REU Site: Research Experiences in Plant Science at the Danforth Center

这个位于Donald Danforth植物科学中心的REU站点将在2009-2011年夏季为本科生提供一个研究项目。将选出10名学生参加为期11周的研究项目。该项目将使学生有机会在植物和生命科学领域获得重要的研究经验。学生们将在丹佛斯中心资深科学家的指导下进行一个研究项目。丹佛斯中心是位于密苏里州圣路易斯市的一个独立的非营利性私人研究机构，致力于植物科学的基础研究，以发现有益于人类健康和营养以及农业可持续性的发现。所有生命科学领域的学生，不仅仅是那些对植物科学感兴趣的学生，都可以从这个项目中受益。REU计划使学生接触到丰富的研究环境，因为存在广泛的专业知识，包括细胞生物学，分子生物学，结构生物学，生物化学，微生物学，化学，计算生物学，生物信息学，发育生物学，遗传学，基因组学和植物病理学。每位学生将与一位教师导师合作设计并进行一个实验室研究项目，在最后的研讨会上展示研究结果，并准备一份总结研究的书面报告。研究部分辅以额外的教育活动，包括蛋白质组学、显微镜、组织培养和转化的讲习班。每周的会议以嘉宾演讲和讨论为特色，涵盖的主题包括书面和口头报告指导、职业选择、科学伦理以及农业生物技术的影响和争议。更多信息请访问http://www.danforthcenter.org/internship，或联系Mark P. Running博士（mrunning@danforthcenter.org, 314 587-1641）。

This REU Site at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will provide a research program to undergraduates during the summers of 2009-2011. Ten students will be selected to participate in an 11-week research program. The program will allow students an opportunity to obtain significant research experience in the areas of plant and life sciences. Students will conduct a research project under the guidance of senior scientists at the Danforth Center, an independent non-profit private research institute located in Saint Louis, Missouri and dedicated to fundamental research in plant science leading to discoveries for the benefit of human health and nutrition and agricultural sustainability. Students in all life science fields, not just those interested in plant science, can benefit from the program. The REU program exposes students to a rich research environment due to the wide range of expertise present, including cell biology, molecular biology, structural biology, biochemistry, microbiology, chemistry, computational biology, bioinformatics, developmental biology, genetics, genomics, and plant pathology. Each student will design and conduct a laboratory research project in collaboration with a faculty mentor, present findings in a final symposium, and prepare a written report summarizing the research. The research component is supplemented with additional educational activities, including workshops in proteomics, microscopy, and tissue culture and transformation. Weekly meetings feature guest speakers and discussions covering topics that include guidance in written and oral reports, career options, ethics in science, and the impact of, and controversies surrounding, agricultural biotechnology. More information is available at http://www.danforthcenter.org/internship, or by contacting Dr. Mark P. Running (mrunning@danforthcenter.org, 314 587-1641).