn State Biomaterials and Bionanotechnology Summer Institute (PSU-BBSI), which trains undergraduates in core technologies in surface characterization, computational modeling, cell biology, and fabrication to prepare them for student-centered research projects in the role of materials in guiding cell biology. (Contains 6 tables and 3 figures.)
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Number of References: 22
Entry Date: 2009
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