REU Site: Microbiology-From Atoms to Ecosystems at the University of Minnesota

REU 网站：明尼苏达大学微生物学 - 从原子到生态系统

• 批准号: 0755130
• 负责人: Leslie Schiff
• 金额: $ 28.5万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0755130&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Microbiology; Atoms; Ecosystems

This NSF award supports a new REU Site program: Microbiology: From Atoms to Ecosystems at the University of Minnesota. As a field, microbiology lies at the foundation of many other biological sciences, and it takes advantage of many levels and modes of inquiry. Thus, a research experience in microbiology can serve to underpin future academic or private-sector research in other natural sciences including ecology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, and molecular biology. For the next 3 years, undergraduates will be recruited from across the country, with an emphasis on those from underrepresented groups and/or from colleges with limited research opportunities. The 10-week summer program will include a variety of activities, including a weekend orientation session at the Lake Itasca Biological Research Station, a 5-day Microbiology mini-course on basic laboratory skills, workshops to discuss research ethics, and an end of summer University-wide poster symposium. The core of the experience will be an independent research project, conducted under the mentorship of one of more than 25 faculty members affiliated with the program. Students will be housed in campus dormitories and participate in a variety of social, cultural and recreational activities designed to foster student-student and student-faculty interactions. With its overt emphasis on scientific communication and mentoring, participants (undergraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral) in the program will become effective communicators of science to the public at large and will serve as scientifically literate role models and mentors to recruit new students to the sciences and further enhance diversity. More information is available at http://www.cbs.umn.edu/main/summer_research/, or by contacting Dr. Leslie Schiff ([e-mail]) or Dr. Christian Mohr ([e-mail]).

这一NSF奖项支持明尼苏达大学的一个新的REU站点项目：微生物学：从原子到生态系统。作为一个领域，微生物学是许多其他生物科学的基础，它利用了许多层次和模式的研究。因此，微生物学方面的研究经验可以为未来学术或私营部门在其他自然科学领域的研究提供支持，包括生态学、生物化学、细胞生物学、遗传学和分子生物学。在接下来的三年里，将从全国各地招收本科生，重点是那些来自代表性不足的群体和/或研究机会有限的大学的学生。为期10周的暑期计划将包括各种活动，包括在伊塔斯卡湖生物研究站举行的周末迎新会议，为期5天的微生物学基本实验室技能迷你课程，讨论研究伦理的研讨会，以及暑期结束全大学范围内的海报研讨会。体验的核心将是一个独立的研究项目，在与该项目相关的25名教职员工之一的指导下进行。学生将住在校园宿舍，并参加旨在促进学生与学生和学生与教职员工互动的各种社交、文化和娱乐活动。由于明确强调科学交流和指导，该计划的参与者(本科生、博士和博士后)将成为向公众有效传播科学的人，并将成为具有科学素养的榜样和导师，以招收新的科学学生，并进一步增强多样性。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.cbs.umn.edu/main/summer_research/，，或联系莱斯利·希夫博士([e-mail])或克里斯蒂安·莫尔博士([e-mail])。