Research Experience for Undergraduates Site in Molecular Biology and Genetics

分子生物学和遗传学本科生研究经历网站

• 批准号: 0244087
• 负责人: Miriam Zolan
• 金额: $ 12.64万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 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: 2003-05-01 至 2006-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0244087&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Experience; Undergraduates; Site; Molecular

In the last 3 years, with funding from NSF, the members of the our Program have introduced 30 undergraduate students, mostly from small colleges, to the fascinating world of scientific research by allowing them to participate in research at the frontiers of molecular biology and genetics. We are able to continue this successful Undergraduate Research Program to benefit students mainly from groups traditionally under-represented in research and students from regional undergraduate institutions. Ten students will conduct research in laboratories that use molecular biology and genetic techniques to study problems including the regulation of gene expression, the mechanisms of cell differentiation and development, host-parasite interaction and disease resistance in plants, gene evolution, signal transduction, DNA repair, and virus infection and replication. This program is designed to develop both the technical and the intellectual abilities of the participants. Our philosophy is that one learns how to do research by doing it but that this only occurs under the appropriate guidance. We will emphasize the "doing it" aspect of research by involving the students in a research project under close supervision. Students will learn about the different stages and aspects of scientific investigation by interaction with their mentors and in sessions on scientific writing and research ethics. Students will also be exposed to the research conducted in the other host laboratories during weekly lunchtime seminars given by faculty mentors.

在过去的3年里，在NSF的资助下，我们计划的成员已经向30名本科生介绍了科学研究的迷人世界，让他们参与分子生物学和遗传学前沿的研究。 我们能够继续这一成功的本科研究计划，使学生主要受益于传统上在研究中代表性不足的群体和区域本科院校的学生。 10名学生将在实验室进行研究，利用分子生物学和遗传技术来研究问题，包括基因表达的调控，细胞分化和发育的机制，寄主-寄生虫相互作用和植物抗病性，基因进化，信号转导，DNA修复，病毒感染和复制。 该计划旨在发展参与者的技术和智力能力。 我们的哲学是，一个人学会如何做研究，但这只发生在适当的指导下。 我们将通过让学生在密切监督下参与研究项目来强调研究的“做”方面。 学生将通过与导师的互动以及科学写作和研究伦理的课程来了解科学调查的不同阶段和方面。 学生还将接触到在其他主机实验室进行的研究期间，由教师导师给予每周午餐时间研讨会。