REU Site: Research in Prokaryotic Biology

在2011-2013年夏季，乔治亚大学获得了一项奖励，为10名学生提供为期9周的研究培训。该方案侧重于微生物使用现代，跨学科的方法的不同功能。该计划涉及来自微生物学、海洋科学、生物化学和分子生物学、遗传学、传染病、人口健康、环境健康科学和昆虫学等部门的20多名教师导师的参与。学生做研究，解决广泛的问题，从环境和地球化学过程中的微生物活动到它们与植物、动物和昆虫的共生关系。每个学生都要在导师的指导下做全职的实验室研究。额外的监督由博士后研究员和研究生提供，他们通过“进入指导”计划接受本科指导的最佳实践培训。学生还应参加有关负责任的研究行为、科学成果的交流、微生物学的就业机会和研究生院申请过程的研讨会和讲习班。此外，学生们还会在课程结束时以海报形式展示他们的研究成果。学生可以在个别教师导师的实验室中使用最先进的研究设施，以及部门和跨部门的核心设施。该项目的招聘实践包括邮寄和数字广告，旨在培养一个文化和种族多样化的申请人群体。学生的选择是基于他们的学习成绩，对微生物学的兴趣，以及在微生物学方面进行杰出研究的潜力。跟踪学生以确定他们的职业道路，以及他们参与该项目对他们职业选择的影响。本项目本科生研究经验的质量将通过多种方法进行评估，包括使用REU网站项目的通用评估工具。有关该计划的更多信息，请访问http://www.uga.edu/mib/reu/REUindex.htm，或与PI （Timothy Hoover博士trhoover@uga.edu）或副PI （Eric Stabb博士estabb@uga.edu）联系。

An award has been made to the University of Georgia to provide research training for 9 weeks for 10 students, during the summers of 2011-2013. The program focuses on the diverse functions of microorganisms using modern, interdisciplinary approaches. The program involves the participation of over 20 faculty mentors from the Departments of Microbiology, Marine Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Population Health, Environmental Health Sciences, and Entomology. Students do research that addresses broad questions ranging from the activities of microbes in environmental and geochemical processes to their symbiotic relationships with plants, animals and insects. Each student is expected to do full-time lab research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Additional supervision is provided by postdoctoral fellows and graduate students who receive training in best practices for undergraduate mentoring through an "Entering Mentoring" program. Students are also expected to participate in seminars and workshops on the responsible conduct of research, the communication of scientific results, career opportunities in microbiology, and the graduate school application process. In addition, students present the results of their research in a poster session at the end of the program. Students have access to state-of-the-art research facilities in individual faculty mentors' labs, as well as departmental and interdepartmental core facilities. Recruitment practices for the program include both mailings and digital-based advertising and are designed to generate a culturally and ethnically diverse pool of applicants. Students are selected based on their academic performance, interest in microbiology, and potential for conducting outstanding research in microbiology. Students are tracked to determine their career paths and the impact of their participation in the program on their career choices. The quality of research experiences for the undergraduate participants in the program will be assessed by a variety of methods, including use of common assessment tool for REU Site programs. Additional information about the program is available by visiting http://www.uga.edu/mib/reu/REUindex.htm, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Timothy Hoover at trhoover@uga.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Eric Stabb at estabb@uga.edu).