Tufts REU Site: Mentoring Biological Research as a Collaborative Enterprise

塔夫茨大学生物学系长期致力于指导本科生进行研究，并在高效的跨学科研究合作方面有着良好的记录。 科学是一项日益合作的事业，需要来自不同领域的研究人员的综合专业知识。 因此，学生不仅需要在一个学科的具体研究技能的培训，但也需要学习如何建立一个成功的合作。 这个REU网站提供了一个程序，允许本科生进行生物研究作为一个合作的企业。 这个暑期项目的目标是：提高学生在生物研究和合作技能方面的熟练程度，教育和激励学生未来的研究事业，并培养学生有效交流科学成果的能力。为期10周的暑期项目，题为“综合方法研究新英格兰生物生态学，“将提供10名学生的机会，密切合作的八个合作，跨学科的项目之一，结合教师在动物行为学，内分泌学，生物化学，保护生物学和植物生态学的专业知识。 该计划致力于为本科生提供研究机会，包括传统上在科学中代表性不足的学生和那些在家乡机构可能没有这样的机会的学生（重点是当地社区学院的学生）。 学生将与两位导师合作，其中一位担任主要导师，将来自不同领域的联合收割机研究技术结合起来，设计并进行独立项目。 除了参与研究，该计划还包括每周讨论，研讨会，实地考察和学生研讨会。 欲了解更多信息，请联系科林·奥里安在colin.orians@tufts.edu。

The Tufts University Department of Biology has a long-standing commitment to mentoring undergraduates in research, as well as a strong track record of highly productive interdisciplinary research collaborations. Science is an increasingly collaborative enterprise, requiring the combined expertise of researchers from diverse fields. Students thus require training not only in specific research skills within a discipline, but also need to learn how to build a successful collaboration. This REU Site provides a program that allows undergraduate students to undertake biological research as a collaborative enterprise. The goals of this summer program are: to increase students' proficiency in biological research and collaborative skills, to educate and inspire students toward future research careers, and to develop students' ability to effectively communicate scientific results.The 10 week summer program entitled, "Integrative Approaches to Studying the Ecology of New England Organisms," will provide 10 students opportunities to work closely on one of eight collaborative, interdisciplinary projects combining faculty expertise in animal behavior, endocrinology, biochemistry, conservation biology, and plant ecology. The program is committed to provide research opportunities for undergraduates, including students traditionally underrepresented in science and those who might not have such opportunities at their home institutions (with an emphasis on local community college students). Students will work with two mentors, one serving as the primary mentor, to combine research techniques from different fields to design and conduct an independent project. In addition to research involvement, the program includes weekly discussions, seminars, field trips, and a student symposium. For more information, contact Colin Orians at colin.orians@tufts.edu.