REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience

该项目由国防部与 NSF REU 项目共同资助。密苏里大学哥伦比亚大学 (MU) REU 神经科学项目将于 2010 年至 2012 年夏季为 12 名学生提供为期 9 周的研究培训。该项目在神经科学领域开展了一系列有趣且令人兴奋的跨学科项目，包括湿实验室和计算组件。研究项目来自神经科学的各个层面（细胞内/细胞、系统和行为），参与的教师来自艺术与科学学院、工程学院和兽医学院。密苏里大学是密苏里州最大的高等学府，也是密苏里大学系统的旗舰校区。校园内有一个充满活力的暑期研究项目，每年夏天，REU 学生将加入由来自美国各地 100 多名本科生研究人员组成的团队。学生应进行全职实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种讲习班，讨论负责任的研究行为、专业沟通技巧、工业界和学术界的职业机会以及研究生院申请流程等主题。该计划的多阶段招聘工作包括定期邮寄和基于数字的广告。学生的选拔是基于学业成绩、研究表现以及神经科学研究杰出研究的潜力。跟踪学生以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣、职业道路以及研究经历的持久影响。该计划将通过多种方式进行评估，包括 REU 通用评估工具。如需了解更多信息，请访问 http://biomod.ece.missouri.edu ，或联系 PI（Satish Nair 博士，nairs@missouri.edu）或联合 PI（Rex Cocroft 博士，cocroftr@missouri.edu）。

This project is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program. The University of Missouri Columbia (MU) REU program in neuroscience will provide research training for 9 weeks for 12 students, during the summers of 2010- 2012. The program has a wide range of interesting and exciting interdisciplinary projects in neuroscience, with both wet-lab and computational components. Research projects are drawn from all levels in neuroscience (intracellular/cellular, systems and behavioral), with participating faculty coming from the Colleges of Arts & Science, Engineering, and Veterinary Medicine. MU is the largest institution of higher learning in Missouri and the flagship campus of the University of Missouri system. There is a vibrant summer research program on campus, and REU students will join a group of over 100 undergraduate researchers from all over the US each summer. Students are expected to do full-time lab research as well as participate in seminars and various workshops, engaging in topics such as the responsible conduct in research, professional communication skills, career opportunities in industry and academia, and the graduate school application process. The program's multi-phase recruitment effort consists of both regular mailings as well as digital-based advertising. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and potential for outstanding research in neuroscience. Students are tracked to determine their continued interest in their academic field of study, their career paths, and the lasting influences of the research experience. The program will be assessed by various means, including an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://biomod.ece.missouri.edu , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Satish Nair at nairs@missouri.edu) or the co-PI (Dr. Rex Cocroft at cocroftr@missouri.edu).