REU Site: Environmental Signal Transduction- An Interdisciplinary Research Experience for Undergraduates

REU 网站：环境信号转导 - 本科生跨学科研究体验

• 批准号: 1062883
• 负责人: Susan Stapleton
• 金额: $ 23.2万
• 依托单位: Western Michigan University
• 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: 2011-05-01 至 2016-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1062883&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Environmental; Signal; Transduction

An award has been made to Western Michigan University that will provide a research experience in environmental signal transduction for 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks, during the summers of 2010-2012. The award is supported by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Division of Chemistry (CHE) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). The program focuses on fostering the development of undergraduate students in the life sciences by providing a cooperative learning environment that instills in the student how interdisciplinary approaches can be used to facilitate cutting edge research. Over 20 participating faculty from the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry engage the students in basic and applied approaches to understanding the signaling mechanisms by which biological molecules or chemical agents initiate action within cells, tissues, organisms or systems. Interactions within the group lead to new, innovative ways of studying signal transduction at different levels of organization - from molecular biology to ecology to systems biology - that have broad applications in agriculture, health and the environment. In addition, students attend workshops and seminars on a variety of topics such as responsible conduct in research, use of scientific literature, career opportunities in industry and academia, and the graduate school application process. Students are recruited through campus visits as well as through traditional and electronic material and are selected primarily based on academic record, and potential for outstanding contribution to research. Information about the program will be assessed by various means, including use of an REU common assessment tool. More information is available by visiting http://www.wmich.edu/nsf-ru , or by contacting the PI (Dr. Susan Stapleton at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Dr. John Spitsbergen at [e-mail]).

西密歇根大学已经获奖，该大学将在2010-2012年夏季为10名本科生提供为期10周的环境信号转导研究经验。该奖项由生物科学局(BIO)的生物基础设施部(DBI)和数学和物理科学局(MPS)的化学部(CHE)支持。该计划的重点是通过提供一个合作学习环境，向学生灌输如何使用跨学科方法来促进尖端研究，从而促进生命科学本科生的发展。来自生物科学和化学系的20多名参与教员让学生学习基本的和应用的方法，以了解生物分子或化学制剂在细胞、组织、生物体或系统内启动作用的信号机制。该小组内部的相互作用导致了在不同组织水平上研究信号转导的新的、创新的方法-从分子生物学到生态学再到系统生物学-在农业、健康和环境中有着广泛的应用。此外，学生还参加各种主题的研讨会和研讨会，如研究中负责任的行为、科学文献的使用、工业和学术界的职业机会以及研究生院的申请过程。学生通过校园访问以及传统和电子材料招募，主要根据学业成绩和对研究做出杰出贡献的潜力来选择。关于该方案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。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.wmich.edu/nsf-ru，或联系国际和平组织(Susan Stapleton博士，电子邮件：[e-mail])或共同国际组织(John Spitsbergen博士，电子邮件：[e-mail])。