REU Site: Visualization of Macromolecules in Biological Research

该奖项授予约翰·霍普金斯大学，由美国国家科学基金会生物科学局支持。约翰霍普金斯大学将在2010-2012年夏季为10名学生提供为期10周的研究培训。这项密集和身临其境的研究计划的组织科学主题是应用成像和结构技术来实现对生物系统的更好理解。在从事研究项目的过程中，学生将接触到阅读科学文献、设计实验和对照、学习各种实验技术以及收集和分析数据。此外，学生将参与旨在提高口语和书面沟通技能的活动，以建立社区意识。学生将接受研究道德和负责任的研究行为方面的指导，并将被要求进行相应的研究。除计划网站外，参与者将通过NSF REU网站、SACNAS和ABRCMS会议的信息摊位以及全国和美国领土上各种机构的联系人在全国范围内招募。在本国机构研究机会有限的学生，或属于学术代表性不足的群体的学生，将特别受到鼓励申请。遴选将基于推荐信、成绩和职业目标声明。项目结束后，每年将与参与者联系，以确定他们在攻读学位方面的进展，他们的职业计划，以及研究生或专业学校的入学情况。该计划的结果将使用NSF支持的评估工具来确定。有关该计划的信息可从主任乔尔·斯柴尔巴赫那里获得(电话：4105160176；电子邮件：joel@jhu.edu)，或访问计划网站(http://www.bio.jhu.edu/sure).

This award, made to Johns Hopkins University, is supported by the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. Johns Hopkins University will provide research training for 10 weeks for 10 students for summers 2010-2012. The organizing scientific theme for this intense and immersive research program is the application of imaging and structural techniques to achieve better understanding of biological systems. In the course of pursuing a research project, students will be exposed to reading scientific literature, designing experiments and controls, learning various experimental techniques, and collecting and analyzing data. In addition, students will engage in activities designed to improve oral and written communication skills as they build a sense of community. Students will be instructed in research ethics and the responsible conduct of research and will be expected to conduct their research accordingly. Participants will be recruited nationally through the NSF REU website, informational booths at SACNAS and ABRCMS meetings, and contacts at various institutions across the country and in US territories, in addition to the program website. Students having limited research opportunities at their home institutions, or belonging to groups underrepresented in academics will be especially encouraged to apply. Selection will be based on recommendation letters, grades, and a statement of career goals. Following the program, participants will be contacted annually to determine their progress toward a degree, their career plans, and enrollment in graduate or professional school. Outcomes of the program will be determined using an NSF-supported assessment tool. Information about the program may be obtained from the director, Joel Schildbach (phone: 410-516-0176; e-mail: joel@jhu.edu), or at the program web site (http://www.bio.jhu.edu/sure).