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Program Description
The objectives of our RUMBA Program are to:
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Increase the number of underrepresented
minority and female undergraduate students doing biological
research,
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Form and support a cohort group of
undergraduate researchers who will be engaged in biological research
for ten weeks in the summer,
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Develop a short laboratory course focused on the
applications of molecular biology techniques to investigate problems
in varied biological fields,
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Expose our cohort to various scientific
communities, and
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Expose our
cohort to ethical issues in science and engage them in a discourse
regarding expected appropriate behaviors in scientific research.
In addition to research,
students will participate in the following:
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molecular biology
techniques training,
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a weekly formal group
research meeting,
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a culminating research
symposium.
 Students
will be expected to write up their work and present at the culminating
symposium. Students will be recruited from San Jose State
University (SJSU) and other local undergraduate institutions.
SJSU, the oldest public university in the state of California, is
located in downtown San Jose and in the heart of Silicon Valley. The
Biological Sciences Department at SJSU occupies a central role in the
training of biotechnology professionals in Silicon Valley.
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