URM: Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in Ecological Genomics

堪萨斯州立大学（KSU）获得了一个奖项，以建立一个本科生研究和指导（URM）项目。该项目将从2011年春季开始，持续到2015年冬季，为5组学者（每组6名学生）提供长达两年的生态基因组学研究经验。每位学者将与KSU生态基因组学研究所的一名教员配对，该研究所是一个跨学院的研究小组，研究范围涵盖生物学层次的多个层面。EGI参与者试图了解生物对自然环境的短期和长期反应的遗传机制。URM的学者将被整合到EGI实验室，在那里他们将在职业生涯的早期培养(1)对基于假设的研究的综合科学方法的欣赏，(2)批判性思维技能，以及(3)继续研究生水平学习的愿望。在项目任期结束时，学者们将为进入竞争激烈的生态学和进化论研究生课程做好准备。KSU-URM计划将包括三个主要组成部分：(1)夏季实地课程，(2)由教师直接指导的长达两年的独立研究，(3)增强活动，以促进队伍建设和网络，同伴指导，沟通技巧培养，道德培训和职业发展，以及(4)在专业会议上进行研究报告。学者们将研究围绕教师导师的专业知识建立的多样性项目，包括(1)适应的生态和进化基因组学，(2)物种形成/杂交，进化和比较基因组学，(3)物种相互作用的基因组学和生态学，以及(4)种群和保护基因组学。学者的选择将基于申请包、学术记录以及创建一个跨越性别、种族、残疾和民族多样性的URM学者的多元化群体的愿望。课程成功的评估是通过监测学生的成绩和结果来计划的。更多信息请访问http://ecogen.ksu.edu/，或与Samantha wise （wisely@ksu.edu）或Ari Jumpponen （ari@ksu.edu）联系。

An award has been made to Kansas State University (KSU) to establish an Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) program. The program will provide up to two-year research experiences in ecological genomics to five cohorts of scholars (six students per cohort) starting in spring 2011 and continuing through winter 2015. Each scholar will be paired with a faculty member linked to the KSU Ecological Genomics Institute, an intercollege research group whose research spans multiple levels in the biological hierarchy. EGI participants seek to understand the genetic mechanisms underlying the short- and long-term organism responses to the natural environment. URM scholars will be integrated into EGI labs where they will develop early in their career (1) an appreciation for integrative scientific approaches to hypothesis based research, (2) critical thinking skills, and (3) a desire to continue their education in graduate level study. By the end of their tenure in the program, scholars will be well positioned for admission into highly competitive graduate programs in ecology and evolution. The KSU-URM program will include three main components: (1) a summer field course, (2) up to two years of independent research, mentored directly by faculty, (3) enhancement activities to foster cohort-building and networking, peer mentoring, communication skills building, ethics training, and career development, and (4) research presentations at professional meetings. Scholars will investigate a diversity of projects built around the expertise of the faculty mentors, including (1) the ecological and evolutionary genomics of adaptation, (2) speciation/hybridization, and evolutionary and comparative genomics, (3) genomics and ecology of species interactions, and (4) population and conservation genomics. Scholars will be selected based on an application packet, academic record, and the desire to create a diverse cohort of URM scholars that span the spectra of gender, racial, disability, and ethnic diversity. Evaluation of program success is planned through monitoring of student accomplishments and outcomes. More information is available at http://ecogen.ksu.edu/, or by contacting Samantha Wisely (wisely@ksu.edu) or Ari Jumpponen (ari@ksu.edu).