Preparing students for success in graduate school is a primary goal of this Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Students will participate in workshops each week, including topics such as responsible conduct of research, lab notebook skills, National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) grantsmanship, scientific communication through well-constructed figures, and regulatory aspects of biomedical engineering innovation. As a result, REU students will be well prepared for success in graduate research in bioengineering or biomedical programs.
During the first week of this program, students will receive basic laboratory safety training and will then participate in their first workshop: skills training required for their projects. Parallel training sessions will be run by graduate students to teach skills to program participants. REU students will complete three courses from the following list:
- Cell culture
- Microfluidic device assembly and use
- 3D printing – direct laser writing
- 3D printing – bioprinting
- Microcontact printing/stamping
- Multilayer biopolymer deposition
- Electrodeposition
- Hydrogel formation
Any additional experimental training required for students' respective projects will be provided by their individual mentors.
Timeline of Activities in the REU Program
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At the end of the summer, students will summarize their research progress and present it through the perspective of regulatory science. All participants will present in an annual undergraduate research conference hosted at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) campus. Students will present their research to other undergraduate researchers, as well as FDA technical staff, non-FDA scientists, and the FDA Commissioner.
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