REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience

该项目由国防部与NSF REU项目合作资助。密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校（MU）神经科学REU项目将在2010- 2012年夏季为12名学生提供为期9周的研究培训。该计划在神经科学领域有广泛的有趣和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。校园里有一个充满活力的夏季研究项目，REU的学生每年夏天将加入一个由来自美国各地的100多名本科生研究人员组成的小组。学生需要做全职的实验室研究，并参加研讨会和各种讲习班，参与诸如研究中的负责任行为，专业沟通技巧，工业界和学术界的就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。学生的选择是基于学习成绩、研究表现和在神经科学领域的杰出研究潜力。跟踪学生，以确定他们对学术研究领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经历的持久影响。该计划将通过各种方式进行评估，包括REU通用评估工具。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://biomod.ece.missouri.edu，或联系PI （Satish Nair博士nairs@missouri.edu）或co-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).