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

爱荷华州立大学获得了一项奖励，以继续本科生网站研究经验（REU）计划，该计划自1998年以来每年夏天都在运行。这个REU项目将为10名本科生提供丰富的研究经验，每年10周，从2011年到2013年的夏天。该项目旨在吸引来自为少数民族服务的学术机构和小型文理学院的本科生，这些学院的科研机会并不容易获得。此外，该项目将积极招募休班的国民警卫队学生和退伍军人。已完成大一、大二或大三学业并对研究事业感兴趣的优秀学生将加入爱荷华州立大学校园的一个选定的活跃研究小组，进行分子生物学、生物技术和动物、微生物和植物基因组学的全职实验室研究。典型的项目将包括基因克隆和表征、功能基因组分析、细菌和植物中外源基因的表达、分子遗传学、蛋白质组和转录组分析。学生的经验将通过实验室之外的一些活动进一步丰富。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学培训，以及每周与科学家就不同的研究问题和职业选择进行的研讨会和讨论。该计划将重点放在提高学生的能力上。具有批判性思维，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。暑期研究培训的影响将通过培训期间和培训结束后的正式评估进行评估。此外，学生将有机会利用其他REU项目主任使用的通用评估工具来评估项目。导师与学生的非正式接触将被用来监督学生的进步和职业决策。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Max Rothschild博士（mfrothsc@iastate.edu），或发送电子邮件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.