REU Site: Plant Genomics at Michigan State University

REU 网站：密歇根州立大学植物基因组学

• 批准号: 1004425
• 负责人: Robert Last
• 金额: $ 28.26万
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1004425&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Plant; Genomics; Michigan

An award has been made to Michigan State University that will provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students, during the summers of 2011-2013. This program is supported by the Divisions of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) and Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) through the Plant Genome Research Program. Students recruited to the program in summer 2010 will be supported by the institution using various funding sources. Students will engage in mentored research projects in groups -- studying plant genomics and genetics, biochemistry, chemistry and computational biology. Students will participate full time in the program, and engage in weekly presentations by faculty (describing their research programs), and seminars and discussions on the responsible conduct of research and societal issues associated with agricultural biotechnology. Students will receive training in professional presentation and career and graduate school selection. These activities will be structured to increase each student's ability to think critically and conduct biological research. Each student will become engaged in an aspect of an ongoing research project and will acquire basic lab skills and an in depth understanding of the scientific method under the immediate supervision of a faculty mentor. The students will also benefit from mentoring by a postdoctoral associate or senior graduate student. Students will be selected from a pool of highly motivated junior and senior applicants with an emphasis on individuals from minority serving and primarily undergraduate institutions from across the country. The goal is to have cohorts of students from diverse backgrounds, geographies and types of institutions. The program will be assessed with an entry questionnaire (evaluating participant expectations and preparation), as well as an exit interview aimed at establishing students' appraisal of the improvement in their research skills, their confidence in the laboratory, their understanding of the scientific method, and their awareness of the process of scientific progress and discovery. A common web-based assessment tool (used by other REU programs) will also be used. Student progress in their career path will be tracked using a Facebook group and by email. Information about the project can be obtained from the PI, Dr. Robert L. Last ([e-mail]; 517-432-3278) and at the program website: http://plantgenomics.msu.edu/.

密歇根州立大学已获奖，该大学将在2011-2013年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。该计划由生物基础设施(DBI)和综合组织系统(IOS)分部通过植物基因组研究计划提供支持。2010年夏季被录取参加该项目的学生将得到该机构使用各种资金来源的支持。学生将以小组形式参与指导研究项目--学习植物基因组学和遗传学、生物化学、化学和计算生物学。学生将全职参与该计划，并每周参加教师的报告(描述他们的研究计划)，以及关于负责任地开展与农业生物技术相关的研究和社会问题的研讨会和讨论。学生将接受专业陈述、职业生涯和研究生学校选择方面的培训。这些活动将被组织起来，以提高每个学生批判性思维和进行生物学研究的能力。每个学生都将参与正在进行的研究项目的一个方面，并在教师导师的直接监督下获得基本的实验室技能和对科学方法的深入理解。这些学生还将受益于博士后助理或高级研究生的指导。学生将从热情高涨的初级和高级申请者中挑选出来，重点是来自全国各地的少数族裔服务机构和主要是本科生的个人。目标是拥有一批来自不同背景、不同地理位置和不同院校类型的学生。该计划将通过入学问卷(评估参与者的期望和准备)和离职面试进行评估，旨在建立学生对他们的研究技能改进、他们对实验室的信心、他们对科学方法的理解以及他们对科学进步和发现过程的意识的评价。还将使用一个通用的基于网络的评估工具(供其他区域教育方案使用)。学生在职业生涯中的进展将通过Facebook群和电子邮件进行跟踪。有关该项目的信息可从国际和平协会罗伯特·L·拉斯特博士那里获得([e-mail]；517-432-3278)，或登录该计划网站：http://plantgenomics.msu.edu/.。