URM: A Multi-year Immersion in Interdisciplinary Research in Biological Signaling at IUPUI

一个奖项已经作出了印第安纳州大学-普渡大学在印第安纳波利斯（IUPUI）建立一个本科研究和指导（URM）计划。该计划将提供为期两年的研究经验，在生物信号的研究员四个队列，从2011年春季开始，并持续到2015年春季。每一组由4-5名学生组成，他们将通过一个多人指导计划接受与生命对环境作出反应和交流基本信息的能力有关的研究方面的培训。学生的项目将从分子，细胞和有机体水平的生物信号研究中提取，重点是定量生物学和计算建模。项目目标包括：使城市资源管理研究员具备以下能力：（1）了解如何开展科学研究，适用符合道德和负责任的研究原则，并从事学术研究;（2）为生物科学和相关学科的研究生学习做好学术准备;（3）成为对自己和职业持积极态度的自信人;（4）能够批判性地思考，并能有效地使用口头和书面形式进行沟通。学生可以选择主题，如脂质在信号转导和发展中的作用，内在无序蛋白质的生物学功能，信号接收和植物对压力的反应，蛋白质结构和相互作用的建模或基于结构的转录因子结合位点的预测，以及其他项目。 IUPUI-URM计划的影响和成功将通过对项目规划和实施相关方面的形成性评价和总结性评价来衡量，以评估项目目标和目的的实现程度。 欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//crl.iupui.edu/index.asp，或联系Stephen Randall（srandal@iupui.edu）或Brenda Blacklock（bblacklo@iupui.edu）。

An award has been made to Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) to establish an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program. The program will provide two-year research experiences in biological signaling to four cohorts of fellows, starting in the spring of 2011 and continuing through spring 2015. Each cohort consists of 4-5 students who will be trained through a multi-mentoring scheme in research related to the ability of life to respond to the environment and communicate essential information. Student projects will be drawn from research on biological signaling at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels with emphasis on quantitative biology and computational modeling. Project objectives include positioning the URM fellows to (1) demonstrate an understanding of how to conduct scientific research, apply principles of ethical and responsible conduct of research, and engage in scholarship; (2) be academically prepared for graduate study in the biological sciences and related disciplines; (3) be confident individuals with positive attitudes about themselves and their careers; and (4) be able to think critically and communicate effectively using both oral and written forms. Students can choose from topics such as the role of lipids in signal transduction and development, biological function of intrinsically disordered proteins, signal reception and responses to stresses in plants, modeling of protein structure and interactions or structure-based prediction of transcription-factor binding sites, among other projects. The impact and success of the IUPUI-URM program will be measured using formative evaluation on aspects related to the planning and implementation of the project and a summative evaluation to assess the degree to which the project goals and objectives have been met. More information is available at http://crl.iupui.edu/index.asp, or by contacting Stephen Randall (srandal@iupui.edu ) or Brenda Blacklock (bblacklo@iupui.edu).