REU Site: Integrative and Evolutionary Biology

位于波士顿港口的马萨诸塞大学波士顿分校正在提供为期十周的生物学REU课程。该计划每年夏天为十名本科生参与者提供机会，让他们沉浸在积极的研究体验中。每个学生在教师顾问的密切指导下进行一项独立的研究项目。该计划强调生物学不同领域的整合，展示生物科学的共同主题，特别是细胞和分子生物学与生态学和保护生物学之间的联系。因此，学生的研究项目将涵盖一系列不同的生物学问题。这些项目旨在帮助学生培养做出研究决策的独立性，理解实验设计的复杂性，并欣赏他们广阔的研究领域。除了开展研究项目外，学生还参加丰富的活动，旨在促进社区意识，增强沟通技能，帮助学生了解围绕现代生物学的问题，并为学生在科学方面的高级工作做好准备。这些经历发生在每周的讨论和研讨会上，这些讨论和研讨会的重点是研究的实际、个人和伦理方面。该计划还包括在我们的楠塔基特岛野战站进行为期三天的静修，在波士顿港口及其周围进行其他实地考察，以及最后的研究报告。该计划将服务于文化和种族多样化的学生群体，从而扩大代表不足群体对科学的参与。密切的指导关系以及学生参与者之间的大学互动是体验的关键组成部分。该计划旨在激发和支持对生物研究的兴趣，并使学生具备追求研究事业的能力。欲了解更多信息和申请材料，请联系生物部玛丽亚·马奥尼，电话：617-287-6600，电子邮件：maria.maHony@um.edu，或访问http://www.bio.umb.edu.。

The University of Massachusetts - Boston, located on Boston Harbor, is offering a ten-week REU program in Biology. The program provides opportunities to ten undergraduate participants each summer to become immersed in a positive research experience. Each student carries out an independent research project under the close guidance of a faculty advisor. The program stresses the integration of diverse fields of biology, demonstrating common themes across the biological sciences and especially the connections between cell and molecular biology on the one hand, and ecology and conservation biology on the other. Accordingly, student research projects will span a diverse array of problems in biology. The projects are designed to help students develop independence in making research decisions, understand the complexities of experimental design, and appreciate their broad field of research. In addition to carrying out research projects, students participate in enrichment activities designed to promote a sense of community, enhance communication skills, help students understand the issues surrounding modern biology, and prepare students for advanced work in science. These experiences occur during weekly discussions and workshops that focus on practical, personal, and ethical aspects of research. The program also features a three-day retreat at our Nantucket Island Field Station, other field trips in and around Boston Harbor, and final research presentations. The program will serve a culturally and ethnically diverse student population, thus broadening the participation in science of underrepresented groups. Close mentoring relationships, as well as collegial interactions among student participants, are key components of the experience. The program is designed to stimulate and support interest in biological research and to equip students to pursue research careers. For more information and application materials, please contact Maria Mahoney, Biology Department, at 617-287-6600 or maria.mahoney@umb.edu, or visit http://www.bio.umb.edu.