REU Site: Fueling a Microbiology Research Training Network from the University of Florida

微生物学研究为理解和利用微生物的代谢能力做出了重要贡献。为了让本科生积极参与科学研究和发现的过程，佛罗里达大学(UF MCS)微生物学和细胞科学系将提供研究实习机会，让以研究为导向的本科生能够在位于盖恩斯维尔的佛罗里达大学和美国宇航局肯尼迪空间生命科学实验室的实验室进行为期10周的密集夏季研究体验。研究领域将包括原核代谢、遗传学和生物化学、寄生虫学、真菌学、免疫学、宿主-微生物相互作用、微生物生态学和植物分子生物学。研究方法包括但不限于生物信息学、基因组学、蛋白质组学、遗传学、分子生物学、生物化学、分子生态学、显微镜和免疫学分析。在积极参与科学发现的同时，学员将获得基本的实验室技术、批判性思维技能和口头和书面沟通技能。学生将与教师和主持实验室导师密切合作，还将通过有组织的社交活动、伦理学和生物信息学的讨论式研讨会、工业和娱乐实地考察、研究生入学考试(GRE)准备研讨会以及关于职业和职业发展主题的讨论，参与同行级别的大学体验。作为东南微生物学研究培训网络的成员，参与者还将有机会与乔治亚大学和北卡罗来纳州立大学微生物学系的科学家和学生互动。佛罗里达大学MCS REU项目积极鼓励女性、少数族裔群体成员和研究机会有限的机构的学生提出申请。欲了解有关密歇根大学本科生研究体验项目的更多信息，请联系马德琳·拉什博士(mrasche@ufl.edu)或内马特·凯哈尼博士(Keyhani@ufl.edu)，或访问http://nsf-reu.ifas.ufl.edu/.。

Research in microbiology has made critical contributions to understanding and harnessing the metabolic power of microorganisms. To enable undergraduate students to actively participate in the process of scientific research and discovery, the Microbiology and Cell Science Department at the University of Florida (UF MCS) will offer research internships to enable research-oriented undergraduates to engage in an intensive 10-week summer research experience in laboratories at the University of Florida in Gainesville and the NASA Kennedy Space Life Sciences Laboratory. Research areas will include prokaryotic metabolism, genetics and biochemistry, parasitology, mycology, immunology, host-microbe interactions, microbial ecology, and plant molecular biology. The research approaches include, but are not limited to, bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, molecular ecology, microscopy, and immunological assays. While actively engaging in scientific discovery, participants will gain facility in fundamental laboratory techniques, critical thinking skills, and oral and written communication skills. Students will work in close collaboration with faculty and host laboratory mentors and will also participate in peer-level collegial experiences through organized social functions, discussion-formatted seminars in ethics and bioinformatics, industry and recreational field trips, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) preparation workshops, and discussions on topics in career and professional development. As members of the Southeastern Microbiology Research Training Network, participants will also have the opportunity to interact with scientists and students from the Microbiology departments at the University of Georgia and North Carolina State University. The University of Florida MCS REU program actively encourages applications from women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and students at institutions with limited research opportunities. For additional information about the UF MCS Research Experience for Undergraduates Program, please contact Dr. Madeline Rasche (mrasche@ufl.edu) or Dr. Nemat Keyhani (keyhani@ufl.edu), or visit http://nsf-reu.ifas.ufl.edu/.