REU site: Summer Undergraduate Research in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

这个REU生物技术和生物工程网站奖每年支持10名本科生在凯克研究生院进行为期3年的为期10周的暑期研究。REU的参与者将参与以下领域的前沿研究项目：(1)微流体和微加工，(2)纳米生物技术，(3)重组蛋白生产的优化，(4)生物网络的计算分析，以及(5)模式生物系统生物学。学生活动包括由工业界、学术界和政府实验室的演讲者主持的一系列科学研讨会，以及到当地生物技术公司实地考察。该计划将为学生提供练习书面和口头沟通技巧的机会，并了解职业规划，研究生院选择以及相关的申请流程。参与者将在一个支持性的氛围中工作，并有能力遇到成功的榜样。此外，该项目将利用与该地区其他机构的REU网站项目现有的协作互动，为学生提供更多的资源、专业知识和社会网络。招聘工作将特别针对希望在生物技术部门从事职业的妇女和来自代表性不足的族裔群体的学生。此外，该计划将通过每年将两名教师和少量高中生实习生整合到正在进行的研究和选定的REU计划活动中，促进初中和高中水平的科学和工程教育。

EEC-0552962Angelika B. NiemzThis REU award for a Site on biotechnology and bioengineering supports 10 undergraduate students each year for three years in a 10- week summer research experience at the Keck Graduate Institute. REU participants will be involved in cutting-edge research projects in the areas of: (1) Microfluidics and Microfabrication, (2) Nanobiotechnology, (3) Optimization of Recombinant Protein Production, (4) Computational Analysis of Biological Networks, and (5) Systems Biology in Model Organisms. Student activities include a series of scientific seminars by speakers from industry, academia, and government laboratories and field trips to local biotech companies. The program will provide opportunities for students to practice written and oral communication skills, and to learn about career planning, graduate school options, and the involved application process. The participants will work in a supportive atmosphere and have the ability to meet successful role models. Also, the program will capitalize upon existing collaborative interactions with REU site programs at other institutions in the area, to provide students access to greater resources, expertise, and social networks. Recruiting efforts will specifically target women who wish to pursue a career in the biotechnology sector and students from underrepresented ethnic groups. Additionally, the program will promote science and engineering education at the middle and high school level, by integrating two teachers each year and a small number of high school student interns into ongoing research and selected REU program activities.