REU Site: 25 years of Undergraduate Research in Evolution and Systematics at the American Museum of Natural History

REU 网站：美国自然历史博物馆 25 年进化论和系统学本科生研究

• 批准号: 0850543
• 负责人: Mark Siddall
• 金额: $ 47.55万
• 依托单位: American Museum Natural History
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2013-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0850543&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; 25; years; Undergraduate

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). The American Museum of Natural History REU Site will provide a research program for undergraduates during the summers of 2009-2013. Eight students will be selected each year to participate in an intensive 10-week research program in biological systematics and evolutionary questions. Systematics and evolution are central concepts in biological disciplines. Knowledge of the manner in which species are related to each other and the mechanisms by which they become distributed across the globe provide a framework (in evolutionary trees for example) for organizing and communicating ideas regarding biodiversity or comparative genomics. This program provides students with a coherent, hands-on introduction to research in systematics and comparative evolutionary biology, and serves a critical role in attracting, inspiring and educating undergraduate students in the fundamental importance of these biological disciplines. Students enrolled in the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) REU program have at their disposal world-class collections of fishes, dinosaurs, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and invertebrates, as well as cutting edge research facilities in the Molecular Genomics laboratories and the museum's research library. Students are mentored by museum curators and projects variously include use of genetic, histological, anatomical or paleontological data and range from primary taxonomic to integrative phylogenetic studies. Students will also be provided opportunities to immerse themselves in the richness of New York City's cultural institutions and summer venues. Eight students will be selected for a 10 week summer program at the American Museum of Natural History REU program in Systematics and Evolutionary Biology. Additional information can be found at http://rggs.amnh.org/pages/academics_and_research/fellowship_opportunities, or by containing the Program Director, Dr. Mark E. Siddall at 212 769 5638; [e-mail].

该奖项是根据2009年《美国复苏和再投资法案》(公法111-5)提供资金的。美国自然历史博物馆REU网站将在2009-2013年夏季为本科生提供一个研究项目。每年将选出8名学生参加为期10周的生物系统学和进化问题密集研究项目。系统学和进化论是生物学学科的核心概念。物种之间相互联系的方式以及它们在全球分布的机制的知识为组织和交流关于生物多样性或比较基因组学的想法提供了一个框架(例如在进化树中)。该课程为学生提供了一个连贯的、实际操作的关于系统学和比较进化生物学研究的介绍，并在吸引、激励和教育本科生了解这些生物学学科的基本重要性方面发挥了关键作用。参加美国自然历史博物馆(AMNH)REU项目的学生拥有世界级的鱼类、恐龙、爬行动物、两栖动物、哺乳动物和无脊椎动物收藏，以及分子基因组实验室和博物馆研究图书馆的尖端研究设施。学生由博物馆馆长指导，项目包括使用遗传学、组织学、解剖学或古生物学数据，范围从初级分类学到综合系统发育研究。学生们还将有机会沉浸在纽约市丰富的文化机构和夏季场馆中。八名学生将被选中参加美国自然历史博物馆系统学和进化生物学REU项目为期10周的暑期项目。欲了解更多信息，请登录http://rggs.amnh.org/pages/academics_and_research/fellowship_opportunities，，或联系项目主任马克·E·西德尔博士，电话：212 769 5638，电子邮件：[e-mail]。