REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Plant Cell Biology

植物细胞生物学中心（CEPCEB）与加州大学河滨分校基因组学研究所（UCR）合作，致力于为本科生提供充实的研究经验。作为本科生研究经验（REU）站点，CEPCEB将为两年制和四年制大学的学生提供研究经验，这些学生没有机会了解植物细胞生物学研究提供的兴奋和职业选择。推广工作将集中在南加州的一些大学，这些大学的入学率很高，代表性不足。鼓励符合条件的学生申请为期10周的住宿暑期研究项目；每年夏天招收8名学生。每个学生将有一个教师和一个研究生或研究生导师。在课程的最初一周，学生将通过一系列的讲座/实验室练习，了解植物细胞生物学的基础知识，以及UCR在植物细胞生物学领域的专业知识，包括基因组学、蛋白质组学和生物信息学。然后，学生们将花九周的时间进行自己选择的研究项目。为了进一步丰富学生并引导他们走向研究生学习，学生将参加研讨会，以提高学习技能和专业发展，并讨论科学中的伦理。除了为期十周的研究经验外，还将提供为期三周的暑期实验课程，名为拟南芥生物学。在本课程中，学生将使用拟南芥来学习植物生物学的基本概念。完成本课程的学生将被优先录取，在接下来的夏天进行为期10周的研究体验，尽管这门课程不是先决条件。要求了解该计划信息的学生应联系基因组学研究所（909）787-2601 （genomics@ucr.edu）或Elizabeth Bray博士（909）787-4548 （bray@citrus.ucr）。edu)。nsf赞助的REU的预期影响是多方面的。这些措施包括提高对广泛的植物细胞生物学领域的研究选择的认识，并扩大南加州“西班牙裔服务学院”和“少数民族高等学院”学生的研究机会。这项教育推广计划的潜在目标是鼓励未被充分代表的学生完成四年制学位，并将研究植物生物学作为年轻生物学家的职业选择

The Center for Plant Cell Biology (CEPCEB) in association with the Genomics Institute at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) is committed to provide fulfilling research experiences to undergraduates. As a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site, CEPCEB will bring research experiences to students of two- and four-year colleges who have limited opportunity to learn about the excitement and career options that research in plant cell biology offers. Outreach efforts will be centered on a number of colleges in Southern California with high enrollment of underrepresented groups. Qualified students will be encouraged to apply for the 10-week residential summer research program; eight students will be accepted each summer. Each student will have a faculty and a graduate or postgraduate mentor. In the initial week of the program, students will be introduced to the basics of plant cell biology as well as developing areas in plant cell biology in which UCR has expertise, including genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, through a series of lecture/laboratory exercises. Students will then spend nine weeks on a research project of their choice. To further enrich the students and to guide them toward graduate studies, students will participate in workshops to enhance learning skills and professional development, and to discuss ethics in science. In addition to the ten-week research experience, a three-week summer laboratory course called Arabidopsis Biology will be offered. During this course, students will use Arabidopsis to study basic concepts in plant biology. Students who complete this course will be given priority for admission to the 10-week research experience the following summer, although the course is not a prerequisite. Students requesting information about the program should contact the Genomics Institute at (909) 787-2601 (genomics@ucr.edu) or Dr. Elizabeth Bray at (909) 787-4548 (bray@citrus.ucr. edu). The anticipated impacts of the NSF-sponsored REU are numerous. These include an increased awareness of research options in the broad area of plant cell biology and expanded research opportunities for students at "Hispanic Serving Institutes" and "Minority Post Secondary Institutes" in Southern California. The underlying goals of this educational outreach program are to encourage completion of four-year degrees by underrepresented students and to present research plant biology as a career option to young biologists