REU: Molecular and Organismal Evolution: A Comparative Focus

该奖项支持路易斯安那州立大学继续建立一个成功的本科生研究经验网站。主要活动将包括为期八周的进化生物学独立研究夏季会议。将邀请10名初中级或高年级的学生(至少6名非路易斯安那州立大学的学生)参加该计划。每个学生将在路易斯安那州立大学一名教职员工的直接监督下，作为研究导师，直接对学生S的进步负责。教师参与者是根据他们在实验室与本科生工作的经验、研究项目的适宜性和一般研究生产率来选择的。暑期计划的其他部分将包括密集的图书馆情况介绍、沟通技能研讨会和科学荣誉和道德研讨会。该计划还将包括为所有参与者举办每周一次的研讨会系列，包括教师顾问和他们研究实验室的成员。后一项活动将由P.I.协调。完成暑期研究项目后，每名REU研究员将在本科生研究研讨会上以口头论文和书面论文的形式提交他/她的研究成果，并以适合发表的形式发表。将鼓励学生在地区或国家专业会议上向科学观众展示他们完成的工作的结果。该计划面向美国中南部地区的学生，百年学院、杰克逊州立大学和德克萨斯大学泛美分校三所学校将接受有重点的招聘。

This award provides support to Louisiana State University to continue a successful Research Experiences for Undergraduates SITE. The primary activity will involve eight week summer sessions of independent research in evolutionary biology. A select group of ten students, (at least six non-LSU students) of junior or senior standing, will be invited to participate in the program. Each student will be under the direct supervision of an LSU faculty member who will serve as the research mentor and be directly responsible for the student' s progress. Faculty participants have been chosen on the basis of their experience working with undergraduates in the laboratory, suitability of research projects and general research productivity. Additional components of the summer program will be an intense library orientation, communication skills workshop, and an honor and ethics in science seminar. The program will also involve a weekly seminar series for all participants, including the faculty advisors and members of their research laboratories. The latter activities will be coordinated by the P. I.. Upon completion of the summer research program, each REU investigator will present his/her research results as an oral paper at an undergraduate research symposium, and a written paper in a form suitable for publication. Students will be encouraged to present the results of their completed work to a scientific audience at regional or national professional meetings. This program targets students in the South Central region of the United States, with three schools, Centenary College, Jackson State University and the University of Texas - Pan American to receive focused recruiting.