URM: Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in Ecological Genomics

堪萨斯州立大学(KSU)被授予建立本科生研究和指导(URM)计划的奖项。该计划将从2011年春季开始，一直持续到2015年冬季，为五组学者(每组六名学生)提供长达两年的生态基因组学研究经验。每名学者将与一名与科罗拉多州立大学生态基因组研究所有联系的教职员工配对，该研究所是一个跨学院的研究小组，其研究跨越生物层次的多个层面。EGI参与者试图了解生物体对自然环境的短期和长期反应背后的遗传机制。URM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发展(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。到他们在该项目的任期结束时，学者们将为进入竞争激烈的生态学和进化论研究生项目做好准备。KSU-URM计划将包括三个主要部分：(1)暑期实地课程，(2)长达两年的独立研究，由教师直接指导，(3)促进队列建设和网络、同行指导、沟通技能建设、道德培训和职业发展的增强活动，以及(4)在专业会议上的研究报告。学者们将围绕教师导师的专业知识研究各种项目，包括(1)适应的生态和进化基因组学，(2)物种形成/杂交，以及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多样化的URM学者群体的愿望。通过对学生成绩和结果的监控，计划对项目的成功进行评估。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://ecogen.ksu.edu/，，或联系萨曼莎·威斯利(Wisely@ksu.edu)或阿里·朱波宁(Ari@ksu.edu)。

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).