USIBR BME OUTREACH 2015

Course Objective

The Minority Undergraduate Student Initiative for Biomedical Research (USIBR) program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is intended to expose minority community college  students interested in science to cutting-edge imaging technology.  Participants will have lectures given by UCI Faculty in:

• Microscopy

• Optics 

• Computational data analysis 

• Instrumentation design 

• Simulations/modeling 

• Advanced imaging method

Program Details

This program will allow students to have interactive research experience and training on state with Laser scanning microscopes at the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD).

Number of Students: 12-15 undergraduate students will be selected.

Program Description: A week long program held at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Participants will attend lectures and have hands on practical experience. Students will work in small groups on a research project to complete during the program. On the final day each group will present their research project summarizing their results and findings. 

Selection Process: Students will need to submit an application by May 27, 2015. Although all community college students are welcome to apply, this program will give priority to students underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math as defined by NSF*. 

Lunch: Lunch will be provided.

Instruments Used: All instruments selected for the research projects are housed or owned by the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics(http://www.lfd.uci.edu/).

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