Virtual Undergraduate Research Experiences: More Than a Pandemic Stopgap

PUBLICATION TYPE:

Commentary

AUTHORS:

Tahoura Samad, Heather E. Fleming, and Sangeeta N. Bhatia

SOURCE:

Med (2021)

URL:

https://www.cell.com/med/fulltext/S2666-6340(21)00037-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2666634021000374%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

ABSTRACT:

During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, experimental research groups face a unique challenge: how to train undergraduates without access to labs. We share our experience developing entirely virtual undergraduate research internships and make a case for virtual research as a complement to traditional undergraduate mentoring, even after the resolution of the pandemic.

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