Environmental Signal Transduction: An Interdisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates

本科生研究体验(REU)网站将在西密歇根大学环境信号转导研究中心(CREST)建立。佳洁士将采取跨学科的方法提供研究经验，鼓励和激励本科生追求科学研究的职业生涯。参与者将在整个大湖区的区域范围内从研究机会有限的大学招聘，在全国范围内从HBCU招聘。将鼓励在科学研究中任职人数不足的个人提出申请：妇女、少数人和残疾人。为期10周的暑期计划将(A)提供独立的研究体验，(B)提供关于科学过程的一系列讨论，(C)促进关于科学伦理和诚信的讨论，(D)创造互动、传播和发展的机会，以及(E)允许进行评估。密集的有指导的研究接触将模拟作为一个完全的搜索者的生活是什么样子。伦理部分将在学生实验室研究时间以外的电子会议系统上进行，由一名教员进行，他的哲学和微生物学双博士学位为这些活动提供了独特的资格。研究生院的参与者将被鼓励在项目中期参加每周的研究研讨会，并将在总结研讨会上简要介绍实验室正在进行的工作。学生将在课程结束时准备一篇研究论文，并将其提交给一份模拟的科学期刊进行审查，最终论文将在该期刊上发表和传播。学生还将被鼓励准备摘要，以便在本科生研究会议上发表，并与他们的教师导师一起在他们所在机构的研讨会上发表。西密歇根大学卓越的实验室和仪器设备将通过建造一座新的科学综合体而得到进一步加强，该综合体将于1998年和1999年分阶段投入使用。该大学的图书馆、计算机服务、娱乐中心、住宿大厅和国家认可的餐饮设施为参与活动的学生提供了极好的住宿条件。WMU每年将为十名学生中的一人提供参与的津贴和支持费用，并在学年期间为项目联合主任和两名REU团队成员贡献5%的时间和精力。

A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site will be established in the Center for Research into Environmental Signal Transduction (CREST) at Western Michigan University. CREST will take an interdisciplinary approach to providing research experiences that will encourage and motivate undergradu-ate students to pursue careers in scientific research. Participants will be recruited regionally throughout the Great Lakes area from colleges where research opportunities are limited and nationally from HBCUs. Applications will be encouraged from individuals under-represented in scientific research: women, minori-ties, and persons with disabilities. A 10-week summer program will (A) provide an independent research experience, (B) offer a discussion series on the process of science, (C) foster discussions on scientific ethics and integrity, (D) create opportunities for interaction, dissemination, and development, and (E) allow for evaluation. Intensive mentored research encounters will model what life is like as a complete re-searcher. The ethics component will be conducted over an electronic conferencing system outside of the students' laboratory research time by a faculty member whose dual doctoral degrees in philosophy and microbiology present unique qualifications for these activities. REU participants will be encouraged to attend weekly research symposia during the middle period of the program and will give a brief talk on work being conducted in the laboratory at the concluding symposium. Students will prepare a research paper toward the end of the period and submit it for review to a mock scientific journal in which the final papers will be published and disseminated. Students also will be encouraged to prepare abstracts for presenta-tion at undergraduate research conferences and at seminars at their home institutions with their faculty mentors. Western Michigan University's outstanding laboratories and instrumentation will be further enhanced by construction of a new science complex to be phased in during 1998 and 1999. The University's libraries, computing services, recreation center, residence halls, and nationally recognized dining facilities offer excellent accommodations for participating students. WMU will contribute the stipend and support costs for one of the ten students to participate each year and five percent of the time and effort of the project co-directors and two REU team members during the academic year.