REU Site: Research Experiences in Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology of Marine Organisms

REU网站：海洋生物生理学、细胞和分子生物学研究经验

• 批准号: 0244007
• 负责人: Louis Burnett
• 金额: $ 19.43万
• 依托单位: College of Charleston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-04-01 至 2007-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0244007&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Physiology

The Fort Johnson Undergraduate Summer Research Program is a ten-week program combining formal classroom work with independent research in areas of crucial concern for marine biologists today. The program is designed to provide undergraduate students with a modern research experience employing physiological, cellular and molecular techniques to address questions in areas such as species diversity, mechanisms of adaptation to environmental change, environmental bioindicators and microbial ecology. The College of Charleston serves as primary host institution for the program, but research mentors and course instructors are drawn from among more than 100 Ph.D. scientists whose primary appointments lie in the Medical University of South Carolina, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Ocean Service and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Working side-by-side with graduate students, technicians, and mentors at Fort Johnson, South Carolina, student participants are exposed to a broad range of career opportunities in science, making them better prepared to enter the workforce in industry and government. In addition to providing students with an opportunity to conduct independent studies guided by a faculty mentor, the objectives of the program are (1) to engage students directly in discussing graduate school and career options in basic and applied sciences, (2) to show students the interdisciplinary nature of science and (3) to teach students to think critically.Undergraduate students are selected to participate in this program based on outstanding academic and personal achievement, evidence of advanced course work in physiology and cell or molecular biology and on the potential benefits of this research experience to the student. Recruitment efforts cast a broad net, with particular emphasis on attracting women and minority students. Participants are required to live on-site in dormitories at the Grice Marine Laboratory. For the first four weeks of the program, students participate in a seminar course entitled "Special Topics in the Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology of Marine Organisms." NSF covers the costs of registration and tuition, and students who successfully complete the course receive three transferable college credits through the College of Charleston. Also, during the first four weeks, participants begin to work on independent research projects under the guidance of individual faculty mentors. Projects are selected for their interdisciplinary and inter-institutional nature, and their relationship to current biological, biomedical or environmental concerns. During the last six weeks of the summer, participants focus primarily on completing their research projects while learning skills for analyzing data and communicating the results of their work in oral and written presentations. The program also provides a structured format for discussing issues related to graduate school and pursuit of a career in the sciences. The program takes pride in maintaining particularly strong ties with former REU participants in order to evaluate the impact of the research experience on career choices. Up-do-date information regarding the program, participants in prior years and their research projects, as well as an application form are available on the Web at www.cofc.edu/~grice/summer.htm or by contacting the Program Director, Dr. Louis E. Burnett, at [phone] or [e-mail] Fort Johnson Undergraduate Summer Research Program provides a strong and unique undergraduate research experience that is generated from the direct involvement of scientists from five institutions using interdisciplinary approaches to address problems of mutual concern. Student participants are exposed to the most recent and exciting questions and to the latest methodologies in marine biology. Although primarily designed to encourage talented students to pursue careers in science, the program has broader impacts as well. Participants learn to think critically, to take interdisciplinary approaches to problems and to communicate their ideas to others. These are skills that benefit all citizens in a world that is made ever smaller and more complex by science and technology.

约翰逊堡大学本科生暑期研究项目是一个为期十周的项目，将正式的课堂学习与独立研究结合在一起，研究当今海洋生物学家所关注的关键领域。该计划旨在为本科生提供现代研究经验，利用生理学，细胞和分子技术来解决物种多样性，适应环境变化机制，环境生物指标和微生物生态学等领域的问题。查尔斯顿学院是该项目的主要主办机构，但研究导师和课程讲师是从100多名博士科学家中挑选出来的，他们的主要职位是南卡罗来纳医科大学、国家标准与技术研究所、国家海洋局和南卡罗来纳自然资源部。在南卡罗来纳约翰逊堡与研究生、技术人员和导师并肩工作，学生参与者接触到广泛的科学职业机会，使他们更好地准备进入工业和政府的劳动力市场。除了为学生提供在教师导师指导下进行独立研究的机会外，该计划的目标是(1)让学生直接参与讨论基础科学和应用科学的研究生院和职业选择，(2)向学生展示科学的跨学科性质，(3)教会学生批判性思考。本科学生被选中参加这个项目是基于杰出的学术和个人成就，生理学和细胞或分子生物学高级课程的证据，以及这个研究经历对学生的潜在好处。招生工作撒下了一张广泛的网，特别强调吸引女性和少数民族学生。参加者必须住在格赖斯海洋实验室的宿舍。在课程的前四周，学生们参加了一个名为“海洋生物生理学、细胞和分子生物学专题”的研讨会课程。NSF承担注册费用和学费，成功完成课程的学生可以通过查尔斯顿学院获得三个可转换的大学学分。此外，在前四周，参与者开始在个别教师导师的指导下进行独立的研究项目。项目的选择取决于其跨学科和机构间的性质，以及它们与当前生物、生物医学或环境问题的关系。在夏季的最后六周，参与者主要集中在完成他们的研究项目，同时学习分析数据的技能，并以口头和书面的形式传达他们的工作结果。该计划还提供了一个结构化的格式来讨论与研究生院和追求科学事业有关的问题。该项目以与前REU参与者保持特别紧密的联系而自豪，以评估研究经历对职业选择的影响。关于项目的最新信息，前几年的参与者和他们的研究项目，以及申请表可在网站www.cofc.edu/~grice/summer.htm上获得，或与项目主任路易斯·e·伯内特博士联系。[phone]或[e-mail]约翰逊堡本科暑期研究项目提供了一个强大而独特的本科研究经验，这是由来自五个机构的科学家使用跨学科的方法来解决共同关心的问题直接参与产生的。学生参与者将接触到最新和令人兴奋的问题以及海洋生物学中最新的方法。虽然这个项目主要是为了鼓励有才华的学生从事科学事业，但它也有更广泛的影响。参与者学会批判性思考，采取跨学科的方法来解决问题，并与他人交流自己的想法。在一个因科学技术而变得越来越小、越来越复杂的世界里，这些技能使所有公民受益。