First-Year Research Immersion, Binghamton University - State University of New York, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University - State University of New York, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2019 Jun 1;366(12). doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnz140.
In our First-Year Research Immersion (FRI) program, students take a sequence of three CUREs (course-based undergraduate research experiences). Each Research Educator (Research Assistant Professor, aka RE) oversees the day-to-day work of about 30 first-year and 25 second-year students in a dedicated research-training lab. Instead of the typical work-load division for faculty between their teaching responsibilities (typically lecture) and research programs, REs combine these two responsibilities into one endeavour that better engages and teaches beginning students intending to major in science or engineering. Although more challenging for REs, their work in FRI expands their professional development substantially. Examples from the microbiology research track (specifically, Microbial Biofilms in Human Health) illustrate both the challenges and rewards for the REs.
在我们的一年级研究沉浸计划（FRI）中，学生们参加一系列三个 CURE（基于课程的本科研究经验）。每位研究教育者（研究助理教授，又名 RE）负责监督大约 30 名一年级和 25 名二年级学生在专门的研究培训实验室中的日常工作。与教师在教学职责（通常是讲座）和研究计划之间的典型工作量分配不同，RE 将这两项职责合并为一项工作，使有意主修科学或工程专业的初学者更能参与并接受教育。尽管对 RE 来说更具挑战性，但他们在 FRI 中的工作大大扩展了他们的专业发展。微生物学研究轨道的例子（具体来说，人类健康中的微生物生物膜）说明了 RE 所面临的挑战和收获。
