Planning an International REU: A Pilot Program for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Ecological Chemistry at the University of Càdiz, Spain

该奖项为德克萨斯州奥斯汀圣爱德华大学的Joanne Romagni博士和西班牙雷亚尔港卡迪斯大学有机化学系之间的合作努力提供支持。该奖项的目的是开发一个新的国际夏季REU网站。智力上的优点。该项目将使美国本科生能够从加迪斯大学极地考察期间收集的南极地衣中分离和鉴定次生代谢物。虽然地衣次生代谢物已经有了一些特征，但这是第一次系统地比较生态样带和时间变化的研究之一。生物活性化合物将被鉴定，其分子作用机制将被阐明。美国化学生态学本科生将把包括多学科实验室经验在内的国际合作研究纳入他们的课程。该项目还将从大学援助移民计划(CAMP)招收少数民族学生。

This award provides support for the development of a collaborative effort between Dr. Joanne Romagni of St. Edward's University in Austin, TX and the Organic Chemistry Department of the University of Cadiz in Puerto Real, Spain. The purpose of the award is to develop a new international summer REU site. Intellectual merit. The program will enable US undergraduate students to isolate and identify secondary metabolites from Antarctic lichens collected during the polar expeditions of the University of Cadiz. While there has been some characterization of lichen secondary metabolites, this is one of the first studies to systematically compare changes along an ecological transect as well as through time. The bioactive compounds will be indentified and their molecular mechanism of action will be elucidated.Broader impacts. US undergraduates in chemical ecology will integrate international collaborative research, which includes multidisciplinary laboratory experience, into their curriculum. The project will also recruit minority students from the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP).