REU Site: Ecology, Evolution, and Genomics of Grassland Organisms

REU 网站：草原生物的生态学、进化和基因组学

• 批准号: 0851835
• 负责人: Bruce Snyder
• 金额: $ 21.07万
• 依托单位: Kansas State University
• 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: 2009-06-01 至 2012-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0851835&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Ecology; Evolution; Genomics

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). Kansas State University will host an REU Site program in the Ecology, Evolution, and Genomics of Grassland Organisms during the summers of 2009-2011. Eight undergraduate students will be selected each year to participate in a 10-week summer program, and will have the opportunity to conduct independent research projects that tackle questions in evolutionary ecology with the tools of molecular biology. The summer program has three components that will contribute to the professional development of undergraduate participants: i) independent research projects that train students in field methods, lab techniques, and experimental design, ii) a weekly 3-credit research seminar that introduces students to emerging questions in the biology of grassland ecosystems, and iii) a research symposium that will develop student presentation skills. Major research resources for this REU Site program include the Ecological Genomics Institute and Konza Prairie Biological Station. The Ecological Genomics Institute includes state of the art scientific facilities for genotyping and DNA sequencing, gene expression and workshops in microarray technology. Konza Prairie is a tallgrass prairie preserve and a key research site in the Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Program. Additional resources at K State include facilities for analyses of stable isotopes, a range of laboratory and field equipment for specialized ecological research, and mentors who are research leaders in ecological genomics and grassland ecology. The research theme of this REU Site emphasizes applications of molecular techniques to investigations of ecological and evolutionary processes in the biota of the tallgrass prairie, where research results will have conservation implications for predicting and mitigating the consequences of global change. This program provides unique opportunities for interdisciplinary research that can take advantage of long-term field experiments that have been running for over 30 years! The program welcomes applications from students of underrepresented groups (minority, first-generation or non-traditional), and students at smaller colleges where research opportunities may be limited. Prospective applicants are invited to obtain further information and application forms from the Program Coordinator (Dr. Brett K. Sandercock, PH: 785-532-0120, EM: [e-mail]) or by visiting the program website (http://www.ksu.edu/bsanderc/reu).

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。 堪萨斯州立大学将在2009年至2011年夏季举办一个REU网站计划，在生态学，进化和基因组学的草地生物。 每年将选出8名本科生参加为期10周的暑期课程，并将有机会进行独立的研究项目，用分子生物学的工具解决进化生态学中的问题。 暑期课程有三个组成部分，这将有助于本科生参与者的专业发展：i）独立的研究项目，培养学生的实地方法，实验室技术和实验设计，ii）每周3学分的研究研讨会，向学生介绍草地生态系统生物学中出现的问题，iii）研究研讨会，将培养学生的演讲技巧。 该REU网站计划的主要研究资源包括生态基因组学研究所和Konza Prairie生物站。 生态基因组学研究所包括基因分型和DNA测序、基因表达和微阵列技术研讨会的最先进的科学设施。 Konza Prairie是一个高草草原保护区，也是长期生态研究（LTER）计划的关键研究地点。 K州的其他资源包括稳定同位素分析设施，一系列用于专门生态研究的实验室和现场设备，以及生态基因组学和草原生态学研究领导者的导师。 这个REU网站的研究主题强调分子技术的应用，在tallgrass草原的生物群的生态和进化过程的调查，其中的研究结果将有预测和减轻全球变化的后果保护的影响。 该计划为跨学科研究提供了独特的机会，可以利用已经运行了30多年的长期实地实验！ 该计划欢迎来自代表性不足的群体（少数民族，第一代或非传统）的学生的申请，以及研究机会可能有限的较小学院的学生。 有意申请者可向计划协调员（Brett K. Sandercock，PH：785-532-0120，EM：[e-mail]）或访问程序网站（http：//www.ksu.edu/bsanderc/reu）。