REU Site in Biotechnology

福特谷州立大学（FVSU）是1890年成立的一所男女同校的大学，为93%的非裔美国人组成的学生社区提供服务，该大学提议继续在生物技术领域设立本科生研究体验（REU）项目。REU计划的主要重点是鼓励和促进对研究职业的追求，其次，帮助对其他科学为基础的职业感兴趣的学生欣赏研究的本质。从传统黑人学院和大学（HBCUs）和少数族裔服务机构（MSIs）中选出的10名学生（少数族裔/女性）将在预先选定的导师的指导下进行为期10周的研究项目，研究领域包括基因工程、组织培养、分子遗传学、环境科学和生物化学。学生将参加其他实验室活动，如邀请演讲者的研讨会和实验室小组会议。他们还将参加与职业发展、科学写作和科学伦理有关的讲习班。在实地考察中，学生将参观主要的研究生物技术/制药公司和学术机构。参与者将完成研究项目，做口头报告，并提交他们工作的书面摘要。学生们将通过退出调查和长期跟踪系统来评估项目的有效性。为促进学生对研究的持续兴趣，我们将提名两名学生获得额外的研究基金，以在下一学年扩展他们的研究经验。这些学生将被鼓励在科学会议上展示他们的暑期研究成果。欲了解更多信息，请联系Dhir博士dhirs0@fvsu.edu或访问http://www.fvsu.edu/biotech/centerindex.asp.htm。

Fort Valley State University (FVSU), an 1890 co-educational institution serving a student community consisting of 93% African-Americans, proposes to continue a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in biotechnology. The primary focus of the REU program will be encouraging and facilitating the pursuit of research careers and, secondarily, assisting students with interests in other science-based careers to appreciate the nature of research. Ten students (minorities/women) selected from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority serving institutions (MSIs) will work on their research projects with pre-selected mentors for 10 weeks in various research areas including genetic engineering, tissue culture, molecular genetics, environmental science, and biochemistry. Students will participate in other laboratory activities such as seminars by invited speakers and lab group meetings. They will also attend workshops that relate to professional career development, scientific writing and ethics in science. On field trips students will visit major research biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions. Participants will complete research projects, make oral presentations, and submit written abstracts of their work. Students will assess the program's effectiveness through exit surveys and a long-term tracking system. To promote continued interest in research, two students will be nominated for additional research funds to extend their research experience during the following school year. These students will be encouraged to present their summer research findings at a scientific meeting. For more info, contact Dr. Dhir at dhirs0@fvsu.edu or visit http://www.fvsu.edu/biotech/centerindex.asp.htm.