REU Site: Research in Prokaryotic Biology

这个REU网站计划在Probiology将向本科生介绍微生物研究的令人兴奋的领域，并提高他们对微生物学职业的认识。 该计划是雅典格鲁吉亚大学微生物学系的一个密集的，为期9周的，动手的夏季实验室研究计划。十名参与者将从本科院校招募，在微生物学研究机会有限。 鼓励来自科学界代表性不足的群体的学生，包括聋人和听力困难的学生参加该计划。REU参与者将在教师导师的监督下进行独立项目，研究各种原核生物（细菌和古细菌）的功能。最先进的技术将用于跨学科的方法，结合联合收割机的知识，从遗传学，生物化学，生理学，分子生物学，细胞生物学和生态学领域。 研究项目将解决广泛的问题，从原核生物在环境和地球化学过程中的作用，他们在人类健康中的作用。研究经验将帮助参与者更多地了解微生物学的研究生教育和职业。REU参与者将与教师举行非正式会议，参加科学研讨会，并参加他们实验室小组的每周研究会议。 学生将在夏季结束时在海报会议上展示他们的研究成果。要了解更多关于REU计划，并找出如何申请，鼓励学生访问http://www.uga.edu/mib/reu/index.htm或联系博士蒂姆胡佛在trhoover@uga.edu或706-542-2675。

This REU Site program in Prokaryotic Biology will introduce undergraduates to exciting areas of microbial research and increase their awareness about careers in microbiology. The program is an intensive, 9-week long, hands-on summer laboratory research program in the Microbiology Department of the University of Georgia in Athens. Ten participants will be recruited from undergraduate institutions with limited research opportunities in Microbiology. Students from groups that are underrepresented in the scientific community, including deaf and hard-of-hearing students, are encouraged to participate in the program. REU participants will conduct independent projects under the supervision of faculty mentors in a variety of research topics addressing the functions of prokaryotic organisms (bacteria and archaea). State-of-the-art techniques will be used in interdisciplinary approaches that combine knowledge from the fields of Genetics, Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology and Ecology. Research projects will address broad questions ranging from the role of prokaryotes in environmental and geochemical processes to their role in human health. Research experiences will help the participants understand more about graduate education and careers in microbiology. REU participants will have informal meetings with faculty, attend scientific seminars and join the weekly research meetings of their lab groups. Students will present their research results at the end of the summer in a poster session. To learn more about the REU program and find out how to apply, students are encouraged to visit http://www.uga.edu/mib/reu/index.htm or contact Dr. Tim Hoover at trhoover@uga.edu or 706-542-2675.