REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Molecular Biotechnology and Genomics

爱荷华州州立大学获得了一个奖项，继续进行自1998年以来每年夏天都在进行的本科生网站研究经验（REU）项目。 这个REU计划将提供一个丰富的研究经验，十个本科生每年十周，为2011年至2013年的夏天。 该计划旨在吸引来自为少数民族人口服务的学术机构和科学研究机会不容易获得的小型文理学院的本科生。 此外，该计划将积极招募下班的国民警卫队学生和退伍军人。 谁已经完成了他们的大一，大二或大三的优秀学生，谁在研究生涯的兴趣将加入一个活跃的研究人员在爱荷华州州立校园进行全职实验室研究的分子生物学，生物技术和动物，微生物和植物的基因组学选定组。 典型的项目将包括基因克隆和表征，功能基因组分析，外源基因在细菌和植物中的表达，分子遗传学以及蛋白质组和转录组的分析。 学生的经验将通过实验室设置之外的几个活动进一步丰富。 这些有组织的活动将包括通过讲座、实践练习和案例研究进行的生物伦理培训，以及与科学家就不同的研究问题和职业选择举行的每周研讨会和讨论会。 该计划将重点放在提高学生？批判性思维，解决问题和科学交流的能力（针对公众和科学界的书面和口头）。 学生们还将有机会参观公共和私人研究机构（如Pioneer HiBred International等），并与爱荷华州的家庭农民互动，体验农村生活。 夏季研究培训的影响将通过培训期间和培训结束后立即进行的正式评估进行评估。此外，学生将有机会利用其他REU项目总监使用的通用评估工具来评估该项目。 导师将与学生进行非正式接触，以监测学生的进展和职业决定。 欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//www.reu.iastate.edu/，或联系项目主任王侃博士（kanwang@iastate.edu; 515-294-4429）或马克斯·罗斯柴尔德博士（mfrothsc@iastate.edu），或通过电子邮件reu@iastate.edu。

An award has been made to Iowa State University to continue a Research Experience for Undergraduates Sites (REU) program, which has been running every summer since 1998. This REU program will provide a rich research experience to ten undergraduate students for ten weeks each year, for the summers of 2011- 2013. The program seeks to attract undergraduate students from academic institutions that serve minority populations and from small liberal arts colleges where scientific research opportunities are not readily available. Additionally, this program will actively recruit off-duty National Guard students and veterans. Outstanding students who have finished their freshmen, sophomore or junior years and who have interest in research careers will join a selected group of active investigators at Iowa State campus conducting full-time laboratory research on molecular biology, biotechnology and genomics of animals, microbes and plants. Typical projects will include gene cloning and characterization, functional genomic analyses, expression of foreign genes in bacteria and plants, molecular genetics, and analysis of proteomes and transcriptomes. The student experience will be further enriched by several activities outside the laboratory setting. These structured activities will include bioethics training through lectures, practical exercises, and case studies, as well as weekly seminar and discussion sessions with scientists on different research problems and career options. The program will place emphasis on enhancing students? abilities in critical thinking, problem solving and scientific communication (both written and oral targeted to the general public and scientific communities). The students will also have the opportunity to visit public and private research institutions (such as Pioneer HiBred International and others) and interact with Iowa family farmers to experience rural life. The impact of summer research training will be assessed through formal evaluations during and immediately after the training. In addition, students will have an opportunity to assess the program utilizing a common assessment tool that other REU Program Directors use. Informal contacts by mentors with the students will be used to monitor progress and career decisions of the students. More information is available by visiting http://www.reu.iastate.edu/, or by contacting the Program Directors Dr. Kan Wang (kanwang@iastate.edu; 515-294-4429) or Dr. Max Rothschild (mfrothsc@iastate.edu), or by email reu@iastate.edu.