REU Site: The Plant-Microbe Interface: A Summer Undergraduate Research Program

REU 网站：植物-微生物界面：暑期本科生研究计划

• 批准号: 1062699
• 负责人: Carlos Gonzalez
• 金额: $ 33.91万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-02-01 至 2014-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062699&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Plant; Microbe; Interface

An award has been made to Texas A&M University that provides research training for 10 weeks for 10 undergraduate students, for the summers of 2011-2013. The program focuses on the plant-microbe interface, and features student-led independent research projects in bioenergy, plant disease, food safety and security, and agricultural sustainability. By participating in these research experiences, students learn fundamental biological research methods and critical thinking. The Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology has 12 faculty participating in the program. Students are expected to perform full-time laboratory research as well as participate in seminars and brown-bag-lunches in which topics including professional communication, research ethics and compliance, and the graduate school application process, are addressed. Students also participate in a GRE preparation course. Students are provided tours of diverse research facilities at Texas A&M University, and have access to a rich array of research resources, light and electron microscopy, next generation DNA sequencing, mass spectrometry, etc. Student recruits are highly motivated rising junior and senior undergraduate students from minority- and non-minority-serving universities from across the country. Flyers describing the REU are distributed to biology, chemistry, and biochemistry departments, and pamphlets are distributed through The Society for Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science, and at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. Students are selected based on academic record, research performance, and potential for outstanding research in the biological sciences. 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. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. The program will have long-lasting impacts related to (a) establishing novel collaborations and interaction between a Land Grant University, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and other institutions outside of Texas; (b) promoting undergraduate research; (c) training a new generation of scientific leaders from diverse populations; and (d) advancing the fundamental body of knowledge in plant-microbe interface research. More information is available by visiting http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/ (Click on Summer Program) or by contacting the PI (Dr. Carlos F. Gonzalez at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. Paul J. de Figueiredo at [e-mail]).

德克萨斯州农工大学获得了一个奖项，该大学在2011-2013年夏季为10名本科生提供了为期10周的研究培训。该计划的重点是植物-微生物界面，并在生物能源，植物疾病，食品安全和安全以及农业可持续性方面提供学生主导的独立研究项目。通过参与这些研究经验，学生学习基本的生物学研究方法和批判性思维。植物病理学和微生物学系有12名教师参加该计划。预计学生将进行全职实验室研究，以及参加研讨会和棕色袋午餐，其中主题包括专业沟通，研究道德和合规性，以及研究生院申请过程，都得到了解决。学生还参加GRE准备课程。 学生提供图尔斯在得克萨斯州农工大学的不同研究设施，并有机会获得丰富的研究资源，光学和电子显微镜，下一代DNA测序，质谱等学生新兵是高度积极性上升的初级和高级本科生从少数民族和非少数民族服务的大学来自全国各地。描述REU的传单分发给生物学，化学和生物化学部门，并通过农业自然资源和相关科学的少数民族协会，科学促进奇卡诺美洲土著人协会和少数民族学生年度生物医学研究会议分发小册子。学生是根据学习成绩，研究表现，并在生物科学的杰出研究潜力选择。学生被跟踪，以确定他们对学习的学术领域的持续兴趣，他们的职业道路，以及研究经验的持久影响。有关该计划的信息将通过各种手段进行评估，包括使用REU通用评估工具。该计划将产生长期的影响，涉及（a）建立新的合作和土地授予大学，西班牙裔服务机构，历史上的黑人学院和大学，以及得克萨斯州以外的其他机构之间的互动;（B）促进本科生研究;（c）培养来自不同人群的新一代科学领导人;以及（d）推进植物-微生物界面研究的基本知识体系。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/（点击暑期课程）或联系PI（卡洛斯F.博士）。Gonzalez在[e-mail]）或共同主要研究者（Paul J. de Figueiredo博士在[e-mail]）。